% Expired Patents = 33.3

Trademarks = 35

Forward Citations = 98

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6 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Kenneth Sweet (4 out of 25 patents)

Venkateswaran Ayalur (2 out of 16 patents)

Kelson Khai Dinh Tran (2 out of 2 patents)

4. Xuan Shu (1 out of 26 patents)

5. Chih-Yu Chow (1 out of 4 patents)

6. Alexandr Feldman (1 out of 1 patent)

6 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 8893304 - Method for registering a device (2014-11-18),

2. 8881306 - Architecture system for in-store reading (2014-11-04),

3. D653660 - Case for an electronic device (2012-02-07),

4. D649142 - Case for an electronic device (2011-11-22),

5. D621839 - Combination cover/stand for an electric device (2010-08-17),

6. D618244 - Accessory clip for an electronic device (2010-06-22),

Company Overview

Barnes and Noble, Inc. is a large retail bookseller and digital content provider based in the United States. The company operates over 600 bookstores across all 50 states, as well as an online store offering a wide range of books, e-books, magazines, toys, games, and multimedia products. Barnes and Noble also produces its own e-reader called the Nook, which competes with Amazon's Kindle.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

6 Patents

#1,027 in New York, NY

#2,695 in New York

#44,981 in US

New York, NY, United States of America

Barnes and Noble, Inc.

Forward Citations = 98

6 inventors:

Kenneth Sweet (4 out of 25 patents)

Venkateswaran Ayalur (2 out of 16 patents)

Kelson Khai Dinh Tran (2 out of 2 patents)

4. Xuan Shu (1 out of 26 patents)

5. Chih-Yu Chow (1 out of 4 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Barnes and Noble, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/barnes-and-noble

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]