Tp-Link has a total of 1174 patents globally, out of which 847 have been granted. Of these 1174 patents, more than 76% patents are active. China is where Tp-Link has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Europe. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Tp-Link.
Tp-Link was founded in the year 1996. The Company manufactures computer networking products. It offers routers, switches, wireless products, cloud cameras and bluetooth music receivers.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Tp-Link which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Tp-Link patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Tp-Link patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder of Tp-Link have?
The founder JianJun Zhao has 0 patent and JiaXing Zhao has 0 patent.
How many patents does Tp-Link have?
Tp-Link has a total of 1174 patents globally. These patents belong to 1169 unique patent families. Out of 1174 patents, 899 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Tp-Link 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 | Tp-Link Applications Filed | Tp-Link Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 76 | 105 |
| 2022 | 164 | 152 |
| 2021 | 111 | 118 |
| 2020 | 171 | 103 |
| 2019 | 160 | 70 |
| 2018 | 111 | 69 |
| 2017 | 105 | 55 |
| 2016 | 84 | 62 |
| 2015 | 57 | 20 |
| 2014 | 32 | 17 |
| 2013 | 19 | 23 |
| 2012 | 17 | 12 |
How many Tp-Link patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Tp-Link File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Tp-Link Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| China | 1165 |
| United States Of America | 4 |
| Europe | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Tp-Link Patents Located?
10 Best Tp-Link Patents
CN107801080A is the most popular patent in the Tp-Link portfolio. It has received 42 citations so far from companies like Zhuhai Quanzhi Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao Hisense Electric Co., Ltd. and TDK Communications Technology Co., Ltd.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Tp-Link:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| CN107801080A | 42 |
| CN103841626A | 41 |
| CN103488188A | 33 |
| CN105163372A | 28 |
| CN103428051A | 25 |
| CN104795630A | 23 |
| CN104038402A | 22 |
| CN103607353A | 20 |
| CN101667890A | 20 |
| CN105282823A | 19 |
What are Tp-Link’ key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Tp-Link?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Tp-Link