Sandvine has a total of 277 patents globally, out of which 128 have been granted. Of these 277 patents, more than 83% patents are active. United States of America is where Sandvine has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Canada is the origin country of Sandvine.
Sandvine was founded in the year 2001. The Company develops and markets broadband network management tools for broadband Internet services providers. The Company offers network transformation, including cloud, encryption and internet phenomena solutions.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Sandvine which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Sandvine patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Sandvine patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Sandvine have?
The founders Brad Siim has 1 patent, Dave Caputo has 0 patent, Don Bowman has 35 patents, Marc Morin has 16 patents and Tom Donnelly has 5 patents. The CEO Lyndon Cantor has 0 patent.
How many patents does Sandvine have?
Sandvine has a total of 277 patents globally. These patents belong to 98 unique patent families. Out of 277 patents, 230 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Sandvine 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 | Sandvine Applications Filed | Sandvine Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 29 | 14 |
| 2021 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020 | 28 | 23 |
| 2019 | 20 | 19 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 | 15 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 |
| 2014 | 24 | 7 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 |
How many Sandvine patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Sandvine File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Sandvine Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 86 |
| Canada | 68 |
| Europe | 59 |
| Germany | 22 |
| India | 17 |
| Australia | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Sandvine Patents Located?
10 Best Sandvine Patents
US20040028047A1 is the most popular patent in the Sandvine portfolio. It has received 134 citations so far from companies like Cisco, Verisign and Oracle.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Sandvine:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20040028047A1 | 134 |
| US7277963B2 | 104 |
| US20040111461A1 | 71 |
| US20040024727A1 | 56 |
| US20070180090A1 | 44 |
| US7571251B2 | 29 |
| US20050172008A1 | 19 |
| US7376749B2 | 18 |
| WO2004021206A1 | 13 |
| US9264942B2 | 12 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Sandvine patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Sandvine invention. They couldn’t because Sandvine had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 32 Sandvine patents in 261 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Sandvine patent portfolio are Cisco, Chase Bank and Netflix.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Sandvine –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Sandvine Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Cisco | 9 | 22 |
| Chase Bank | 5 | 11 |
| Netflix | 4 | 5 |
| Ericsson | 4 | 5 |
| IBM | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 | |
| Nokia | 3 | 5 |
| Verizon Patent And Licensing | 3 | 5 |
| Samsung | 2 | 11 |
| Netronome Systems | 2 | 4 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Sandvine Patents
Top Sandvine Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9398347B2 | 17 |
| US9264942B2 | 9 |
| US7571251B2 | 8 |
| US8904025B2 | 5 |
| US7376749B2 | 5 |
| US20070180090A1 | 4 |
| US10117123B2 | 4 |
| US9608904B2 | 4 |
| US7647410B2 | 4 |
| US10686680B2 | 4 |
| US7277963B2 | 4 |
| US9154431B2 | 3 |
| US9473410B2 | 3 |
| US9313126B2 | 3 |
| US20040111461A1 | 3 |
What Percentage of Sandvine US Patent Applications were Granted?
Sandvine (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 43 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 40 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 95.24%.
Below are the key stats of Sandvine patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Sandvine?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Gowling Wlg Canada | 33 | 100.00% |
| Amarok | 2 | 100.00% |
| Comcast | 2 | 100.00% |
| Davis Wright Tremaine | 2 | 100.00% |
| Banner & Witcoff | 1 | 100.00% |
| Bereskin & Parr | 1 | 0.00% |
| Borden Ladner Gervais | 1 | 0.00% |
| Z Ip Law | 1 | 100.00% |