Wilan has a total of 244 patents globally, out of which 205 have been granted. Of these 244 patents, more than 87% patents are active. United States of America is where Wilan has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Germany. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Canada is the origin country of Wilan.
Wilan was founded in the year 1992. WiLAN is a company that creates, manages, and licenses innovative patents. Its subsidiary, WiLAN Labs, focuses on developing technologies for 4G wireless networks. Their solutions improve mobile network performance, meeting the rising demand for data-heavy multimedia traffic as internet usage continues to grow rapidly.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Wilan which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Wilan patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Wilan patent portfolio.
How many patents does Wilan have?
Wilan has a total of 244 patents globally. These patents belong to 28 unique patent families. Out of 244 patents, 214 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Wilan 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 | Wilan Applications Filed | Wilan Patents Granted |
| 2024 | 3 | 15 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 21 |
| 2021 | 5 | 18 |
| 2020 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 | 16 |
| 2017 | 4 | 22 |
| 2016 | 9 | 20 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 |
| 2013 | 3 | 14 |
How many Wilan patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Wilan File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Wilan Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 60 |
| Europe (EPO) | 34 |
| Germany | 23 |
| Japan | 23 |
| Austria | 21 |
| Korea (South) | 20 |
| India | 15 |
| China | 15 |
| Hungary | 9 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Poland | 3 |
| Russian Federation | 3 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Wilan Patents Located?
10 Best Wilan Patents
US7512099B2 is the most popular patent in the Wilan portfolio. It has received 27 citations so far from companies like Qualcomm and Nec Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Wilan:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7512099B2 | 27 |
| US8532015B2 | 16 |
| US8520491B2 | 15 |
| US9271266B2 | 9 |
| US8830927B2 | 9 |
| US8320431B2 | 8 |
| US8351382B2 | 7 |
| US7969936B2 | 7 |
| US9877277B2 | 6 |
| US8665830B2 | 6 |
What Percentage of Wilan US Patent Applications were Granted?
Wilan (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 24 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 24 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100.0%.
Below are the key stats of Wilan patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Wilan?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Amin Turocy & Watson Llp | 8 | 100.00% |
| Edell Shapiro & Finnan Llc | 3 | 100.00% |
| Docket Administrator Room 3B 212F | 2 | 100.00% |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
| Volpe Koenig Wi Lan | 2 | 100.00% |
| Baker And Botts | 1 | 100.00% |
| Cisco Systems Inc Formerly Fern&Part | 1 | 100.00% |
| Cushman Darby & Cushman | 1 | 100.00% |
| Dov Rosenfeld | 1 | 100.00% |
| Ipr Law Group Pc | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Wilan key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Wilan?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Wilan in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Wilan thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Wilan search focus changed over the years?
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