Interdigital has a total of 56309 patents globally, out of which 30028 have been granted. Of these 56309 patents, more than 43% patents are active. United States of America is where Interdigital has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Interdigital.
Interdigital was founded in the year 1972. The company designs and develops technology for advanced digital wireless telecommunications applications. The Company offers time division multiple access and wide band code division multiple access proprietary and standards compliant digital wireless technology to customers, licensees, and companies.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Interdigital which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Interdigital patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Interdigital patent portfolio.
How many patents does Interdigital have?
Interdigital has a total of 56309 patents globally. These patents belong to 8871 unique patent families. Out of 56309 patents, 24278 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Interdigital 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 | Interdigital Applications Filed | Interdigital Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 14 | 194 |
| 2024 | 1615 | 1642 |
| 2023 | 1742 | 1342 |
| 2022 | 2317 | 1212 |
| 2021 | 1784 | 1197 |
| 2020 | 1995 | 1579 |
| 2019 | 2320 | 1560 |
| 2018 | 2242 | 613 |
| 2017 | 2141 | 1811 |
| 2016 | 1868 | 2119 |
| 2015 | 1907 | 2129 |
| 2014 | 1897 | 2261 |
How many Interdigital patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Interdigital File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Interdigital Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 9417 |
| China | 6802 |
| Japan | 5655 |
| Korea (South) | 5497 |
| Europe (EPO) | 4990 |
| Taiwan | 3877 |
| Germany | 2246 |
| India | 1532 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1311 |
| Austria | 1264 |
| Brazil | 1193 |
| Mexico | 970 |
| Australia | 851 |
| Canada | 783 |
| Argentina | 755 |
| Indonesia | 667 |
| Singapore | 610 |
| Malaysia | 541 |
| Israel | 535 |
| Norway | 460 |
| Russian Federation | 416 |
| Spain | 387 |
| Viet Nam | 351 |
| Denmark | 259 |
| South Africa | 129 |
| Poland | 106 |
| Georgia | 82 |
| Philippines | 52 |
| Finland | 45 |
| Italy | 29 |
| Hungary | 18 |
| United Kingdom | 17 |
| France | 12 |
| Sweden | 11 |
| Portugal | 8 |
| Eurasian Patent Organization | 7 |
| Turkey | 6 |
| Romania | 3 |
| Slovakia | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Interdigital Patents Located?
10 Best Interdigital Patents
US7606560B2 is the most popular patent in the Interdigital portfolio. It has received 642 citations so far from companies like Kangaroo Media, Mozido Llc and Novell Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Interdigital:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7606560B2 | 642 |
| US20130208587A1 | 629 |
| US7349871B2 | 587 |
| US7158118B2 | 583 |
| WO2016040290A1 | 515 |
| US20160087957A1 | 503 |
| US20100271970A1 | 467 |
| US20110199905A1 | 466 |
| US20140341109A1 | 465 |
| US20140098689A1 | 448 |
What Percentage of Interdigital US Patent Applications were Granted?
Interdigital (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 9797 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 6766 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 83.99%.
Below are the key stats of Interdigital patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Interdigital?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Volpe Koenig Idc | 3148 | 56.30% |
| Vincent E Duffy | 1310 | 96.41% |
| Condo Roccia Koptiw Llp | 1308 | 79.25% |
| Patent Docketing | 887 | 84.10% |
| Flaster Greenberg PC | 808 | 94.13% |
| Klintworth & Rozenblat Idc | 427 | 77.69% |
| Bakerhostetler | 246 | 77.24% |
| Womble Bond Dickinson Us Llp | 141 | 98.56% |
| Mcandrews Held & Malloy Ltd | 126 | 100.00% |
| Jack Schwartz & Associates Pllc | 70 | 92.86% |
What are Interdigital key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Interdigital?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Interdigital in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Interdigital thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Interdigital search focus changed over the years?
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