Backbone Labs has a total of 64 patents globally, out of which 18 have been granted. Of these 64 patents, 84% patents are active. The United States of America is where Backbone Labs has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and China. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and is the origin country of Backbone Labs.
Backbone Labs was founded in 2018. Backbone Labs is a gaming hardware company known for its Backbone One controller, which turns smartphones into handheld gaming consoles. It also offers a companion app that supports cloud gaming, remote play, and social features.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Backbone Labs which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Backbone Labs patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Backbone Labs patent portfolio.
How many patents does Backbone Labs have?
Backbone Labs has a total of 64 patents globally. These patents belong to 16 unique patent families. Out of 64 patents, 54 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Backbone Labs File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Backbone Labs Applications Filed | Backbone Labs Patents Granted |
| 2025 | – | 5 |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | 2 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | – |
How many Backbone Labs patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Backbone Labs File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Backbone Labs Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 42 |
| Europe (EPO) | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Backbone Labs Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Backbone Labs patents is the United States of America.
Best Backbone Labs Patents
US11389721B2 is the most popular patent in the Backbone Labs portfolio. It has received 26 citations so far from companies like Dexin Corp and Clark Equipment Company.
Below is the list of most cited patents of Backbone Labs:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US11389721B2 | 26 |
| US11853505B1 | 18 |
| US11707670B2 | 15 |
| US11826642B2 | 14 |
| CN115427123B | 13 |
| US11839810B2 | 13 |
| US11662855B1 | 13 |
| EP4114540A1 | 13 |
| JP2023516421A | 13 |
| US20210154584A1 | 13 |
What Percentage of Backbone Labs US Patent Applications were Granted?
Backbone Labs (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 31 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 15 has been granted leading to a grant rate of 88.24%.
Below are the key stats of Backbone Labs patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are Managing US Patents for Backbone Labs?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Crowell | 27 | 92.31% |
| Farber Llc | 4 | 75.0% |
What are Backbone Labs key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Backbone Labs?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Backbone Labs in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Backbone Labs thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Backbone Labs search focus changed over the years?
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