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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    4,427
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    476
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 2.0%
About

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC has a total of 4,427 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 2.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1997. It filed its patents most often in United States, China and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets computer technology, audio-visual technology and digital networks are ELEFTHERIOU EVANGELOS S, WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC and TEAC AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES IN.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Benisty Shay 132
#2 Navon Ariel 83
#3 Codilian Raffi 82
#4 Sharon Eran 80
#5 Ryan Robert P 76
#6 Hahn Judah Gamliel 71
#7 Mullendore Rodney N 67
#8 Tomlin Andrew J 67
#9 Bazarsky Alexander 67
#10 Jones Justin 61

Latest patents

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