Comcast has a total of 9022 patents globally, out of which 4580 have been granted. Of these 9022 patents, more than 82% patents are active. USA is where Comcast has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada, it has generated an annual revenue of $ 116.385 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Comcast.
Comcast was founded in the year 1963 by Daniel Aaron, Diane Yu, Julian Brodsky, Ralph J. Roberts. It is a telecommunications giant headquartered in Pennsylvania, United States. As of March 2022, Comcast has a market cap of $ 211.61 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Comcast which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Comcast’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Comcast’ patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Comcast have?
The founders, Daniel Aaron, Diane Yu, Julian Brodsky, Ralph J. Roberts, have 0 patents. The CEO, Brian L. Roberts, has 0 patents.
How many patents does Comcast have?
Comcast has a total of 9022 patents globally. These patents belong to 2882 unique patent families. Out of 9022 patents, 7451 patents are active.
How many Comcast patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Comcast 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 | Comcast Applications Filed | Comcast Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 308 | 104 |
| 2012 | 371 | 121 |
| 2013 | 550 | 173 |
| 2014 | 521 | 200 |
| 2015 | 734 | 322 |
| 2016 | 534 | 313 |
| 2017 | 595 | 405 |
| 2018 | 901 | 470 |
| 2019 | 1076 | 569 |
| 2020 | 973 | 687 |
| 2021 | 529 | 701 |
| 2022 | – | 98 |
How Many Patents did Comcast File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Comcast Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 4082 |
| Europe | 979 |
| Canada | 854 |
| Japan | 322 |
| Germany | 309 |
| China | 295 |
| Korea (South) | 259 |
| Singapore | 226 |
| United Kingdom | 213 |
| India | 209 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 184 |
| Malaysia | 130 |
| Russia | 129 |
| Spain | 70 |
| Australia | 69 |
| Israel | 33 |
| Italy | 30 |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 |
| Austria | 15 |
| Brazil | 13 |
| Mexico | 11 |
| Taiwan | 10 |
| Ireland | 7 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| Poland | 5 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Cyprus | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Comcast Patents Located?
10 Best Comcast Patents
US6658091B1 is the most popular patent in the Comcast portfolio. It has received 178 citations so far from companies like Intelagents, Chic Technology Corp, and Strategic Vista Intenational.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Comcast:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6658091B1 | 679 |
| US7248841B2 | 557 |
| US6675385B1 | 519 |
| US6459427B1 | 484 |
| US6678719B1 | 373 |
| US7015806B2 | 354 |
| US20050216302A1 | 336 |
| US6629136B1 | 335 |
| USD849046S1 | 329 |
| USD837244S1 | 321 |
Which Companies are using Comcast 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 Comcast patent portfolio are Qualcomm, Samsung, and IBM.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Qualcomm | 426 |
| Samsung | 409 |
| IBM | 350 |
| 301 | |
| AT&T | 284 |
| Microsoft | 282 |
| Verizon | 221 |
| Icontrol Networks | 200 |
| Sony | 199 |
| Apple | 175 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Comcast Patents
Top Comcast Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8489515B2 | 68 |
| US7015806B2 | 46 |
| US10156959B2 | 35 |
| US7248841B2 | 33 |
| US8588169B2 | 30 |
| US9295022B2 | 28 |
| US9294800B2 | 27 |
| US9167049B2 | 27 |
| US10455275B2 | 27 |
| US10284916B2 | 27 |
| US9497756B2 | 24 |
| US10805102B2 | 24 |
| US9729342B2 | 22 |
| US10264211B2 | 21 |
| US9237537B2 | 20 |
What Percentage of Comcast US Patent Applications were Granted?
Comcast (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2960 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2216 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 93.03%.
Below are the key stats of Comcast patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Comcast?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Comcast Cable Communications, Llc | 3175 | 83.94% |
| Ofinno Technologies, Llc | 330 | 96.33% |
| Mediaone Group, Inc. | 499 | 98.39% |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | 237 | 98.31% |
| U S West, Inc. | 232 | 98.27% |
| Dinan, Esmael | 231 | 96.79% |
| Tivo Corporation | 188 | 98.82% |
| Sedna Patent Services, Llc | 326 | 90.78% |
| Tvworks, Llc | 155 | 95.95% |
| Gilson, Ross | 129 | 97.00% |
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What are Comcast’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Comcast?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Comcast in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Comcast thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Comcast search focus changed over the years?
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