T-Mobile US has a total of 8966 patents globally, out of which 6274 have been granted. Of these 8966 patents, more than 65% patents are active. United States of America is where T-Mobile US has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of T-Mobile US.
T-Mobile US was founded in 1994 by John W. Stanton. T-Mobile US is a national wireless carrier in the United States. The Company offers consumer, business, and prepaid wireless connectivity options alongside an array of data plans. As of April 2022, T-Mobile US has a market cap of $168.46 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of T-Mobile US which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find T-Mobile US patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over T-Mobile US patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of T-Mobile US have?
The Founder John W. Stanton has 0 patents and the CEO, Mike Sievert has 0 patents.
How many patents does T-Mobile US have?
T-Mobile US has a total of 8966 patents globally. These patents belong to 5377 unique patent families. Out of 8966 patents, 5890 patents are active.
How Many Patents did T-Mobile US 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 | T-Mobile US Applications Filed | T-Mobile US Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 345 | 417 |
| 2012 | 397 | 584 |
| 2013 | 488 | 520 |
| 2014 | 437 | 405 |
| 2015 | 510 | 413 |
| 2016 | 533 | 364 |
| 2017 | 679 | 329 |
| 2018 | 667 | 401 |
| 2019 | 700 | 472 |
| 2020 | 603 | 544 |
| 2021 | 201 | 505 |
| 2022 | – | 154 |
How many T-Mobile US patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did T-Mobile US File in Different Countries?
Countries in which T-Mobile US Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 6657 |
| Europe | 566 |
| China | 303 |
| Germany | 192 |
| Canada | 150 |
| Japan | 47 |
| Korea (South) | 44 |
| Mexico | 31 |
| Australia | 17 |
| Austria | 14 |
| United Kingdom | 12 |
| India | 11 |
| Czech Republic | 8 |
| Brazil | 5 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
| Poland | 5 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Israel | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of T-Mobile US Patents Located?
10 Best T-Mobile US Patents
US7590404B1 is the most popular patent in the T-Mobile US portfolio. It has received 647 citations so far from companies like At&T.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of T-Mobile US:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7590404B1 | 647 |
| US8237617B1 | 609 |
| US7058036B1 | 577 |
| US8166019B1 | 339 |
| US20110296351A1 | 337 |
| US7685530B2 | 333 |
| US7986935B1 | 292 |
| US8060449B1 | 291 |
| US7480773B1 | 287 |
| US20080261569A1 | 287 |
Which Companies are using T-Mobile US 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 T-Mobile US patent portfolio are IBM, Samsung and Qualcomm.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 246 |
| Samsung Electronics | 233 |
| Qualcomm | 216 |
| Microsoft | 183 |
| Ericsson | 158 |
| Apple | 152 |
| At&T | 146 |
| 123 | |
| Verizon | 119 |
| Huawei | 112 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on T-Mobile US Patents
Top T-Mobile US Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20110296351A1 | 43 |
| US7685530B2 | 28 |
| US8750906B2 | 26 |
| US8023975B2 | 24 |
| US20080261569A1 | 24 |
| US8166119B2 | 23 |
| US8996166B2 | 21 |
| US8416767B2 | 21 |
| US8565676B2 | 21 |
| US7783281B1 | 21 |
| US7742774B2 | 21 |
| US9111538B2 | 20 |
| US8392957B2 | 20 |
| US7986935B1 | 20 |
| US20100211575A1 | 20 |
What Percentage of T-Mobile US US Patent Applications were Granted?
T-Mobile US (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 7211 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 6578 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 97.81%.
Below are the key stats of T-Mobile US patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for T-Mobile US?
| Law firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sprint Spectrum Lp | 3604 | 99.91% |
| T Mobile Innovations Llc | 1399 | 99.93% |
| Lee & Hayes Pc | 932 | 91.15% |
| Han Santos Pllc | 395 | 88.81% |
| Perkins Coie Llp | 440 | 89.55% |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp | 95 | 96.55% |
| Sprint Communications Company Lp | 72 | 100.00% |
| Sprint Corporation | 59 | 100.00% |
| Loeb & Loeb Llp | 54 | 95.45% |
| Lane Powell Pc | 24 | 88.89% |
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