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1 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 700 |
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| 1 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. | 1535 |
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| 1 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 595 |
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| 1 | LG GROUP | 471 |
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| 1 | AIRBUS | 253 |
2 | ROYAL PHILIPS | 688 |
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| 2 | L M ERICSSON AB | 1117 |
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| 2 | SAMSUNG GROUP | 559 |
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| 2 | SIEMENS AG | 458 |
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| 2 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 214 |
3 | MEDTRONIC PLC | 549 |
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| 3 | QUALCOMM, INC. | 785 |
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| 3 | INTEL CORPORATION | 442 |
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| 3 | PHILIPS LIGHTING BV | 340 |
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| 3 | CONTINENTAL AG | 207 |
4 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 272 |
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| 4 | SAMSUNG GROUP | 457 |
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| 4 | ALPHABET, INC. | 390 |
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| 4 | ABB LTD. | 304 |
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| 4 | VALEO S.A. | 198 |
5 | OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 190 |
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| 5 | SONY CORPORATION | 452 |
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| 5 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. | 319 |
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| 5 | VALEO S.A. | 177 |
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| 5 | SIEMENS AG | 154 |
6 | SANOFI SA | 167 |
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| 6 | NOKIA CORPORATION | 387 |
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| 6 | SIEMENS AG | 312 |
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| 6 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 166 |
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| 6 | GROUPE PSA | 148 |
7 | BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY | 161 |
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| 7 | LG GROUP | 368 |
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| 7 | QUALCOMM, INC. | 297 |
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| 7 | ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 159 |
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| 7 | MICHELIN SCA | 139 |
8 | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 135 |
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| 8 | INTEL CORPORATION | 301 |
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| 8 | ROYAL PHILIPS | 240 |
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| 8 | SAMSUNG GROUP | 153 |
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| 8 | ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 137 |
9 | FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAA | 130 |
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| 9 | ZTE CORPORATION | 249 |
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| 9 | SONY CORPORATION | 203 |
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| 9 | TE CONNECTIVITY LTD | 129 |
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| 9 | BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION | 130 |
10 | SAMSUNG GROUP | 126 |
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| 10 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. | 241 |
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| 10 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD | 155 |
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| 10 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 127 |
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| 10 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 124 |
11 | COOK GROUP | 92 |
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| 11 | SIEMENS AG | 165 |
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| 11 | APPLE INC. | 147 |
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| 11 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 123 |
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| 11 | AUDI AG | 123 |
12 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 88 |
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| 12 | NEC CORPORATION | 156 |
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| 12 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED | 134 |
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| 12 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 112 |
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| 12 | BMW AG | 115 |
13 | SIEMENS AG | 85 |
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| 13 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD | 141 |
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| 13 | CANON INC. | 118 |
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| 13 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 111 |
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| 13 | SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 106 |
14 | TERUMO CORPORATION | 83 |
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| 14 | SHARP CORPORATION | 130 |
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| 14 | HP, INC. | 109 |
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| 14 | HITACHI LTD | 100 |
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| 14 | BOEING COMPANY | 98 |
15 | 3M COMPANY | 80 |
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| 15 | ALPHABET, INC. | 114 |
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| 15 | NOKIA CORPORATION | 95 |
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| 15 | CEA - COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | 91 |
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| 15 | KNORR-BREMSE AG | 97 |
16 | NOVARTIS AG | 75 |
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| 15 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 114 |
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| 16 | FUJITSU LIMITED | 90 |
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| 16 | NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED | 89 |
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| 16 | ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG | 96 |
17 | B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG | 72 |
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| 17 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 111 |
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| 17 | IMMERSION CORPORATION | 80 |
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| 17 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 85 |
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| 17 | RENAULT SA | 94 |
18 | SHL MEDICAL AG | 68 |
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| 18 | DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG | 110 |
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| 17 | TECHNICOLOR SA | 80 |
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| 18 | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | 81 |
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| 17 | VOLKSWAGEN AG | 94 |
