Photonic has a total of 119 patents globally, out of which 14 have been granted. Of these 119 patents, 84% patents are active. Europe (EPO) is where Photonic has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Taiwan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Canada is the origin country of Photonic.
Photonic was founded in 2016. Photonic develops a scalable quantum computing and networking platform built on optically connected silicon-based qubits. Their system enables high-performance quantum processing and seamless quantum communication across a network.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Photonic which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Photonic patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Photonic patent portfolio.
How many patents does Photonic have?
Photonic has a total of 119 patents globally. These patents belong to 34 unique patent families. Out of 119 patents, 101 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Photonic 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 | Photonic Applications Filed | Photonic Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 15 | 2 |
| 2023 | 54 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
| 2020 | 19 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
How many Photonic patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Photonic File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Photonic Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe (EPO) | 17 |
| Taiwan | 15 |
| Canada | 14 |
| United States of America | 14 |
| Australia | 9 |
| China | 8 |
| Japan | 5 |
| Korea (South) | 5 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Photonic Patents Located?
10 Best Photonic Patents
WO2022020951A1 is the most popular patent in the Photonic portfolio. It has received 5 citations so far from companies like Silicon Quantum Computing, IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Photonic:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| WO2022020951A1 | 5 |
| US11341426B2 | 4 |
| US20220366290A1 | 4 |
| WO2021022376A1 | 3 |
| WO2023000106A1 | 2 |
| WO2021022375A1 | 2 |
| WO2019224789A1 | 2 |
| US20250233673A1 | 2 |
| US20240135222A1 | 1 |
| TWI713194B | 1 |
What are Photonic key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Photonic?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Photonic in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Photonic thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Photonic search focus changed over the years?
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