Thomson Reuters has a total of 1675 patents globally, out of which 685 have been granted. Of these 1675 patents, more than 39% patents are active. United States of America is where Thomson Reuters has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and Europe, it has generated an annual revenue of $6.25 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre.
Thomson Reuters was founded in the year 2008. The purchase of the British business Reuters Group by Thomson Corporation in April 2008 resulted in the formation of Thomson Reuters. Company is a worldwide media corporation based in Canada and the United States. As of February 2022, Thomson Reuters has a market cap of $47.82 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Thomson Reuters which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Thomson Reuters’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Thomson Reuters’ patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Thomson Reuters have?
How many patents does Thomson Reuters have?
Thomson Reuters has a total of 1675 patents globally. These patents belong to 1097 unique patent families. Out of 1675 patents, 659 patents are active.
How many Thomson Reuters patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Thomson Reuters File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Thomson Reuters Applications Filed | Thomson Reuters Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 78 | 29 |
| 2012 | 70 | 39 |
| 2013 | 72 | 32 |
| 2014 | 68 | 34 |
| 2015 | 44 | 22 |
| 2016 | 59 | 57 |
| 2017 | 77 | 57 |
| 2018 | 65 | 55 |
| 2019 | 62 | 38 |
| 2020 | 21 | 31 |
| 2021 | 12 | 24 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
How Many Patents did Thomson Reuters File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Thomson Reuters Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 472 |
| Australia | 208 |
| Europe | 169 |
| Canada | 131 |
| United Kingdom | 73 |
| Japan | 60 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 42 |
| Germany | 41 |
| New Zealand | 36 |
| China | 33 |
| Singapore | 27 |
| India | 26 |
| Argentina | 23 |
| Spain | 18 |
| Brazil | 16 |
| Austria | 12 |
| Korea (South) | 8 |
| Luxembourg | 7 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| Taiwan | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Italy | 3 |
| Russia | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Thomson Reuters Patents Located?
10 Best Thomson Reuters Patents
US5339392A is the most popular patent in the Thomson Reuters portfolio. It has received 1153 citations so far from companies like World Trade Centers Association, Taligent, and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Thomson Reuters:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US5339392A | 1153 |
| US5727165A | 1030 |
| US5802518A | 804 |
| US5864871A | 772 |
| US5557798A | 664 |
| US5537586A | 487 |
| US4750135A | 485 |
| US5497317A | 481 |
| US4917090A | 431 |
| US5819271A | 417 |
Which Companies are using Thomson Reuters Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Thomson Reuters patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 127 |
| Microsoft | 118 |
| Salesforce | 63 |
| Bank Of America | 56 |
| 38 | |
| BNY Mellon | 27 |
| Intuit | 27 |
| Rockwell Automation Technologies | 26 |
| SAP | 21 |
| Nuance Communications | 20 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Thomson Reuters Patents
Top Thomson Reuters Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20120150888A1 | 29 |
| US9779386B2 | 20 |
| US5339392A | 17 |
| US20090228476A1 | 15 |
| US7809695B2 | 14 |
| US5987432A | 13 |
| US7085755B2 | 12 |
| US20030149653A1 | 11 |
| US6098034A | 10 |
| US20120036125A1 | 10 |
| US20120278336A1 | 10 |
| US7941431B2 | 9 |
| US9436665B2 | 9 |
| US9704129B2 | 9 |
| US7003719B1 | 9 |
Thomson Reuters is a global media and information company that specialises in delivering important data from the financial, legal, risk, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media industries.
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What Technologies are Covered by Thomson Reuters?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Thomson Reuters in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Thomson Reuters thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
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