Blackberry Limited Patent Portfolio Statistics

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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 Blackberry Limited look like?

Assignee Art Units
Total Applications: 12,938 1,541,160
Granted Patents: 10,460 927,356
Grant Index 85.94% 78.48%
Abandoned/Rejected Applications: 1,711 (14.06%) 254,358 (21.52%)
In-Process Applications: 759 359,446
Average Grant Time: 3.24 Years 2.96 Years
Average Office Actions: 2.33 1.75

Which Technology Area Blackberry Limited is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)

Art Unit Definition Total Applications
2617 Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory 797
2646 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details 306
2618 Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory 305
2649 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Equipment Details 268
2645 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Equipment Details 260

How many patents are Blackberry Limited filing every year?

Year Total Applications Predicted
2022 0* 886
2021 70* 738
2020 139 690
2019 218 218
2018 245
2017 280
2016 371
2015 383
2014 484
2013 1,037

*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 Blackberry Limited in USPTO?

Publication number: US20220110078A1
Application number: 17/644,149

Abstract:
In some examples, a source device categorizes a plurality of messages for transmission to a recipient device, the plurality of messages comprising vehicle-related information. Based on the categorizing, the source device identifies selected messages of the plurality of messages to be aggregated. The source device aggregates the selected messages into a single transmission from the source device to the recipient device.

Publication date: 2022-04-07
Applicant: Blackberry Limited
Inventors: Mccann Stephen


Publication number: US20220104116A1
Application number: 17/527,061

Abstract:
A method for selecting a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) at a user equipment (UE), comprising receiving, from a network entity, a list of PLMN identifiers, attempting to register the UE with a network using at least one PLMN identifier from the list of PLMN identifiers, and if the attempt to register with the network is successful, performing a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) registration to an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) associated to the PLMN identifier.

Publication date: 2022-03-31
Applicant: Blackberry Limited
Inventors: James Nicholas Russell


Publication number: US20220060443A1
Application number: 17/520,409

Abstract:
According to one aspect, a system and method of exchanging GRUUs (Globally Routed User Agent URI (Uniform Resource Identifier)) between a first telephony-enabled device and a second telephony enabled device using a circuit-switched message is provided. Once exchanged, the telephony enabled devices can exchange SIP (session initiated protocol) communications routed by the GRUUs. Any one of the telephony-enabled devices can add a media component to the SIP communications. According to another aspect, a system and method of generating GRUUs is provided. According to another aspect, a system and method of handing off communications to a packet switched network from a circuit switched network is provided.

Publication date: 2022-02-24
Applicant: Blackberry Limited
Inventors: Allen Andrew Michael


How are Blackberry Limited’s applications performing in USPTO?

Application Number Title Status Art Unit Examiner
17/644,149 Aggregating Messages Into A Single Transmission Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/527,061 Plmn Selection For Mission Critical Devices Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/520,409 Exchange And Use Of Globally Unique Device Identifiers For Circuit-Switched And Packet Switched Integration OPAP Central, Docket
17/519,076 Configuring Sidelink Communications Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/514,626 Discovering Network Information Available Via Wireless Networks Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket