Bandwidth has a total of 86 patents globally, out of which 31 have been granted. Of these 86 patents, more than 37% patents are active. The United States of America is where Bandwidth has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Bandwidth.
Bandwidth is subpart of Altria was founded in 1999. The Company provides telecommunication services. The Company offers voice-over Internet, integrated phone systems, smartphones and business-grade Internet connectivity solutions through cloud-based communications.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Bandwidth which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Bandwidth patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Bandwidth patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Bandwidth have?
The Founder Henry Kaestner have 2 patents and the David Morken has 6 patents.
How many patents does Bandwidth have?
Bandwidth has a total of 86 patents globally. These patents belong to 54 unique patent families. Out of 86 patents, 32 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Bandwidth 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 | Bandwidth Applications Filed | Bandwidth Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | – | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 15 | 3 |
| 2014 | 21 | 1 |
| 2013 | 7 | – |
| 2012 | 2 | – |
How many Bandwidth patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Bandwidth File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Bandwidth Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 58 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Europe | 3 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| India | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Bandwidth Patents Located?
10 Best Bandwidth Patents
US20060015467A1 is the most popular patent in the Bandwidth portfolio. It has received 207 citations so far from companies like Mspot, Inc., Twilio, Inc. and Orisha Holdings.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Bandwidth:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20060015467A1 | 207 |
| US20100261448A1 | 116 |
| US20140113606A1 | 50 |
| US20140226537A1 | 43 |
| US20100166154A1 | 31 |
| US20140031003A1 | 30 |
| US20130337802A1 | 19 |
| US20090103687A1 | 18 |
| US20090290688A1 | 14 |
| US20140342772A1 | 12 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Bandwidth patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Bandwidth invention. They couldn’t because Bandwidth had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 25 Bandwidth patents in 133 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Bandwidth patent portfolio are Dell, Microsoft and Relay.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Bandwidth –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Bandwidth Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Dell | 12 | 18 |
| Microsoft | 4 | 6 |
| Relay | 4 | 11 |
| Verizon Patent And Licensing | 3 | 8 |
| Huawei | 2 | 3 |
| Wilmington Savings Fund Society | 2 | 3 |
| IBM | 2 | 2 |
| Motorola | 2 | 2 |
| Scaleio | 2 | 3 |
| West Corporation | 2 | 4 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Bandwidth Patents
Top Bandwidth Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20100261448A1 | 9 |
| US20140226537A1 | 7 |
| US20100166154A1 | 6 |
| US9014038B2 | 4 |
| US20150178765A1 | 2 |
| US20140044125A1 | 2 |
| US20150230147A1 | 2 |
| US20170017921A1 | 2 |
| US20140031003A1 | 2 |
| US9179255B2 | 2 |
| US10440188B2 | 2 |
| US20140342772A1 | 2 |
| US8830987B2 | 1 |
| US9438858B1 | 1 |
| US9042309B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of Bandwidth US Patent Applications were Granted?
Bandwidth (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 29 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 29 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100.0%.
Below are the key stats of Bandwidth patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Bandwidth?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Bandwidth | 29 | 100.00% |
What are Bandwidth key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Bandwidth?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Bandwidth