Ooma has a total of 92 patents globally, out of which 70 have been granted. Of these 92 patents, more than 69% patents are active. The United States of America is where Ooma has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Canada. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Ooma.
Ooma was founded in the year 2004. Ooma is a telecommunications company and offers communications services such as Voice over IP (VoIP) calling for business, home and mobile users.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Ooma which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Ooma patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Ooma patent portfolio.
How many patents does Ooma have?
Ooma has a total of 92 patents globally. These patents belong to 23 unique patent families. Out of 92 patents, 64 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Ooma 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 | Ooma Applications Filed | Ooma Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 19 | 7 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 |
| 2014 | 16 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
How many Ooma patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Ooma File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Ooma Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 64 |
| Europe (EPO) | 6 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Austria | 5 |
| Germany | 4 |
Where are Research Centers of Ooma Patents Located?
The Research Centers of Ooma patents is located in the United States of America.
10 Best Ooma Patents
US20060007915A1 is the most popular patent in the Ooma portfolio. It has received 127 citations so far from companies like Nokia Corporation, Aruze Corporation and Microsoft Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Unchained Labs:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20060007915A1 | 127 |
| US20080225749A1 | 95 |
| WO2015179120A1 | 81 |
| US20090168755A1 | 73 |
| US20080222781A1 | 53 |
| US9633547B2 | 48 |
| WO2015041738A1 | 41 |
| WO2016007244A1 | 36 |
| US8515021B2 | 35 |
| US9560198B2 | 34 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Ooma patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Ooma invention. They couldn’t because Ooma had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 31 Ooma patents in 192 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Ooma patent portfolio are Alarmcom Inc, Ademco Inc and Panasonic.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Ooma –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Ooma Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Alarmcom Inc | 7 | 9 |
| Ademco Inc | 3 | 8 |
| Panasonic | 5 | 9 |
| Amazon | 3 | 5 |
| The Mathworks Inc | 2 | 4 |
| Universal Electronics Inc | 2 | 3 |
| Microsoft | 2 | 5 |
| Avaya Inc | 2 | 4 |
| Red Hat Inc | 2 | 5 |
| Huawei | 2 | 4 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Ooma Patents
Top Ooma Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9633547B2 | 22 |
| US11330100B2 | 5 |
| US8804697B1 | 5 |
| US9332068B2 | 5 |
| US9225626B2 | 4 |
| US9282133B2 | 4 |
| US20060007915A1 | 4 |
| US9560198B2 | 4 |
| US20090276537A1 | 3 |
| US9386148B2 | 3 |
| US10769931B2 | 3 |
| US10911368B2 | 3 |
| US9521069B2 | 3 |
| US20080222781A1 | 3 |
| US20090168755A1 | 3 |
What are Ooma’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Ooma?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Ooma