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Patent office approves 4 patents for Santa Monica innovators in week ending Aug. 22

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There were four patents granted in Santa Monica in the week ending Aug. 22, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is 10 less than the week before. Patents included an individualized game data augmented displays.

The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 22 belonged to Activision Publishing, Inc. who filed in Sept. 11, 2018.

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 Aug. 22

Applicant NameFiling DateGranted Date
Activision Publishing, Inc.09/11/201808/17/2021
Snap, Inc.09/04/201908/17/2021
Snap, Inc.10/31/201808/17/2021
Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC12/14/201808/17/2021

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