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Patent office approves 5 patents for Santa Monica innovators in week ending June 27

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There were five patents granted in Santa Monica in the week ending June 27, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is eight less than the week before. Patents included a methods and systems for improved content generation in multiplayer gaming environments.

The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending June 27 belonged to Activision Publishing, Inc. who filed in September 27, 2017.

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 Santa Monica in the week ending June 27

Applicant NameFiling DateGranted Date
Activision Publishing, Inc.09/27/201706/22/2021
Snap, Inc.12/03/201906/22/2021
Snap, Inc.01/02/202006/22/2021
Snap, Inc.12/04/201906/22/2021
Snap, Inc.10/24/201906/22/2021

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