This is three less than the week before. Patents included an identity mapping between commerce customers and social media users.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending June 27 belonged to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. who filed in September 30, 2014.
The number of approved patents in the U.S. grew steadily from roughly 225,000 in 2009 to more than 285,000 in 2019. The number of patents approved suffered a slight downturn in 2020.
Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog said the system underneath patents have become unwieldy, specifically for medical innovations.
Patents granted in Bentonville in the week ending June 27
Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 09/30/2014 | 06/22/2021 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 01/30/2018 | 06/22/2021 |
Walmart Apollo, LLC | 09/13/2019 | 06/22/2021 |