January 30, 2024, Weekly Patents Insights

Welcome to the 30th of January 2024: A glimpse at what’s new in weekly patents insights on recent patent grants that have been issued across various industries.

New weekly (Jan 30, 2024) USPTO Patents data have been added.

Patent Volume was 7,865 for the week, including 6,934 Utility, 902 Design, and 29 Plant Patents.

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Trivia

The first question: How many inventors are there that have at least one patent in Utility, Design and Plant patent?  

The answer is 7.

Name	Design	Plant	Utility Patents
Reinhold Holtkamp, Sr	2	212	17
David S MacKenzie	11	32	11
James O Harris	5	25	1
Joel S Spira	261	7	111
Christine Beatrice Brown	1	1	1
Norwin G Heimos	1	1	2
Meyer Piet	2	1	7

Statistics

Top 10 Inventors:

1. Tao Luo, 37 patents – San Diego, CA (US)
2. Xiaoxia Zhang, 19 patents – San Diego, CA (US)
3. Jing Sun, 16 patents – San Diego, CA (US)
4. Peter Gaal, 14 patents – San Diego, CA (US)
5. Wooseok Nam, 12 patents – San Diego, CA (US)
6. Junyi Li, 12 patents – Fairless Hills, PA (US)
7. Sony Akkarakaran, 11 patents – Poway, CA (US)
8. Esmael Hejazi Dinan, 10 patents – McLean, VA (US)
9. Frederick E. Shelton, IV, 9 patents – Hillsboro, OH (US)
10. Juan Montojo, 9 patents – San Diego, CA (US)

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Top Global Statistics by 2024

Top 10 Companies:

Top 10 Attorneys:

1. Fish & Richardson P.C., 135 patents
2. Sughrue Mion, PLLC, 92 patents
3. FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, 84 patents
4. Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., 82 patents
5. Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C., 80 patents
6. KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR LLP, 78 patents
7. Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., 77 patents
8. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, 75 patents
9. Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP, 71 patents
10. Oliff PLC, 66 patents

News

We are thrilled to announce the integration of a new feature in our platform — now including Published Patent Applications, commonly referred to as PRE-GRANT Publications or PGPUBS. With this enhancement, our users can access valuable information from the latest patent applications, further expanding the scope and depth of our offerings. Updating – each Thursday.

We have been capturing Patent Applications since 2015, and that’s why.

Design Patent Grant Processing Times

Utility Patent Grant Processing Times

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