Sisvel has a total of 2133 patents globally, out of which 1701 have been granted. Of these 2133 patents, more than 44% patents are active. United States of America is where Sisvel has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Germany and China. Parallelly, Italy seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Sisvel.
Sisvel was founded in the year 1982. The Company provides products licensing services. The Company offers licensing programs and patent agreements for consumer electronic products.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Sisvel which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Sisvel patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Sisvel patent portfolio.
How many patents does Sisvel have?
Sisvel has a total of 2133 patents globally. These patents belong to 434 unique patent families. Out of 2133 patents, 951 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Sisvel 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 | Sisvel Applications Filed | Sisvel Patents Granted |
| 2024 | – | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 | 1 | 44 |
| 2020 | 10 | 56 |
| 2019 | 5 | 69 |
| 2018 | 27 | 101 |
| 2017 | 19 | 122 |
| 2016 | 37 | 110 |
| 2015 | 55 | 106 |
| 2014 | 91 | 106 |
| 2013 | 125 | 160 |
How many Sisvel patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Sisvel File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Sisvel Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 545 |
| Germany | 278 |
| China | 213 |
| Korea (South) | 150 |
| Europe (EPO) | 140 |
| Austria | 112 |
| Japan | 94 |
| Italy | 86 |
| Taiwan | 58 |
| India | 46 |
| Spain | 43 |
| Canada | 32 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 29 |
| Brazil | 27 |
| Poland | 25 |
| Russian Federation | 23 |
| Australia | 23 |
| Singapore | 19 |
| South Africa | 18 |
| Denmark | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| Portugal | 9 |
| France | 7 |
| Norway | 4 |
| Indonesia | 4 |
| Israel | 4 |
| Viet Nam | 4 |
| Argentina | 4 |
| Malaysia | 4 |
| Morocco | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Peru | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 |
| Estonia | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Eurasian Patent Organization | 2 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Egypt | 2 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Malta | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Sisvel Patents Located?
10 Best Sisvel Patents
US7051352B1 is the most popular patent in the Sisvel portfolio. It has received 449 citations so far from companies like Lg Electronics, Samsung and Apple.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Sisvel:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7051352B1 | 449 |
| US6934964B1 | 367 |
| US6741684B2 | 227 |
| US20100153395A1 | 203 |
| US7336727B2 | 165 |
| US7937725B1 | 134 |
| US7215653B2 | 114 |
| US8843965B1 | 108 |
| US6826406B1 | 107 |
| US6856818B1 | 96 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Sisvel patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Sisvel invention. They couldn’t because Sisvel had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 295 Sisvel patents in 1956 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Sisvel patent portfolio are Boeing, Airbus and Bank of New York.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Sisvel –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Sisvel Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Qualcomm | 70 | 160 |
| LG | 57 | 116 |
| Samsung | 44 | 101 |
| Ericsson | 43 | 99 |
| Huawei | 24 | 46 |
| Microsoft | 24 | 66 |
| Apple | 22 | 33 |
| Sony | 27 | 72 |
| Nokia | 18 | 43 |
| Nec Corporation | 14 | 25 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Sisvel Patents
Top Sisvel Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8561095B2 | 35 |
| US7916775B2 | 16 |
| US7548814B2 | 16 |
| US9307464B2 | 14 |
| US7995565B2 | 14 |
| US20100153395A1 | 14 |
| US7580388B2 | 14 |
| US7751803B2 | 13 |
| US7734680B1 | 13 |
| US7721310B2 | 12 |
| US7463887B2 | 11 |
| US7336727B2 | 11 |
| US8284683B2 | 11 |
| US6934917B2 | 10 |
| US7571452B2 | 10 |
What are Sisvel key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Sisvel?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Sisvel in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Sisvel thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Sisvel search focus changed over the years?
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