Ofinno

Ofinno is a research and development lab based in Reston, Virginia. It develops and patents technologies for 5G wireless networking, next generation WiFi, integrated circuit, and video compression. It was founded by Esmael Hejazi Dinan[lower-alpha 1] in 2011.[2][3] [4]

Ofinno
TypePrivate
Industry
Founded2011
FounderEsmael Dinan
Headquarters
Virginia
,
United States
Key people
[1]
ServicesR&D
Websiteofinno.com

Ofinno have sold more than 500 patents to companies in the consumer electronics, automotive, and telecommunications industries including Honda, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Comcast—its biggest client. As of August 2021, Ofinno has 313 active patents in its portfolio. [5]

In November 2020, Samsung Electronics acquired 40 US patents and 31 US patent applications pertaining to wireless technologies from Ofinno.[6]

In May 2021, Honda bought 37 patents from Ofinno. The purchase comprised more than 100 assets pertaining to wireless technologies.[7][8]

In July 2021, Xiaomi bought 46 patents pertaining to wireless technologies from Ofinno.[7][9]

In 2022, Ofinno received the Stevie American Business Awards.[10]

As of October 2022, Ofinno is ranked as the first patent producer based on "Patent Quality Scores" of the seventy-four patents issued by the company during the first quarter of 2022 calculated and assigned by Patent Bots.[11]

Notes
  1. As of November 2022, Dinan is ranked 28th on the list of the 100 known most prolific inventors worldwide

References
  1. "The Team". Ofinno.
  2. "Home". Ofinno. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. "5 Mins With: Esmael Dinan, CEO of Ofinno". mobile-magazine.com. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  4. "Patent Database Search Results: apt/1 and in/(dinan AND (esmael$ OR esmail$)) AND Ofinno in US Patent Collection". patft.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  5. Diakun, Bridget (2021-08-06). "Ofinno still has a lot of high-quality patents to offer after sell-offs to major innovators". www.iam-media.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  6. Schindler, Jacob (18 November 2020). "Samsung taps outside patent lab while spending record amounts on its own R&D". www.iam-media.com.
  7. Schindler, Jacob (2021-07-26). "Ofinno's Honda and Xiaomi deals point to strong 5G patent secondary market". www.iam-media.com.
  8. "Ofinno and Honda Complete Large Patent Transaction". IPWatchDog. 2021-06-03.
  9. "USPTO Assignments on the Web". uspto.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  10. "Ofinno Named Most Innovative Company of the Year by 2022 Stevie American Business Awards". Journal of Engineering. NewsRX LLC. 2022-05-16. p. 2174. ISSN 1945-8711.
  11. "Company Patent Quality Scores". Patent Bots. Retrieved 2022-10-27.


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