Warner Media has a total of 1549 patents globally, out of which 832 have been granted. Of these 1549 patents, more than 53% patents are active. The United States of America is where Warner Media has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Warner Media.
Warner Media was founded in the year 1998. The company operates as a media and entertainment company. The Company produces and distributes television programs, films, games, and other entertainment content. Warner Media serves customers worldwide. As of December 2022, the market cap of Warner Media is $ 17.10 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Warner Media which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Warner Media patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Warner Media’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder of Warner Media have?
The founder Scott Levine has 18 patents.
How many patents does Warner Media have?
Warner Media has a total of 1549 patents globally. These patents belong to 483 unique patent families. Out of 1549 patents, 824 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Warner Media 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 | Warner Media Applications Filed | Warner Media Patents Granted |
2022 | 28 | 80 |
2021 | 53 | 75 |
2020 | 96 | 74 |
2019 | 114 | 51 |
2018 | 108 | 44 |
2017 | 100 | 34 |
2016 | 71 | 24 |
2015 | 88 | 33 |
2014 | 47 | 33 |
2013 | 27 | 23 |
2012 | 36 | 28 |
2011 | 33 | 30 |
How many Warner Media patents are Alive/Dead?

How Many Patents did Warner Media File in Different Countries?

Countries in which Warner Media Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States Of America | 723 |
Europe | 150 |
Japan | 56 |
Australia | 54 |
Germany | 54 |
Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 44 |
Canada | 42 |
Korea (South) | 37 |
China | 32 |
Austria | 29 |
Singapore | 26 |
United Kingdom | 26 |
Mexico | 22 |
Europe | 16 |
Denmark | 11 |
Colombia | 10 |
Spain | 7 |
India | 7 |
Brazil | 6 |
Philippines | 3 |
Chile | 2 |
Israel | 2 |
Poland | 2 |
Argentina | 2 |
New Zealand | 1 |
Taiwan | 1 |
Malaysia | 1 |
Slovenia | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Warner Media Patents Located?

10 Best Warner Media Patents
US7181758B1 is the most popular patent in the Warner Media portfolio. It has received 1066 citations so far from companies like Searete, Techsearch and Netflix.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Warner Media:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US7181758B1 | 1066 |
US20060015580A1 | 454 |
US6545661B1 | 410 |
US6714975B1 | 347 |
US6564225B1 | 331 |
US7828657B2 | 330 |
US6351776B1 | 321 |
US20050132401A1 | 299 |
US20070033607A1 | 240 |
US6648760B1 | 231 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Warner Media patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Warner Media invention. They couldn’t because Warner Media had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 243 Warner Media patents in 2260 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Warner Media patent portfolio are Google, Samsung and Microsoft.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Warner Media –
Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Warner Media Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
29 | 71 | |
Samsung | 28 | 81 |
Microsoft | 26 | 57 |
IBM | 23 | 38 |
Rovi | 52 | 128 |
Citibank | 16 | 48 |
Veveo | 16 | 39 |
Amazon | 15 | 49 |
Sony | 29 | 83 |
LG | 13 | 26 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Warner Media Patents

Top Warner Media Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
US20060015580A1 | 33 |
US20070033607A1 | 25 |
US7930419B2 | 24 |
US20050132401A1 | 20 |
US9477666B2 | 19 |
US8683518B2 | 18 |
US8622795B2 | 17 |
US6545661B1 | 17 |
US7895625B1 | 16 |
US8887058B2 | 12 |
US8266659B2 | 11 |
US8196168B1 | 11 |
US20050149987A1 | 10 |
US20080275974A1 | 10 |
US20050268102A1 | 9 |