Roblox has a total of 188 patents globally, out of which 88 have been granted. Of these 188 patents, more than 79% patents are active. United States of America is where Roblox has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe, it has generated an annual revenue of $1.9 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center of Roblox.
Roblox was founded in the year 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel. Company is doing business in e-commerce. As of May 2022, Roblox has a market cap of $16.05 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Roblox which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Roblox patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Roblox patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Roblox have?
The founders, David Baszucki and Erik Cassel have 0 patents respectively. The CEO, David Baszucki has 0 patents.
How many patents does Roblox have?
Roblox has a total of 188 patents globally. These patents belong to 99 unique patent families. Out of 188 patents, 149 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Roblox 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 | Roblox Applications Filed | Roblox Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 | 5 |
| 2017 | 20 | 5 |
| 2018 | 21 | 10 |
| 2019 | 54 | 7 |
| 2020 | 22 | 16 |
| 2021 | 24 | 20 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 |
How many Roblox patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Roblox File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Roblox Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 132 |
| Europe | 17 |
Where are Research Centers of Roblox Patents Located?
10 Best Roblox Patents
US7874921B2 is the most popular patent in the Roblox portfolio. It has received 149 citations so far from companies like Bally Gaming, L-3 Communications, and Sony.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Roblox:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7874921B2 | 149 |
| US20130137518A1 | 46 |
| US20110307807A1 | 44 |
| US9786084B1 | 43 |
| US9032570B1 | 29 |
| US10198845B1 | 15 |
| US20110289432A1 | 15 |
| WO2017223530A1 | 11 |
| US9536344B1 | 10 |
| US20110196723A1 | 7 |
Which Companies are using Roblox Patents to Advance their Research?
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 Roblox patent portfolio are Sony, Bank Of America, and Rovi.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Sony | 7 |
| Bank Of America | 5 |
| Rovi | 4 |
| Microsoft | 3 |
| Verizon | 3 |
| Kingcom | 3 |
| 3 | |
| Amazon | 2 |
| eBay | 1 |
| Apple | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Roblox Patents
Top Roblox Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10229421B2 | 10 |
| US20110307807A1 | 4 |
| US9550125B2 | 4 |
| US20130137518A1 | 4 |
| US10115241B2 | 3 |
| US9032570B1 | 3 |
| US8537165B2 | 3 |
| US10080970B2 | 3 |
| US9245376B2 | 3 |
| US9536344B1 | 3 |
| US10559111B2 | 2 |
| US8832568B2 | 2 |
| US20110289432A1 | 2 |
| US9821223B2 | 2 |
| US10062198B2 | 2 |
What Percentage of Roblox US Patent Applications were Granted?
Roblox (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 112 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 73 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 84.88%.
Below are the key stats of Roblox patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Roblox?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Ip Spring Rc | 97 | 81.94% |
| Patent Docket Administrator | 14 | 100.00% |
| John B Lindsay | 1 | 100.00% |
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