NBCUniversal has a total of 825 patents globally, out of which 538 have been granted. Of these 825 patents, more than 72% patents are active. United States of America is where NBCUniversal has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of NBCUniversal.
NBCUniversal was founded in the year 1912 by Josh Grotstein and Paul Lee. Company operates as a media and entertainment company. The Company develops, produces and markets entertainment, news, and media information. They serves customers worldwide. As of December 2022, the market cap of NBCUniversal is $152.83 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of NBCUniversal which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find NBCUniversal patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over NBCUniversal patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of NBCUniversal have?
The founders, Josh Grotstein and Paul Lee, have 0 and 125 patents respectively. The CEO, Jeff Shell, has 0 patent.
How many patents does NBCUniversal have?
NBCUniversal has a total of 825 patents globally. These patents belong to 433 unique patent families. Out of 825 patents, 594 patents are active.
How Many Patents did NBCUniversal 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 | NBCUniversal Applications Filed | NBCUniversal Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 10 | 29 |
| 2021 | 20 | 30 |
| 2020 | 30 | 56 |
| 2019 | 44 | 64 |
| 2018 | 25 | 54 |
| 2017 | 31 | 43 |
| 2016 | 30 | 28 |
| 2015 | 50 | 35 |
| 2014 | 86 | 18 |
| 2013 | 67 | 32 |
| 2012 | 46 | 31 |
| 2011 | 27 | 28 |
How many NBCUniversal patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did NBCUniversal File in Different Countries?
Countries in which NBCUniversal Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 447 |
| Europe | 133 |
| Germany | 48 |
| China | 43 |
| Canada | 34 |
| India | 33 |
| United Kingdom | 12 |
| Japan | 9 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 6 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Australia | 3 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Korea (South) | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of NBCUniversal Patents Located?
10 Best NBCUniversal Patents
US6772396B1 is the most popular patent in the NBCUniversal portfolio. It has received 464 citations so far from companies like Autodesk, Wildtangent and Novell.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of NBCUniversal:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6772396B1 | 464 |
| US20060217823A1 | 439 |
| US20090100128A1 | 439 |
| US6459741B1 | 303 |
| US6810410B1 | 185 |
| US7119829B2 | 179 |
| US6538704B1 | 111 |
| USD849046S1 | 94 |
| USD837244S1 | 91 |
| USD837245S1 | 89 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to NBCUniversal patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to NBCUniversal invention. They couldn’t because NBCUniversal had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 207 NBCUniversal patents in 1292 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the NBCUniversal patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Samsung.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing NBCUniversal –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing NBCUniversal Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 35 | 70 |
| Microsoft | 28 | 72 |
| Samsung | 17 | 38 |
| Apple | 17 | 37 |
| 13 | 30 | |
| Intel | 13 | 22 |
| Cisco | 11 | 23 |
| Verizon | 10 | 25 |
| Sony | 9 | 34 |
| Chase Bank | 8 | 29 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on NBCUniversal Patents
Top NBCUniversal Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20090100128A1 | 21 |
| US8606846B2 | 17 |
| US9313512B2 | 14 |
| US20090083132A1 | 11 |
| US20080148363A1 | 11 |
| US7191215B2 | 10 |
| US8782043B2 | 10 |
| US7515174B1 | 10 |
| US9747946B2 | 9 |
| US20120077175A1 | 9 |
| US8866813B2 | 9 |
| US8737813B2 | 8 |
| US9996975B2 | 8 |
| US20070051797A1 | 8 |
| US8587588B2 | 8 |
What Percentage of NBCUniversal US Patent Applications were Granted?
NBCUniversal (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 251 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 192 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 83.12%.
Below are the key stats of NBCUniversal patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for NBCUniversal?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Nbcuniversal Media | 120 | 74.77% |
| Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Walmart | 40 | 100.00% |
| Lee Hong Degerman Kang & Waimey | 26 | 100.00% |
| Patrick S Yoder | 19 | 68.42% |
| General Electric Company | 13 | 100.00% |
| Murabito Hao & Barnes | 8 | 100.00% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 6 | 100.00% |
| Banner & Witcoff | 5 | 100.00% |
| Fletcher Yoder | 3 | 0.00% |
| Buckley Maschoff & Talwalkar | 2 | 0.00% |