NHN has a total of 1801 patents globally, out of which 1252 have been granted. Of these 1801 patents, more than 62% patents are active. Korea (South) is where NHN has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and United States of America. Parallelly, Korea (South) seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of NHN.
NHN was founded in the year 2013. The Company is a Entertainment Corp company that develops mobile games and apps.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of NHN which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find NHN patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over NHN patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of NHN have?
The CEO Ujin Chung has 0 patent.
How many patents does NHN have?
NHN has a total of 1801 patents globally. These patents belong to 1219 unique patent families. Out of 1801 patents, 1131 patents are active.
How Many Patents did NHN 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 | NHN Applications Filed | NHN Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 4 | 38 |
| 2022 | 25 | 44 |
| 2021 | 43 | 74 |
| 2020 | 67 | 77 |
| 2019 | 68 | 44 |
| 2018 | 103 | 37 |
| 2017 | 72 | 30 |
| 2016 | 31 | 44 |
| 2015 | 31 | 40 |
| 2014 | 64 | 66 |
| 2013 | 32 | 67 |
| 2012 | 67 | 76 |
How many NHN patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did NHN File in Different Countries?
Countries in which NHN Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Korea (South) | 831 |
| Japan | 375 |
| United States Of America | 299 |
| China | 38 |
| Singapore | 9 |
| Europe | 8 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Taiwan | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of NHN Patents Located?
10 Best NHN Patents
US7756868B2 is the most popular patent in the NHN portfolio. It has received 331 citations so far from companies like Vizibility, Google and Apple.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of NHN:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7756868B2 | 331 |
| US20110010178A1 | 280 |
| US8121413B2 | 262 |
| WO2006107182A1 | 185 |
| EP2523188A1 | 122 |
| US20080133579A1 | 120 |
| WO2004084109A1 | 103 |
| US20070050352A1 | 93 |
| US20140007211A1 | 73 |
| US20080247726A1 | 63 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to NHN patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to NHN invention. They couldn’t because NHN had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 157 NHN patents in 867 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the NHN patent portfolio are Google, Samsung Electronics and Microsoft Technology.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing NHN –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing NHN Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| 28 | 58 | |
| Samsung Electronics | 27 | 72 |
| Microsoft Technology | 20 | 35 |
| IBM | 17 | 28 |
| Naver | 10 | 30 |
| Tencent Technology | 9 | 19 |
| Paypal | 7 | 12 |
| Amazon Technologies | 7 | 12 |
| Meta Platforms | 7 | 8 |
| Fujitsu | 6 | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on NHN Patents
Top NHN Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8910278B2 | 15 |
| US9241080B2 | 11 |
| US9075793B2 | 9 |
| US20080247726A1 | 9 |
| US9414006B2 | 9 |
| US20140007211A1 | 8 |
| US20100162164A1 | 8 |
| US8253743B2 | 8 |
| US8051074B2 | 7 |
| US20080162437A1 | 7 |
| US9240962B2 | 7 |
| US20070050352A1 | 7 |
| US9003042B2 | 7 |
| US7849145B2 | 7 |
| US7933917B2 | 7 |
What are NHN key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by NHN?
The chart below distributes patents filed by NHN