Telefónica has a total of 2481 patents globally, out of which 1025 have been granted. Of these 2481 patents, more than 26% patents are active. Europe is where Telefónica has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Spain and USA. Parallelly, Spain seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Telefónica.
Telefónica was founded in 1924 by Glyn Povah, Josep M. Monti and Luis Angel Galindo. Telefónica operates as a telecommunications company. The Company offers fixed and mobile telephone, broadband, and subscription television services, as well as provides cybersecurity, IOT, big data, and cloud solutions. Telefónica serves customers worldwide. As of February 2022, Telefónica has a market cap of $26.97 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Telefónica which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Telefónica patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Telefónica patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Telefónica have?
The CEO, José María Álvarez-Pallete López have 8 patents.
How many patents does Telefónica have?
Telefónica has a total of 2481 patents globally. These patents belong to 959 unique patent families. Out of 2481 patents, 657 patents are active.
How many Telefónica patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Telefónica 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 | Telefónica Applications Filed | Telefónica Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 402 | 32 |
| 2012 | 366 | 48 |
| 2013 | 243 | 44 |
| 2014 | 52 | 64 |
| 2015 | 42 | 95 |
| 2016 | 31 | 87 |
| 2017 | 63 | 101 |
| 2018 | 41 | 84 |
| 2019 | 41 | 49 |
| 2020 | 22 | 35 |
| 2021 | 7 | 33 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
How Many Patents did Telefónica File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Telefónica Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe | 423 |
| Spain | 358 |
| United States Of America | 268 |
| Argentina | 217 |
| Germany | 195 |
| Brazil | 165 |
| Chile | 101 |
| Mexico | 80 |
| Portugal | 35 |
| United Kingdom | 35 |
| Uruguay | 35 |
| Peru | 35 |
| Austria | 31 |
| Morocco | 19 |
| China | 17 |
| Denmark | 16 |
| El Salvador | 14 |
| Australia | 13 |
| Japan | 11 |
| Colombia | 8 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 7 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Panama | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 3 |
| Poland | 3 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 |
| Slovenia | 3 |
| Greece | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| India | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Telefónica Patents Located?
10 Best Telefónica Patents
US20110078230A1 is the most popular patent in the Telefónica portfolio. It has received 298 citations so far from companies like Amazon, Juniper Networks and Vidscale Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Telefónica:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20110078230A1 | 298 |
| US20140337871A1 | 105 |
| US20120284080A1 | 98 |
| EP1501206A1 | 98 |
| US20150178988A1 | 97 |
| US20030126597A1 | 88 |
| WO2012016601A1 | 78 |
| WO2013072232A1 | 75 |
| US20130148525A1 | 69 |
| US20130243313A1 | 67 |
Which Companies are using Telefónica 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 Telefónica patent portfolio are Microsoft, Ericsson and IBM.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Microsoft | 17 |
| Ericsson | 14 |
| IBM | 14 |
| Qualcomm | 13 |
| Samsung | 11 |
| Amazon | 9 |
| Intel | 9 |
| LG | 8 |
| Huawei | 8 |
| Juniper Networks | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Telefónica Patents
Top Telefónica Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20150178988A1 | 16 |
| US20130148525A1 | 8 |
| US8345934B2 | 7 |
| US8775174B2 | 7 |
| US20110078230A1 | 7 |
| US9165134B2 | 6 |
| US20130243313A1 | 6 |
| US8112073B2 | 6 |
| US9450738B2 | 5 |
| US8826400B2 | 5 |
| US8935303B2 | 5 |
| US20130110776A1 | 5 |
| US9313736B2 | 5 |
| US20140109197A1 | 5 |
| US20030126597A1 | 4 |
What Percentage of Telefónica US Patent Applications were Granted?
Telefónica (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 215 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 108 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 50.47%.
Below are the key stats of Telefónica patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Telefónica?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sughrue Mion | 99 | 46.46% |
| Ostrolenk Faber | 19 | 31.58% |
| Jacobson Holman | 18 | 94.44% |
| Cooper & Dunham | 15 | 26.67% |
| Katten Muchin Rosenma | 9 | 44.44% |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear | 6 | 50.00% |
| Cantor Colburn | 4 | 75.00% |
| Ladas & Parry | 4 | 25.00% |
| Hayes Soloway | 3 | 100.00% |
| Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz | 3 | 66.67% |
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What are Telefónica‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Telefónica?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Telefónica in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Telefónica thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Telefónica search focus changed over the years?
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