19 | STRYKER CORPORATION | 66 |
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| 19 | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC | 100 |
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| 19 | XIAOMI INC. | 72 |
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| 19 | ZKW GROUP GMBH | 73 |
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| 19 | SAFRAN SA | 82 |
20 | NOVO NORDISK AS | 64 |
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| 20 | BLACKBERRY LIMITED | 93 |
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| 20 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | 71 |
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| 20 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 64 |
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| 20 | MAN SE | 74 |
21 | KCI HOLDING COMPANY, INC. | 63 |
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| 21 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED | 88 |
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| 20 | RICOH COMPANY LTD | 71 |
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| 21 | EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED | 62 |
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| 21 | ALSTOM SA | 72 |
22 | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | 62 |
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| 22 | CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY | 77 |
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| 22 | L M ERICSSON AB | 68 |
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| 22 | APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 61 |
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| 21 | HONDA MOTOR COMPANY LTD | 72 |
22 | ST. JUDE MEDICAL | 62 |
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| 22 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 77 |
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| 23 | FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. | 67 |
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| 22 | LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V. | 61 |
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| 23 | NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED | 71 |
24 | BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG | 60 |
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| 22 | ORANGE SA | 77 |
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| 23 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 67 |
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| 24 | ROYAL PHILIPS | 54 |
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| 24 | THYSSENKRUPP AG | 63 |
25 | UNICHARM CORPORATION | 59 |
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| 25 | MEDIATEK INC. | 74 |
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| 25 | LG GROUP | 66 |
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| 25 | CONTINENTAL AG | 51 |
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| 24 | YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 63 |
Others |
| 9,598 |
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| 4,421 |
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| 6,871 |
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| 7,020 |
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| 6,015 |
Total |
| 13,795 |
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| 11,940 |
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| 11,718 |
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| 10,722 |
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1 | SIEMENS AG | 206 |
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| 1 | INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM) | 125 |
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| 1 | HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD | 242 |
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| 1 | DEERE & COMPANY | 173 |
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| 1 | BAYER AG | 227 |
2 | ROYAL PHILIPS | 150 |
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| 2 | NOVARTIS AG | 88 |
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| 2 | DSM N.V. | 183 |
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| 2 | HP, INC. | 123 |
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| 2 | BASF SE | 219 |
3 | ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 148 |
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| 3 | MERCK & CO | 74 |
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| 3 | NOVOZYMES AS | 102 |
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| 3 | CNH INDUSTRIAL NV | 116 |
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| 3 | UNILEVER NV/PLC | 172 |
4 | HONEYWELL, INC. | 113 |
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| 4 | HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD | 58 |
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| 4 | INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM) | 70 |
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| 4 | SABIC | 81 |
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| 4 | L'OREAL SA | 127 |
5 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 110 |
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| 5 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 57 |
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| 5 | SANOFI SA | 67 |
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| 5 | AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER GMBH & CO. KG | 79 |
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| 5 | HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD | 109 |
6 | HITACHI LTD | 102 |
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| 6 | GLAXOSMITHKLINE | 56 |
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| 6 | E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 66 |
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| 6 | CLAAS KGAA MBH | 78 |
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| 6 | SYNGENTA AG | 91 |
7 | CEA - COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | 83 |
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| 7 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG | 54 |
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| 7 | BAYER AG | 59 |
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| 7 | TETRA LAVAL GROUP | 61 |
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| 7 | MERCK KGAA | 89 |
8 | CONTINENTAL AG | 67 |
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| 8 | BAYER AG | 53 |
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| 8 | BASF SE | 52 |
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| 8 | LG GROUP | 56 |
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| 8 | LG GROUP | 83 |
8 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 67 |
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| 9 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 51 |
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| 9 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 46 |
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| 9 | CORNING INCORPORATED | 54 |
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| 9 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 82 |
10 | HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD | 65 |
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| 10 | SANOFI SA | 48 |
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| 10 | NOVARTIS AG | 44 |
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| 9 | MICHELIN SCA | 54 |
