Dish Network has a total of 3592 patents globally, out of which 2668 have been granted. Of these 3592 patents, more than 89% patents are active. United States of America is where Dish Network has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada, it has generated an annual revenue of $17.88 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Dish Network.
Dish Network was founded in the year 1995 by Charlie Ergen. Company is doing business in American television, direct-broadcast satellite providing, the over-the-top IPTV service, and mobile wireless service. As of March 2022, Dish Network has a market cap of $16.74 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Dish Network which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Dish Network’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Dish Network’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Dish Network have?
The founder, Charlie Ergen has 0 patents. The CEO, W. Erik Carlson has 0 patents.
How many patents does Dish Network have?
Dish Network has a total of 3592 patents globally. These patents belong to 1629 unique patent families. Out of 3592 patents, 3211 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Dish Network 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 | Dish Network Applications Filed | Dish Network Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 336 | 45 |
| 2012 | 279 | 93 |
| 2013 | 263 | 184 |
| 2014 | 219 | 270 |
| 2015 | 236 | 266 |
| 2016 | 234 | 277 |
| 2017 | 199 | 310 |
| 2018 | 255 | 272 |
| 2019 | 265 | 276 |
| 2020 | 230 | 304 |
| 2021 | 154 | 275 |
| 2022 | – | 53 |
How many Dish Network patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Dish Network File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Dish Network Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2236 |
| Europe | 252 |
| Canada | 234 |
| Germany | 229 |
| China | 94 |
| Taiwan | 76 |
| Brazil | 56 |
| Japan | 47 |
| Mexico | 40 |
| India | 38 |
| Australia | 23 |
| Korea (South) | 22 |
| Singapore | 11 |
| Israel | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Malaysia | 4 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Dish Network Patents Located?
10 Best Dish Network Patents
US8156520B2 is the most popular patent in the Dish Network portfolio. It has received 278 citations so far from companies like At&T, Amazon, and Time Warner Cable Enterprise.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Dish Network:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8156520B2 | 278 |
| US8572661B2 | 228 |
| US20110083399A1 | 200 |
| US8856349B2 | 189 |
| US7818444B2 | 173 |
| US7975062B2 | 172 |
| US7707614B2 | 133 |
| US7647614B2 | 125 |
| US20120278837A1 | 121 |
| US20070003224A1 | 114 |
Which Companies are using Dish Network 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 Dish Network patent portfolio are Xperi, Samsung, and Sony.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Xperi | 174 |
| Samsung | 120 |
| Sony | 86 |
| At&T | 77 |
| 68 | |
| Microsoft | 68 |
| IBM | 57 |
| Comcast Cable Communications | 48 |
| Verizon | 48 |
| LG | 43 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Dish Network Patents
Top Dish Network Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9009066B2 | 29 |
| US8321401B2 | 24 |
| US7818444B2 | 24 |
| US8428368B2 | 22 |
| US7647614B2 | 22 |
| US7975062B2 | 21 |
| US9329966B2 | 20 |
| US8266657B2 | 20 |
| US8346605B2 | 19 |
| US8269821B2 | 19 |
| US7707614B2 | 18 |
| US9280515B2 | 17 |
| US11012732B2 | 17 |
| US9203816B2 | 16 |
| US9927839B2 | 16 |
What Percentage of Dish Network US Patent Applications were Granted?
Dish Network (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 338 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 240 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 91.25%.
Below are the key stats of Dish Network patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Dish Network?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Dish Technologies L L C | 98 | 100.00% |
| Dish Network Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | 70 | 76.66% |
| Cooley Llp | 28 | 100.00% |
| Perkins Coie Llp Dish Network | 28 | 100.00% |
| Dish Network L L C | 26 | 96.15% |
| Seed Ip Law Group Dish Technologies 290110 | 25 | 100.00% |
| Wash Park Ip Ltd Dish | 24 | 77.78% |
| Lkglobal Dish | 13 | 33.33% |
| Steptoe & Johnson Llp | 1 | 100.00% |
Dish Network’s inventions are all based on significant insights into the requirements and desires of consumers. Dish Network strives to create products and services with a purpose that customers will pick again and again.
Dish Network is working on a wide range of products, combining the hunt for breakthrough technology with the continual need to adapt to consumer needs and improve the sustainability of Dish Network products.
Dish Network accomplishes this by combining significant consumer trends, cutting-edge science, and the use of data and digital technologies to create exceptional products, services, and experiences.
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What are Dish Network key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Dish Network?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Dish Network in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Dish Network thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Dish Network search focus changed over the years?
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