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London, United Kingdom

British Broadcasting Corporation


USPTO Granted Patents = 139

% Expired Patents = 10.1



Trademarks = 36

Forward Citations = 3,567

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115 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Nicholas Dominic Wells (12 out of 16 patents)

silverMedal John O Drewery (12 out of 15 patents)

bronzeMedal Saverio Blasi (10 out of 10 patents)

4.  Marta Mrak (9 out of 9 patents)

5.  Richard Storey (8 out of 8 patents)

6.  Andre Seixas Dias (7 out of 7 patents)

7.  Graham A Thomas (7 out of 8 patents)

8.  Gosala Kulupana (6 out of 6 patents)

9.  Charles P Sandbank (6 out of 6 patents)

10.  John P Chambers (6 out of 6 patents)

11.  Martin Weston (5 out of 35 patents)

12.  Peter Neil Moss (5 out of 5 patents)

13.  Michael Burl (5 out of 23 patents)

14.  Christopher K Clarke (5 out of 7 patents)

15.  Ian Childs (4 out of 4 patents)


Core Competencies:
Bitstream Decoder
Video Processing
Audio-Video Content Control
HDR Signals
Compression Techniques
Content Delivery
Broadcast Network
Video Decoding
Image Processing
Diversity Reception
Subtitles Generation
3D Display

139 patents:

1. 12587676 - Combined intra-prediction mode for bitstream decoder (2026-03-24),
2. 12432354 - Video encoding and video decoding (2025-09-30),
3. 12368850 - Method of signaling in a video codec (2025-07-22),
4. 12309398 - Chroma intra prediction in video coding and decoding (2025-05-20),
5. 11778201 - Video encoding and video decoding (2023-10-03),
6. 11616950 - Bitstream decoder (2023-03-28),
7. 11589038 - Methods for video encoding and video decoding (2023-02-21),
8. 11317102 - Video encoding and decoding (2022-04-26),
9. 11134242 - Adaptive prediction of coefficients of a video block (2021-09-28),
10. 11032344 - Content delivery (2021-06-08),
11. 10972747 - Image or video encoding and decoding (2021-04-06),
12. 10893265 - Video encoding and decoding with selection of prediction units (2021-01-12),
13. 10848729 - Method and apparatus for conversion of HDR signals (2020-11-24),
14. 10701459 - Audio-video content control (2020-06-30),
15. 10594997 - Method and apparatus for conversion of dynamic range of video signals (2020-03-17),
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London. It is the world's oldest national broadcaster and one of the largest media organizations globally. The BBC provides television, radio, and online services, including news coverage, entertainment programs, documentaries, and educational content across various platforms.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 15 2026

British Broadcasting Corporation
139 Patents

#40 in London

#122 in United Kingdom

#5,802 in the World

London, GB
London, United Kingdom

British Broadcasting Corporation

Forward Citations = 3,567

115 inventors:

goldMedal Nicholas Dominic Wells (12 out of 16 patents)

silverMedal John O Drewery (12 out of 15 patents)

bronzeMedal Saverio Blasi (10 out of 10 patents)

4.  Marta Mrak (9 out of 9 patents)

5.  Richard Storey (8 out of 8 patents)

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