Vonage has a total of 832 patents globally, out of which 382 have been granted. Of these 832 patents, more than 40% patents are active. The United States of America is where Vonage has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Vonage.
Vonage was founded in 2001. The Company provides telecommunications services. The Company offers technology that uses customers’ existing high-speed internet connection to make and receive phone calls worldwide with a touch-tone telephone
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Vonage which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Vonage patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Vonage patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Vonage have?
The Founder Jeff Citron has 0 patent and Jeff Pulver has 0 patent and the CEO Rory Read have 0 patent.
How many patents does Vonage have?
Vonage has a total of 832 patents globally. These patents belong to 298 unique patent families. Out of 832 patents, 336 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Vonage 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 | Vonage Applications Filed | Vonage Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 26 |
| 2020 | 16 | 19 |
| 2019 | 11 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 25 |
| 2017 | 26 | 52 |
| 2016 | 33 | 58 |
| 2015 | 52 | 51 |
| 2014 | 115 | 37 |
| 2013 | 126 | 30 |
| 2012 | 112 | 21 |
How many Vonage patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Vonage File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Vonage Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 377 |
| Europe | 80 |
| Canada | 79 |
| India | 31 |
| Mexico | 20 |
| Australia | 20 |
| Germany | 19 |
| China | 16 |
| Austria | 15 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| Brazil | 7 |
| Israel | 6 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Korea (South) | 3 |
| Philippines | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Vonage Patents Located?
10 Best Vonage Patents
US20090046707A1 is the most popular patent in the Vonage portfolio. It has received 155 citations so far from companies like Xerox Corporation, Headwater Partners Ii and Zte Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Vonage:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20090046707A1 | 155 |
| US20160286045A1 | 148 |
| US20130191185A1 | 120 |
| US7453990B2 | 100 |
| US20120204120A1 | 68 |
| US20070227923A1 | 59 |
| US8467354B1 | 52 |
| US20180082679A1 | 37 |
| US20180121766A1 | 35 |
| US20120204118A1 | 34 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Vonage patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Vonage invention. They couldn’t because Vonage had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 177 Vonage patents in 689 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Vonage patent portfolio are Microsoft, Nexmo and Tokbox.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Vonage –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Vonage Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Microsoft | 21 | 49 |
| Nexmo | 20 | 45 |
| Tokbox | 20 | 45 |
| IBM | 17 | 31 |
| 8 | 12 | |
| Bank Of America | 7 | 11 |
| Ericsson | 5 | 12 |
| Samsung | 5 | 16 |
| Amazon | 5 | 7 |
| Verizon Patent And Licensing | 4 | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Vonage Patents
Top Vonage Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20130191185A1 | 15 |
| US20070227923A1 | 9 |
| US9538134B2 | 8 |
| US20120204120A1 | 7 |
| US8306202B2 | 7 |
| US9419988B2 | 7 |
| US20070253413A1 | 6 |
| US8996069B2 | 5 |
| US9769237B2 | 5 |
| US9426302B2 | 5 |
| US8467354B1 | 4 |
| US20080008162A1 | 4 |
| US8917717B2 | 4 |
| US9071459B2 | 4 |
| US20120204118A1 | 4 |
What are Vonage key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Vonage?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Vonage