Truphone has a total of 231 patents globally, out of which 125 have been granted. Of these 231 patents, more than 66% patents are active. The United States of America is where Truphone has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United Kingdom and Europe. Parallelly, The United Kingdom seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Truphone.
Truphone was founded in 2006. The Company provides telecommunication services. The Company offers mobile recording, application development, wireless networking and other telecommunication services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Truphone which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Truphone patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Truphone patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Truphone have?
The Founder Alexander Straub has 0 patent and James Tagg has 114 patents and the CEO Ralph Steffens have 6 patents.
How many patents does Truphone have?
Truphone has a total of 231 patents globally. These patents belong to 55 unique patent families. Out of 231 patents, 154 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Truphone 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 | Truphone Applications Filed | Truphone Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 18 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 26 |
| 2016 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015 | 21 | 15 |
| 2014 | 25 | 7 |
| 2013 | 14 | 12 |
| 2012 | 43 | 2 |
How many Truphone patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents 
How Many Patents did Truphone File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Truphone Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 31 |
| United Kingdom | 29 |
| Europe | 23 |
| Australia | 12 |
| Japan | 11 |
| Singapore | 9 |
| Korea (South) | 8 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Austria | 7 |
| Portugal | 6 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| Spain | 6 |
| Poland | 5 |
| Canada | 5 |
| India | 4 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 4 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Estonia | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Cyprus | 2 |
| Malta | 2 |
| Russia | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Albania | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| San Marino | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Truphone Patents Located?
10 Best Truphone Patents
US8406758B2 is the most popular patent in the Truphone portfolio. It has received 87 citations so far from companies like Facebook, At&T Intellectual Property and T-Mobile Usa.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Truphone:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8406758B2 | 87 |
| US20160037389A1 | 54 |
| GB2473753B | 45 |
| US9049042B2 | 32 |
| WO2012164287A1 | 21 |
| US20110173001A1 | 19 |
| WO2013041849A1 | 18 |
| US20160057592A1 | 11 |
| US8862736B2 | 10 |
| JP2016524827A | 8 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Truphone patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Truphone invention. They couldn’t because Truphone had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 16 Truphone patents in 259 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Truphone patent portfolio are Oppo Mobile Telecommunications, Microsoft Technology and At&T Intellectual Property.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Truphone –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Truphone Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Oppo Mobile Telecommunications | 7 | 17 |
| Microsoft Technology | 4 | 20 |
| At&T Intellectual Property | 4 | 6 |
| At&T Mobility | 4 | 5 |
| Samsung Electronics | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | |
| Qualcomm | 3 | 11 |
| Apple | 2 | 8 |
| Nokia Technologies | 2 | 8 |
| Eseye Limited | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Truphone Patents
Top Truphone Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9049042B2 | 37 |
| US8406758B2 | 34 |
| US9113308B2 | 9 |
| US9191504B2 | 6 |
| US9253630B2 | 3 |
| US20110173001A1 | 3 |
| US10110416B2 | 3 |
| US10034232B2 | 3 |
| US9603006B2 | 2 |
| US9486959B2 | 2 |
| US20160037389A1 | 1 |
| US20220225083A1 | 1 |
| US20160057592A1 | 1 |
| US9712994B2 | 1 |
| US8996698B1 | 1 |
What Percentage of Truphone US Patent Applications were Granted?
Truphone (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 30 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 21 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 80.77%. Below are the key stats of Truphone patent prosecution at the USPTO. 
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Truphone?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Stephen Chin | 24 | 79.17% |
| Eip Us Llp | 5 | 100.00% |
| Thorpe North & Western Yokohama | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Truphone key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Truphone?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Truphone in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Truphone thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Truphone search focus changed over the years?
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