Gigatera has a total of 139 patents globally, out of which 96 have been granted. Of these 139 patents, more than 22% patents are active. United States of America is where Gigatera has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and China. Parallelly, Korea (South) seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Switzerland is the origin country of Gigatera.
Gigatera was founded in the year 2000. The Company is a provider of pulse and multi wavelength lasers optical communications and signal processing applications.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Gigatera which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Gigatera patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Gigatera patent portfolio.
How many patents does Gigatera have?
Gigatera has a total of 139 patents globally. These patents belong to 55 unique patent families. Out of 139 patents, 31 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Gigatera 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 | Gigatera Applications Filed | Gigatera Patents Granted |
| 2020 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | – | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 29 |
| 2017 | 6 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5 |
| 2014 | 41 | 2 |
| 2013 | 13 | 1 |
| 2012 | 15 | – |
| 2011 | – | 2 |
How many Gigatera patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Gigatera File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Gigatera Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 40 |
| Japan | 32 |
| China | 29 |
| Europe | 16 |
| Germany | 14 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Gigatera Patents Located?
10 Best Gigatera Patents
US20180292056A1 is the most popular patent in the Gigatera portfolio. It has received 22 citations so far from companies like Ubicquia, American Google and Hanwha Solutions.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Gigatera:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20180292056A1 | 22 |
| CN106463052A | 20 |
| US8820961B2 | 13 |
| USD623791S1 | 12 |
| US20160342701A1 | 10 |
| US8998441B2 | 7 |
| USD613893S1 | 6 |
| US9723887B2 | 6 |
| US9857069B2 | 5 |
| US20170114990A1 | 5 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Gigatera patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Gigatera invention. They couldn’t because Gigatera had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 12 Gigatera patents in 33 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Gigatera patent portfolio are Finelite, Opple Lighting and Echelon Corporation.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Gigatera –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Gigatera Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Finelite | 3 | 4 |
| Opple Lighting | 2 | 3 |
| Echelon Corporation | 2 | 6 |
| Current Lighting Solutions | 2 | 4 |
| Cordelia Lighting | 1 | 3 |
| The Pennsylvania Globe Gaslight | 1 | 2 |
| Sony Semiconductor Solutions | 1 | 1 |
| Modulex | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bosch | 1 | 1 |
| Self-Electronics | 1 | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Gigatera Patents
Top Gigatera Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9262919B2 | 3 |
| US9810399B2 | 3 |
| US10178744B2 | 3 |
| US9857069B2 | 3 |
| US9752768B2 | 2 |
| US10049559B2 | 2 |
| US20170114990A1 | 1 |
| US8820961B2 | 1 |
| US10060608B2 | 1 |
| US8998441B2 | 1 |
| US10222026B2 | 1 |
| US20180233046A1 | 1 |
What Percentage of Gigatera US Patent Applications were Granted?
Gigatera (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 32 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 23 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 71.88%.
Below are the key stats of Gigatera patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Gigatera?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Mintz Levin Special Group | 21 | 85.71% |
| Insight Law Group Pllc | 6 | 33.33% |
| Mintz Levin Boston Office | 4 | 50.00% |
| Leydig Voit & Mayer Ltd | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Gigatera key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Gigatera?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Gigatera