The patent application was filed by Snap, Inc. for a system and method for generating and displaying avatars. It was filed on Jan. 9, 2017 before being approved on Dec. 7, 2021.
Though patents are required for inventions and products, the granting of a patent is not a guarantee for success. Dennis Crouch, co-director of the Center for Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship, said roughly 50 percent of patents expire prematurely due to costs.
There were 35 patents granted for Santa Monica inventors in December.
Longest patent application periods in Santa Monica for December
| Applicant Name | Days to be Granted |
|---|---|
| Snap, Inc. | 1,793 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,631 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,355 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,240 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,173 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,161 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,096 |
| Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC | 1,082 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,062 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,049 |
| Snap, Inc. | 1,033 |
| Snap, Inc. | 915 |
| Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC | 912 |
| Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC | 899 |
| Versicolor Technologies, LLC | 851 |
| Snap, Inc. | 770 |
| Snap, Inc. | 763 |
| Activision Publishing, Inc. | 750 |
| Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC | 742 |
| Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC | 741 |
| Snap, Inc. | 727 |
| Snap, Inc. | 685 |
| Snap, Inc. | 651 |
| TrueCar, Inc. | 648 |
| Snap, Inc. | 587 |
| Snap, Inc. | 586 |
| Activision Publishing, Inc. | 575 |
| Hulu, LLC | 565 |
| Hulu, LLC | 558 |
| Snap, Inc. | 518 |
| Snap, Inc. | 453 |
| Truerelief, LLC | 445 |
| Truerelief, LLC | 445 |
| Snap, Inc. | 435 |
| Snap, Inc. | 280 |
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