Sony Corporation Patent Portfolio Statistics
Profile Summary
This article summarizes the perfomance of the assignee in the recent years. The overall statistics for this portfolio help to analyze the areas where the assignee is performing well. The filing trend, perfomance across the tech centers and the perfomance of the recent applications has been mentioned below. All the stats are calculated based on the perfomance in USPTO.
How does the overall patent portfolio of Sony Corporation look like?
| Assignee | Art Units | |
| Total Applications: | 52,923 | 2,047,824 |
| Granted Patents: | 41,202 | 1,340,733 |
| Grant Index | 82.46% ↑ | 80.11% |
| Abandoned/Rejected Applications: | 8,764 (17.54%) | 332,916 (19.89%) |
| In-Process Applications: | 2,922 | 374,175 |
| Average Grant Time: | 3.28 Years ↑ | 2.68 Years |
| Average Office Actions: | 2.12 ↑ | 1.51 |
Which Technology Area Sony Corporation is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)
| Art Unit | Definition | Total Applications |
| 2622 | Selective Visual Display Systems | 1,189 |
| 2627 | Selective Visual Display Systems | 961 |
| 2624 | Selective Visual Display Systems | 745 |
| Opap | Parked GAU | 738 |
| 2621 | Selective Visual Display Systems | 717 |
How many patents are Sony Corporation filing every year?
| Year | Total Applications | Predicted |
| 2022 | 3* | 2345 |
| 2021 | 827* | 2242 |
| 2020 | 1,815 | 2199 |
| 2019 | 1,801 | 1801 |
| 2018 | 1,947 | – |
| 2017 | 1,774 | – |
| 2016 | 1,771 | – |
| 2015 | 1,745 | – |
| 2014 | 2,666 | – |
| 2013 | 2,313 | – |
*The drop in the number of applications filed in last two years compared to previous years is because applications can take up to 18 months to get published
Recently filed patent applications of Sony Corporation in USPTO?
Application number: 17/438,358
Abstract:
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Publication date: –
Applicant: Sony Corporation
Inventors: Nakagawa Toru
Publication number: None
Application number: 17/601,985
Abstract:
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Publication date: –
Applicant: Sony Corporation
Inventors: Ryuichi Suzuki
Publication number: None
Application number: 17/604,998
Abstract:
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Publication date: –
Applicant: Sony Corporation
Inventors: Daisuke Kikuchi
How are Sony Corporation’s applications performing in USPTO?
| Application Number | Title | Status | Art Unit | Examiner |
| 17/438,358 | Acoustic Processing Apparatus, Acoustic Processing Method, And Acoustic Processing Program | Sent to Classification contractor | – | – |
| 17/601,985 | Information Processing Device, Information Processing Method, And Program | Sent to Classification contractor | – | – |
| 17/604,998 | Medical Image Processing Apparatus, Method Of Driving Medical Image Processing Apparatus, Medical Imaging System, And Medical Signal Acquisition System | Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination | OPAP | Central, Docket |
| 17/434,696 | Signal Processing Device, Method, And Program | Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination | OPAP | Central, Docket |
| 17/277,007 | Semiconductor Device, Solid-State Imaging Device, And Method Of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device | Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination | OPAP | Central, Docket |
