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Preliminary Rank in 2005��B���ƦW�b2005�~ Preliminary Number of Patents in 2005��B���M�Q�ƶq�b2005�~ Organization��´ (Final Rank in 2004) �]�̫᪺�ƦW�b2004�~�^ (Final Number of Patents in 2004) �]�̫᪺�M�Q�ƶq�b2004�~�^
1
2,941 2941
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(1) �] 1 �^

(3,248) �] 3248 �^

2
1,828 1828
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha�ί�kabushiki kaisha
(3) �] 3 �^
(1,805) �] 1805 �^
3
1,797* 1797 *
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP * HP�f����޶}�o���q�A�ѥ��������q*
(4) �] 4 �^
(1,775) �] 1775 �^
4
1,688 1688
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.�Q�U�q�����~�覡�|��
(2) �] 2 �^
(1,934) �] 1934 �^
5
1,641 1641
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.�T�P�q�l�������q
(6) �] 6 �^
(1,604) �] 1604 �^
6
1,561 1561
Micron Technology, Inc.����ޤ��q
(5) �] 5 �^
(1,760) �] 1760 �^
7
1,549 1549
Intel Corporation�^�S�����q
(7) �] 7 �^
(1,601) �] 1601 �^
8
1,271 1271
Hitachi, Ltd��ߦ������q
(8) �] 8 �^
(1,513) �] 1513 �^
9
1,258 1258
Toshiba Corporation�F�ۤ��q
(9) �] 9 �^
(1,311) �] 1311 �^
10
1,154 1154
Fujitsu Limited�I�h�q�������q
(11) �] 11 �^
(1,296) �] 1296 �^

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