BT Group Patents – Key Insights and Stats

BT Group has a total of 5466 patents globally, out of which 1837 have been granted. Of these 5466 patents, more than 34% patents are active. Europe is where BT Group has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the USA and Canada. Parallelly, Europe seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of BT Group.

BT Group was founded in 1846 as an Electric Telegraph Company. BT Group provides communication services and solutions. The Company offers networked IT solutions, local, national, and international telecommunications services for use at home, work, and on the move, broadband, TV, and Internet products. BT Group serves clients worldwide.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of BT Group which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find BT Group patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over BT Group patent portfolio.

How many patents does the CEO of BT Group have?

The CEO Adam Crozier have 0 patents.

How many patents does BT Group have?

BT Group has a total of 5466 patents globally. These patents belong to 2344 unique patent families. Out of 5466 patents, 1868 patents are active.

How Many Patents did BT Group File Every Year?

BT Group Patents Filing Trend

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 GrantBT Group Applications FiledBT Group Patents Granted
201119765
201217191
201320371
201419083
201524371
201624855
201725386
201823691
2019203136
2020180109
202167105
202271

How many BT Group patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

BT Group Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did BT Group File in Different Countries?

BT Group Worldwide Patents

Countries in which BT Group Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Europe2501
United States Of America1158
Canada27
Australia21
India14
Germany13
United Kingdom7
Austria6
Korea (South)4
Japan4
Israel2
Spain2
Singapore2
Taiwan2
Norway1
China1
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)1

Where are Research Centers of BT Group Patents Located?

Research Centers of BT Group Patents

10 Best BT Group Patents

US7174202B2 is the most popular patent in the BT Group portfolio. It has received 492 citations so far from companies like Medtronic, Ethicon Llc and Cilag Gmbh International.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of BT Group:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US7174202B2492
US6539082B1326
US7159237B2291
US6463404B1289
EP2205010A1253
US7747240B1242
US6826414B1239
US7627895B2238
US10044761B2234
EP1978772A1230

Which Companies are using BT Group Patents to Advance their Research?

If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.

The top citing companies in the BT Group patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Qualcomm.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyPatents
IBM101
Microsoft59
Qualcomm51
Samsung Electronics48
Ericsson44
Cisco Technology Inc40
Google33
Huawei33
Intel28
At&T27

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on BT Group Patents

Top BT Group Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US8738898B234
US7159237B223
US7007067B118
US8718670B214
US8321913B214
US8544081B214
US8134596B213
US8078487B213
US8009897B213
US8073197B213
US9871611B212
US8687547B212
US7542902B212
US9773053B211
US6801772B111

What Percentage of BT Group US Patent Applications were Granted?

BT Group (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1569 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1069 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 74.7%.

Below are the key stats of BT Group patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for BT Group?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Nixon & Vanderhye Pc109770.11%
Patterson Thuente Pedersen Pa36191.25%
Calfee Halter & Griswold Llp4187.50%
Lee Hong Degerman Kang & Waimey16100.00%
Baker Botts Llp8100.00%
Fenwick & West Llp785.71%
Kemon & Estabrook7100.00%
Harrity & Harrity Llp5100.00%
Accenture Finnegan Henderson2100.00%
Attn Larry S Nixon250.00%

What are BT Group‘s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by BT Group?

The chart below distributes patents filed by BT Group in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where BT Group thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has BT Group‘s search focus changed over the years?

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