Tencent America has a total of 3605 patents globally, out of which 633 have been granted. Of these 3605 patents, more than 91% patents are active. The United States of America is where Tencent America has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Tencent America.
Tencent America is the subpart of Tencent Holdings Inc was founded in 1998. Tencent is an online service provider that provides value-added telecom, internet, mobile, and online advertising services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Tencent America which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Tencent America patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Tencent America patent portfolio.
How many patents does Tencent America have?
Tencent America has a total of 3605 patents globally. These patents belong to 835 unique patent families. Out of 3605 patents, 3290 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Tencent America 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 | Tencent America Applications Filed | Tencent America Patents Granted |
| 2018 | 88 | – |
| 2019 | 623 | 24 |
| 2020 | 1538 | 74 |
| 2021 | 1205 | 196 |
| 2022 | 151 | 339 |
How many Tencent America patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Tencent America File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Tencent America Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1041 |
| China | 642 |
| Europe | 387 |
| Hong Kong | 317 |
| Japan | 280 |
| Canada | 89 |
| Australia | 89 |
| Singapore | 85 |
| India | 75 |
| Viet Nam | 54 |
| Russia | 20 |
| Malaysia | 5 |
| Korea | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Tencent America Patents Located?
10 Best Tencent America Patents
US10362330B1 is the most popular patent in the Tencent America portfolio. It has received 63 citations so far from companies like Arris Enterprises, Mediatek, and LG Electronics.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Tencent America:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US10362330B1 | 63 |
| US10491902B1 | 48 |
| US10440378B1 | 47 |
| US10609402B2 | 16 |
| US20190364295A1 | 15 |
| US10284844B1 | 13 |
| US10404980B1 | 12 |
| US10742972B1 | 11 |
| US10284860B1 | 11 |
| US20200342056A1 | 11 |
Which Companies are using Tencent America 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 Tencent America patent portfolio are Qualcomm, Mediatek and Lg Electronics.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Qualcomm | 24 |
| Mediatek | 6 |
| Lg Electronics | 6 |
| Alibaba Group | 5 |
| Apple | 3 |
| Arris Enterprises Llc | 2 |
| Fg Innovation Company Limited | 2 |
| Panasonic IP Corporation Of America | 2 |
| Samsung Electronics | 2 |
| Fastvdo Llc | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Tencent America Patents
Top Tencent America Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10284844B1 | 1 |
| US10362330B1 | 1 |
| US10397603B1 | 1 |
| US10404980B1 | 1 |
| US10440378B1 | 1 |
| US10462488B1 | 1 |
| US10491902B1 | 1 |
| US10523963B1 | 1 |
| US10536720B2 | 1 |
| US10567801B2 | 1 |
| US10616574B2 | 1 |
| US10645380B2 | 1 |
| US10652534B2 | 2 |
| US10687071B2 | 1 |
| US10701358B2 | 2 |
What Percentage of Tencent America US Patent Applications were Granted?
Tencent America (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 649 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 335 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 98.53%.
Below are the key stats of Tencent America patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Tencent America?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sughrue Mion Pllc | 337 | 97.97% |
| Oblon | 164 | 98.78% |
| Arentfox Schiff Llp | 131 | 100% |
| Anova Law Group Pllc | 13 | 100% |
| Crowell Bgl | 3 | 100% |
| Fish & Richardson Pc | 1 | 100% |
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