In 2022, Meta Platforms was granted a total of 995 patents in the United States by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, down from 1,196 in the previous year. Towards the end of 2021, Facebook Inc. renamed and rebranded as Meta Platforms, in a strategic step towards the metaverse.
Number of patents in the United States granted to Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) from 2013 to 2022
This report usually combines the number of patents granted to subsidiary companies with the number of patents granted to their parent company, however this is the only case in the annual reports published from 2013 onwards. As a result, some additional patents may have been registered to subsidiary companies which are not included in the report. The source notes that it "makes reasonable efforts to avoid errors, but cannot guarantee accuracy" of the published figures.
As of 2021, Facebook Inc. rebranded as Meta Platforms Inc.
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Intellectual Property Owners Association. (January 6, 2023). Number of patents in the United States granted to Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/897785/facebook-patents-usa-registered/
Intellectual Property Owners Association. "Number of patents in the United States granted to Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) from 2013 to 2022." Chart. January 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/897785/facebook-patents-usa-registered/
Intellectual Property Owners Association. (2023). Number of patents in the United States granted to Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/897785/facebook-patents-usa-registered/
Intellectual Property Owners Association. "Number of Patents in The United States Granted to Meta Platforms Inc. (Formerly Facebook Inc.) from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/897785/facebook-patents-usa-registered/
Intellectual Property Owners Association, Number of patents in the United States granted to Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) from 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/897785/facebook-patents-usa-registered/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of patents in the United States granted to Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Intellectual Property Owners Association, January 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/897785/facebook-patents-usa-registered/
