DivX has a total of 465 patents globally, out of which 305 have been granted. Of these 465 patents, more than 83% patents are active. United States of America is where DivX has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of DivX.
DivX was founded in the year 1999 by Jérôme Rota. Company is doing business in video technology.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of DivX which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find DivX’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over DivX’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of DivX have?
The founder, Jérôme Rota has 0 patents. The CEO, Brian Way has 0 patents.
How many patents does DivX have?
DivX has a total of 465 patents globally. These patents belong to 99 unique patent families. Out of 465 patents, 386 patents are active.
How many DivX patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did DivX 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 | DivX Applications Filed | DivX Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 59 | 2 |
| 2012 | 35 | 7 |
| 2013 | 22 | 6 |
| 2014 | 22 | 23 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 |
| 2016 | 44 | 30 |
| 2017 | 43 | 23 |
| 2018 | 34 | 24 |
| 2019 | 32 | 52 |
| 2020 | 28 | 47 |
| 2021 | 14 | 56 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
How Many Patents did DivX File in Different Countries?
Countries in which DivX Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 209 |
| Japan | 39 |
| Europe | 35 |
| Korea (South) | 32 |
| China | 31 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 21 |
| Germany | 19 |
| Spain | 10 |
| Singapore | 10 |
| Canada | 5 |
| Brazil | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Italy | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of DivX Patents Located?
10 Best DivX Patents
US20060174026A1 is the most popular patent in the DivX portfolio. It has received 254 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Casio Computer, and Samsung.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of DivX:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20060174026A1 | 254 |
| US20060195884A1 | 141 |
| US8472792B2 | 98 |
| US7664872B2 | 87 |
| WO2009065137A1 | 84 |
| WO2012094171A1 | 82 |
| US8233768B2 | 80 |
| US8289338B2 | 75 |
| WO2012094189A1 | 74 |
| US20060168291A1 | 72 |
Which Companies are using DivX 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 DivX patent portfolio are Samsung, LG, and Microsoft.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Samsung | 13 |
| LG | 11 |
| Microsoft | 11 |
| Ericsson | 10 |
| 10 | |
| Amazon | 9 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 8 |
| Apple | 5 |
| Disney | 5 |
| Qualcomm | 4 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on DivX Patents
Top DivX Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20060174026A1 | 20 |
| US8472792B2 | 20 |
| US7460668B2 | 10 |
| US7664872B2 | 9 |
| US20060195884A1 | 8 |
| US8812662B2 | 7 |
| US8233768B2 | 7 |
| US8731369B2 | 7 |
| US7295673B2 | 7 |
| US7886069B2 | 7 |
| US8799647B2 | 7 |
| US9094737B2 | 6 |
| US9021119B2 | 6 |
| US9197685B2 | 6 |
| US9866878B2 | 6 |
What Percentage of DivX US Patent Applications were Granted?
DivX (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 324 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 263 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 83.49%.
Below are the key stats of DivX patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for DivX?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Kppb Llp | 194 | 74.87% |
| Penilla Ip Apc Patent Law | 37 | 100.00% |
| Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery Llp | 18 | 100.00% |
| Haley Guiliano Llp Tivo | 7 | 85.71% |
| Albert S Penilla Esq | 3 | 100.00% |
| Intel Corporation | 2 | 100.00% |
| Loza & Loza Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner Rovi Corporation | 2 | 100.00% |
| Albert S Penilla | 1 | 100.00% |
| Christie Parker & Hale Llp | 1 | 0% |
DivX has been dedicated to improving video experiences for the past 20 years. Millions of people across the world benefit from its cutting-edge video technologies for consumers, device manufacturers, and streaming services. DivX continues to lead the video revolution, with over a billion video software downloads and over 1.5 billion licenced playback devices.
DivX’s patent portfolio covers a wide range of digital video technologies, including video encoding and decoding, digital rights management, streaming, content suggestions and recommendations, content distribution networks, and several video standards. Its innovations have an impact on a variety of important areas of consumers’ daily interactions with digital video.
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What are DivX key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by DivX?
The chart below distributes patents filed by DivX in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where DivX thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How DivX search focus changed over the years?
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