Charter Communications has a total of 2072 patents globally, out of which 1457 have been granted. Of these 2072 patents, more than 78% patents are active. United States of America is where Charter Communications has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Charter Communications.
Charter Communications was founded in 1993 by Barry Babcock, Howard Wood and Jerald L. Kent. Charter Communications operates as a cable telecommunications company. The Company offers cable broadcasting, internet, voice, and other business services. As of February 2022, Charter Communications has a market cap of $105.50 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Charter Communications which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Charter Communications patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Charter Communications patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Charter Communications have?
The CEO, Tom Rutledge has 0 patents.
How many patents does Charter Communications have?
Charter Communications has a total of 2072 patents globally. These patents belong to 917 unique patent families. Out of 2072 patents, 1621 patents are active.
How many Charter Communications patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Charter Communications 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 | Charter Communications Applications Filed | Charter Communications Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 65 | 33 |
| 2012 | 106 | 68 |
| 2013 | 138 | 65 |
| 2014 | 112 | 85 |
| 2015 | 109 | 91 |
| 2016 | 118 | 130 |
| 2017 | 86 | 121 |
| 2018 | 153 | 121 |
| 2019 | 215 | 123 |
| 2020 | 170 | 135 |
| 2021 | 72 | 191 |
| 2022 | – | 9 |
How Many Patents did Charter Communications File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Charter Communications Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1552 |
| Canada | 103 |
| Europe | 85 |
| Germany | 68 |
| Japan | 28 |
| Spain | 25 |
| Austria | 22 |
| Portugal | 20 |
| Korea (South) | 15 |
| Australia | 15 |
| China | 14 |
| Greece | 10 |
| Taiwan | 7 |
Where are Research Centers of Charter Communications Patents Located?
10 Best Charter Communications Patents
US7181758B1 is the most popular patent in the Charter Communications portfolio. It has received 973 citations so far from companies like Searete Llc, Salesforce.Com Inc and Netflix Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Charter Communications:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7181758B1 | 973 |
| US20070094691A1 | 710 |
| US6378130B1 | 418 |
| US20080235746A1 | 410 |
| US6208799B1 | 376 |
| US20070022459A1 | 336 |
| US8484511B2 | 331 |
| US6772433B1 | 326 |
| US7174126B2 | 322 |
| US20050034171A1 | 315 |
Which Companies are using Charter Communications Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Charter Communications patent portfolio are Wells Fargo Trust Company, Comcast Cable Communications and At&T.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Wells Fargo Trust Company | 492 |
| Comcast Cable Communications | 353 |
| At&T | 300 |
| Samsung | 260 |
| Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc | 246 |
| Sony Corporation | 160 |
| Microsoft | 156 |
| Cox Communications | 136 |
| Ericsson | 119 |
| Cisco Technology Inc | 118 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Charter Communications Patents
Top Charter Communications Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8516529B2 | 58 |
| US9503691B2 | 48 |
| US8561116B2 | 47 |
| US8024762B2 | 46 |
| US9519728B2 | 43 |
| US8520850B2 | 37 |
| US11076189B2 | 37 |
| US9071859B2 | 35 |
| US8347341B2 | 35 |
| US7802286B2 | 32 |
| US8458753B2 | 31 |
| US9215423B2 | 30 |
| US7073189B2 | 30 |
| US7592912B2 | 29 |
| US9286388B2 | 28 |
What Percentage of Charter Communications US Patent Applications were Granted?
Charter Communications (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1371 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1116 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 94.1%.
Below are the key stats of Charter Communications’ patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Charter Communications?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Gazdzinski & Associates Pc | 358 | 94.77% |
| Armis Intellectual Property Law Llc | 151 | 96.04% |
| The Marbury Law Group | 151 | 97.06% |
| Otterstedt Wallace & Kammer | 119 | 93.20% |
| Barry W Chapin | 93 | 98.92% |
| Straub & Pokotylo | 93 | 95.65% |
| Straub & Straub Charter | 75 | 98.18% |
| Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Liao | 34 | 75.00% |
| Young Basile | 27 | 100.00% |
| Cozen O Connor | 26 | 96.15% |
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What are Charter Communications key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Charter Communications?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Charter Communications in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Charter Communications thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Charter Communications search focus changed over the years?
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