Forward Networks has a total of 18 patents globally, out of which 11 have been granted. Of these 18 patents, more than 77% patents are active. Australia is where Forward Networks has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and the United States of America. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Forward Networks.
Forward Networks was founded in 2013 by Brandon Heller, David Erickson, Nikhil Handigol and Peyman Kazemian. Forward Networks develops networking software. It offers open-source software’s such as Beacon and Mininet to control data centers, tested SDNs and wide-area networks.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Forward Networks which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Forward Networks patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Forward Networks patent portfolio.
How many patents do the Founder and CEO of Forward Networks have?
The Founder Brandon Heller has 15 patents, David Erickson (Also CEO) have 21 patents, Nikhil Handigol 18 have patents and Peyman Kazemian has 19 patents.
How many patents does Forward Networks have?
Forward Networks has a total of 18 patents globally. These patents belong to 5 unique patent families. Out of 18 patents, 14 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Forward Networks 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 | Forward Networks Applications Filed | Forward Networks Patents Granted |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | – | 1 |
| 2019 | – | 2 |
| 2018 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | 11 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | 6 | – |
How many Forward Networks patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Forward Networks File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Forward Networks Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Australia | 4 |
| Japan | 3 |
| United States Of America | 3 |
| Europe | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
Where are Research Centers of Forward Networks Patents Located?
List of Forward Networks patents
| Forward Networks Patents | Title |
| US10911317B2 | Systems And Methods For Scalable Network Modeling |
| US9929915B2 | Systems And Methods For Network Management |
| US20180115469A1 | Systems And Methods For An Interactive Network Analysis Platform |
| EP3529951B1 | Systems And Methods For An Interactive Network Analysis Platform |
| EP3175579B1 | Systems And Methods For Network Management |
| EP3529709A4 | Systems And Methods For Scalable Network Modeling |
| WO2018075983A1 | Systems And Methods For Scalable Network Modeling |
| WO2018075982A1 | Systems And Methods For An Interactive Network Analysis Platform |
| WO2016019172A1 | Systems And Methods For Network Management |
| AU2017345769B2 | Systems And Methods For Scalable Network Modeling |
| AU2015296248B2 | Systems And Methods For Network Management |
| AU2021200243A1 | Systems And Methods For An Interactive Network Analysis Platform |
| AU2017345768A1 | Systems And Methods For An Interactive Network Analysis Platform |
| DE602017046944T2 | Systems And Methods For An Interactive Network Analysis Platform |
| DE602015025592T2 | Systems And Method For Network Management |
| JP6825096B2 | Systems And Methods For Scalable Network Modeling |
| JP6821800B2 | System And Method For Interactive Network Analysis Platform |
| JP6419967B2 | Systems And Methods For Network Management |