NJOY Patents – Key Insights and Stats

NJOY has a total of 84 patents globally, out of which 27 have been granted. Of these 84 patents, more than 48% patents are active. The United States of America is where NJOY has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Korea and Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of NJOY.

NJOY was founded in 2006. NJOY an independent American company that manufactures and distributes electronic cigarettes and vaping products.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of NJOY which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find NJOY patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over NJOY patent portfolio.

How many patents does NJOY have?

NJOY has a total of 84 patents globally. These patents belong to 32 unique patent families. Out of 84 patents, 41 patents are active.

How Many Patents did NJOY File Every Year?

NJOY Patent Filing Trend

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 GrantNJOY Applications FiledNJOY Patents Granted
20113
201216
2013296
201496
2015135
201611
201711
201821
201932
20201
202132
202212

How many NJOY patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

NJOY Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did NJOY File in Different Countries?

NJOY Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which NJOY Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America49
Korea (South)7
Canada5
Europe5
China4
Australia2

Where are Research Centers of NJOY Patents Located?

Research Centers of NJOY Patents

10 Best NJOY Patents

US20090283103A1 is the most popular patent in the NJOY portfolio. It has received 540 citations so far from companies like Rai Strategic Holdings, Juul Labs, and Nerudia.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of NJOY:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20090283103A1540
US20080257367A1529
US8539959B1269
US20140345635A1255
US20130247924A1121
US20130228190A1114
USD729439S1106
US20130248385A1102
US20090255534A196
US20150101945A194

Patent Collaboration of NJOY

NJOY has 4 patents in IP collaboration with Infobank.

Publication NumberCompanyTechnical Domain
KR20170048677AInfobank | NJOYUser Interface
KR20170048676AInfobank | NJOYServer
KR20170048675AInfobank | NJOYGame Execution Module
KR20170048674AInfobank | NJOYGame Execution Module

The patents talking about “User Interface” relates to a split-screen game picture delivery method and game execution control module for a mobile communication terminal, as well as a programme stored in a medium for performing the technique.

KR20170048676A This patent talks about a server system.

It is troublesome to repeat the process of switching back to the mobile game screen to check the game’s progress and then switching back to the application screen for the smartphone when a smartphone user uses an application other than a mobile game. 

In light of the above, a goal of this invention is to provide a mobile game supplying server that delivers a mobile game picture according to a size of a divided screen of a mobile communication terminal.

Which Companies are referring to NJOY Patents in their Patent Applications?

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 NJOY patent portfolio are Rai Strategic Holdings Inc, Huizhou Kimree Technology and Kimree Hi-Tech Inc.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Rai Strategic Holdings Inc23
Huizhou Kimree Technology Co Ltd14
Kimree Hi-Tech Inc14
Altria Client Services Inc10
Microjet Technology Co Ltd8
Ayr Ltd7
Fontem Holdings 1 Bv7
Cortland Capital Market Services Llc6
Philip Morris Products Sa5
Nicoventures Holdings Limited4

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on NJOY Patents

Blocked Patent Applications by NJOY

Top NJOY Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20080257367A132
US20090283103A119
US20140345635A119
US20130247924A115
US8539959B110
US20130228190A18
US20090255534A17
US20130248385A14
US20130146489A14
US20170013878A13
US8695794B23
US8596460B23
US20140083442A13
US8807140B13
US20130333712A13

What Percentage of NJOY US Patent Applications were Granted?

NJOY (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 34 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 17 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 50.0%.

Below are the key stats of NJOY patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for NJOY?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Bookoff Mcandrews Pllc2462.50%
Weiss & Moy Pc812.50%
Etherton Law Group Llc10.00%
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner1100.00%

What are NJOY’s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by NJOY?

The chart below distributes patents filed by NJOY in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where NJOY thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has NJOY‘s search focus changed over the years?

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