Roku Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Roku has a total of 1296 patents globally, out of which 804 have been granted. Of these 1296 patents, more than 87% patents are active. The USA is where Roku has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by European Countries and China it has generated an annual revenue of $3.12 billion in the year 2022. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Roku.

Roku was founded in the year 2002 by Anthony Wood. The company produces a range of digital media players for streaming videos. In addition to selling advertising, Roku grants licences for its hardware and software to other businesses. As of March 2023, Roku has a market cap of $9 Billion.

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

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Roku have?

The founder and CEO, Anthony Wood, has 43 patents.

How many patents does Roku have?

Roku has a total of 1296 patents globally. These patents belong to 335 unique patent families. Out of 1296 patents, 1131 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Roku File Every Year?

Roku 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 GrantRoku Applications FiledRoku Patents Granted
202270188
2021164204
202020495
201921879
201814453
201713154
201617642
20155120
20143315
2013268
2012287
2011124

How many Roku patents are Alive/Dead?

Roku Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Roku File in Different Countries?

Roku Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Roku Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America852
Europe142
China74
Taiwan41
Germany25
United Kingdom18
Canada10
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)7
Australia7
Japan3
Israel2
Mexico2
Brazil2
Korea (South)1
India1

Where are Research Centres of Roku Patents Located?

R&D Centres of Roku

10 Best Roku Patents

US9510044B1 is the most popular patent in the Roku portfolio. It has received 287 citations so far from companies like IBM, Apple, and Samsung Electronics.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
US9510044B1287
US20120323674A1244
US8171030B2141
US7979877B2135
US20140046777A1134
US8364703B2119
US8335786B2118
US8195689B2113
US8189945B2112
US8655878B1108

Which Companies are using Roku 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 Roku patent portfolio are Citibank, Samsung Electronics, and Google.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Citibank61
Samsung Electronics31
Google25
IBM15
Cortica15
LG Electronics15
Microsoft Technology Licensing12
Apple11
Amazon Technologies9
At&T Intellectual Property9

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Roku Patents

Blocked Patent Applications by Roku

Top Roku Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7979877B252
US8863165B252
US10032192B231
US20120323674A128
US9015741B226
US20140046777A119
US8959108B218
US8335786B217
US8171030B217
US20110040636A116
US8239559B215
US20050062888A112
US8229227B210
US8522273B29
US8195689B29

What are Roku key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Roku?

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

R&D Focus: How has Roku search focus changed over the years?

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