:Ofinno

{{Short description|R&D lab in Virginia}}

{{Undisclosed paid|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox company

| type = Private

| industry = {{hlist|Telecommunications|Electronics|Automotive}}

| hq_location_city = Virginia

| hq_location_country = United States

| logo = Ofinno,_Research_and_Development_Lab,_Logo.webp

| logo_caption = Logo of Ofinno

| logo_upright = 1

| logo_alt = Logo of Ofinno

| founded = 2011

| founder = Esmael Dinan

| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Kavon Nasabzadeh (Chief Executive Officer)}}{{Cite web |url=https://ofinno.com/the-team/ |title=The Team |publisher=Ofinno}}{{Unbulleted list|Esmael Dinan (Founder & CTO)}}{{Cite web |url=https://ofinno.com/the-team/ |title=The Team |publisher=Ofinno}}

| website = [https://www.ofinno.com/ ofinno.com]

| services = R&D

}}

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{{efn|As of November 2022, Dinan is ranked 28th on the list of the 100 known most prolific inventors worldwide}} in 2011.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://ofinno.com/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Ofinno |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-16 |title=5 Mins With: Esmael Dinan, CEO of Ofinno |url=https://mobile-magazine.com/technology-and-ai/5-mins-esmael-dinan-ceo-ofinno |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=mobile-magazine.com |language=en}}

{{Cite web |title=Patent Database Search Results: apt/1 and in/(dinan AND (esmael$ OR esmail$)) AND Ofinno in US Patent Collection |url=https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm&r=0&f=S&l=50&d=PTXT&RS=(APT/1+AND+IN/(dinan+AND+(esmael$+OR+esmail$)))&Refine=Refine+Search&Query=apt/1+and+in/(dinan+AND+(esmael$+OR+esmail$))+AND+Ofinno |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=patft.uspto.gov}}

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. {{Cite web |title=Ofinno still has a lot of high-quality patents to offer after sell-offs to major innovators |url=https://www.iam-media.com/transactions/ofinno-still-has-lot-of-high-quality-patents-offer-after-sell-offs-major-innovators |url-access=subscription |last=Diakun |first=Bridget |date=2021-08-06 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=www.iam-media.com |language=en}}

In November 2020, Samsung Electronics acquired 40 US patents and 31 US patent applications pertaining to wireless technologies from Ofinno.{{Cite news |url=https://www.iam-media.com/frandseps/samsung-taps-outside-patent-lab-while-spending-record-amounts-its-own-rd |title=Samsung taps outside patent lab while spending record amounts on its own R&D |url-access=subscription |last=Schindler |first=Jacob |date=18 November 2020 |website=www.iam-media.com}}

In May 2021, Honda bought 37 patents from Ofinno. The purchase comprised more than 100 assets pertaining to wireless technologies.{{Cite news |last=Schindler |first=Jacob |title=Ofinno's Honda and Xiaomi deals point to strong 5G patent secondary market |url=https://www.iam-media.com/article/rd-labs-deals-honda-and-xiaomi-point-strong-secondary-market-5g-patents |url-access=subscription |date=2021-07-26 |website=www.iam-media.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ipwatchdog.com/press/ofinno-honda-complete-large-patent-transaction/ |title=Ofinno and Honda Complete Large Patent Transaction |date=2021-06-03 |publisher=IPWatchDog}}

In July 2021, Xiaomi bought 46 patents pertaining to wireless technologies from Ofinno.{{Cite web |url=https://legacy-assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat&qt=rf&reel=056808&frame=0609&pat=&pub=&intn=&asnr=&asnri=&asne=&asnei=&asns= |title=USPTO Assignments on the Web |website=uspto.gov |access-date=2022-10-27}}

In 2022, Ofinno received the Stevie American Business Awards.{{cite news |author= |date=2022-05-16 |title=Ofinno Named Most Innovative Company of the Year by 2022 Stevie American Business Awards |page=2174 |work=Journal of Engineering |issn=1945-8711 |publisher=NewsRX LLC}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.patentbots.com/patentverse/company/quality-scores |title=Company Patent Quality Scores |access-date=2022-10-27 |publisher=Patent Bots}}

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