Wowow has a total of 26 patents globally, out of which 16 have been granted. Of these 26 patents, more than 23% patents are active. The Japan is where Wowow has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Europe. Parallelly, The Japan seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Wowow.
Wowow was founded in 1984. The Company provides broadcasting services via satellite. The Company provides BS digital broadcasting services as well as media advertising services. Company delivers TV programs such as movies, sports events, live concerts and dramas to its subscribers.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Wowow which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Wowow patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Wowow patent portfolio.
How many patents does Wowow have?
Wowow has a total of 26 patents globally. These patents belong to 21 unique patent families. Out of 26 patents, 6 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Wowow 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 | Wowow Applications Filed | Wowow Patents Granted |
| 2019 | – | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | – |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | – | 1 |
How many Wowow patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Wowow File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Wowow Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 19 |
| United States Of America | 5 |
| Europe | 2 |
Where are Research Centers of Wowow Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Wowow patents is the Japan.
What Percentage of Wowow US Patent Applications were Granted?
Wowow (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 5 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 4 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 80.0%.
Below are the key stats of Wowow patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Wowow?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Nixon & Vanderhye Pc | 5 | 80.00% |
List of Wowow Patents
| Wowow Patents | Title |
| JP6607890B2 | Information Processing System, Information Processing Method, And Program For Service Response Support |
| JP5401216B2 | Broadcasting System And Broadcasting Control Method |
| JP5342478B2 | Promotion And Viewing Reservation Method For Programs Scheduled To Be Broadcast Between Pay Digital Television Broadcasting Stations And Viewers |
| JP1384963S | Television Receiver |
| JP1384964S | Television Receiver |
| JP1384965S | Television Receiver |
| US9367934B2 | Image Processing Method, Image Processing Apparatus, And Image Processing Program |
| US9294750B2 | Video Conversion Device, Photography System Of Video System Employing Same, Video Conversion Method, And Recording Medium Of Video Conversion Program |
| US9123124B2 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, And Program |
| US8861878B2 | Image Processing Method And Device For Performing Grayscale Conversion, And Image Processing Program |
| US20160286090A1 | Image Processing Method, Image Processing Apparatus, And Image Processing Program |
| EP2699002A4 | Video Conversion Device, Photography System Of Video System Employing Same, Video Conversion Method, And Video Conversion Program |
| EP2551818A4 | Image Processing Method And Device, And Image Processing Program |
| JP6093679B2 | Video Conversion System, Shooting System And Lookup Table Generation Server |
| JP6055964B2 | Video Production System And Video Production Method |
| JP5833049B2 | Image Processing Method, Image Processing Device And Image Processing Program |
| JP5815386B2 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method And Program |
| JP4242054B2 | Radio Program Automatic Generation And Its Broadcasting Method |
| JP3952435B2 | Private Program Guide Creation System |
| JP2018207153A | Information Processing Unit, Information Processing Method, And Program |
| JP2017062717A | Information Processing System, Information Processing Method, And Program About Service Response Support |
| JP2015070602A | Video Conversion Device And Video Conversion System |
| JP2011188456A | Method For Contracting Viewing Of Pay Digital Broadcast By Television Remote Controller |
| JP2003309840A | Desired Program Navigation System |
| JP2003141347A | Television Broadcasting Video Image Commercialization Method |
| JP2003143092A | Advertising Method In Digital Broadcasting For Individually Outputting Advertisement According To Attribute Of Viewer |
What are Wowow key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Wowow?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Wowow