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| 10 | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 81 |
11 | SAMSUNG GROUP | 63 |
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| 11 | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | 36 |
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| 11 | AMGEN, INC. | 39 |
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| 11 | CL SCHUTZRECHTSVERWALTUNGS GMBH | 53 |
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| 11 | EVONIK AG | 78 |
12 | ENDRESS+HAUSER AG | 62 |
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| 12 | NESTLE SA | 35 |
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| 12 | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 37 |
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| 12 | BOEING COMPANY | 52 |
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| 12 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 72 |
13 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 57 |
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| 13 | CELGENE CORPORATION | 31 |
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| 13 | EVONIK AG | 36 |
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| 13 | BASF SE | 46 |
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| 13 | DSM N.V. | 62 |
13 | SHIMADZU CORPORATION | 57 |
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| 14 | PFIZER, INC. | 30 |
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| 13 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 36 |
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| 14 | CONTINENTAL AG | 37 |
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| 14 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG | 61 |
15 | SONY CORPORATION | 55 |
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| 15 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM | 29 |
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| 15 | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 34 |
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| 15 | AIRBUS | 36 |
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| 15 | NOVARTIS AG | 60 |
16 | HERE GLOBAL BV | 53 |
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| 16 | DSM N.V. | 28 |
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| 16 | LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 32 |
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| 15 | CONCEPT LASER GMBH | 36 |
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| 16 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | 57 |
17 | VALEO S.A. | 52 |
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| 17 | MODERNATX, INC. | 25 |
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| 17 | MERCK KGAA | 31 |
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| 15 | XYZPRINTING, INC. | 36 |
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| 17 | GLAXOSMITHKLINE | 54 |
18 | SICK AG | 51 |
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| 18 | MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | 24 |
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| 17 | QIAGEN NV | 31 |
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| 18 | COVESTRO AG | 35 |
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| 18 | SABIC | 51 |
19 | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V. | 50 |
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| 19 | 4D PHARMA RESEARCH LIMITED | 23 |
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| 19 | IMMUNOCORE LIMITED | 30 |
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| 18 | TORAY INC. | 35 |
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| 19 | MERCK & CO | 50 |
20 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 49 |
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| 19 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 23 |
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| 20 | GLAXOSMITHKLINE | 28 |
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| 20 | 3M COMPANY | 33 |
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| 20 | HENKEL GROUP | 49 |
20 | THE SWATCH GROUP | 49 |
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| 19 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | 23 |
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| 21 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG | 27 |
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| 21 | BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION | 32 |
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| 21 | SAMSUNG GROUP | 45 |
22 | THALES S.A. | 47 |
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| 19 | NOVO NORDISK AS | 23 |
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| 21 | VIB VZW | 27 |
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| 22 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 31 |
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| 22 | ARKEMA GROUP | 40 |
23 | APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 46 |
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| 23 | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 22 |
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| 23 | HARVARD COLLEGE | 26 |
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| 23 | RHEINMETALL AG | 30 |
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| 22 | BEIERSDORF AG | 40 |
24 | FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. | 45 |
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| 24 | 3M COMPANY | 21 |
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| 24 | LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | 25 |
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| 24 | KRONES AG | 29 |
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| 22 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 40 |
25 | ABB LTD. | 44 |
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| 24 | ABBVIE INC. | 21 |
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| 25 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 24 |
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| 25 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 28 |
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| 25 | KAO CORPORATION | 38 |
Others |
| 6,853 |
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| Others |
| 6,383 |
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| Others |
| 5,348 |
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| Others |
| 4,955 |
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| 4,156 |
Total |
| 8,744 |
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| 7,441 |
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| 6,742 |
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| 6,379 |
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| 6,233 |
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1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period. |
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2 This is the ranking in each technology field of the main consolidated applicants at the EPO in 2018 (first-named applicant principle). It is based on European patent applications filed with the EPO in each technology field. It includes direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase. |
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3 The definition of the fields is based on the WIPO IPC technology concordance. The table is available at: http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/xls/ipc_technology.xls. |
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