CME Group has a total of 1661 patents globally, out of which 708 have been granted. Of these 1661 patents, more than 51% patents are active. United States Of America is where CME Group has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of CME Group.
CME Group was founded in 2007. CME Group operates a derivatives exchange that trades futures contracts and options on futures, interest rates, stock indexes, foreign exchange, and commodities. The Company brings together buyers and sellers of derivatives products on its trading floors, electronic trading platform, and through privately negotiated transactions that it clears. CME Group operates worldwide. As of March 2022 CME Group has a market cap of $87.90 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of CME Group which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find CME Group patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over CME Group patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of CME Group have?
The CEO, Terrence A. Duffy has 0 patents.
How many patents does CME Group have?
CME Group has a total of 1661 patents globally. These patents belong to 450 unique patent families. Out of 1661 patents, 851 patents are active.
How Many Patents did CME Group 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 | CME Group Applications Filed | CME Group Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 97 | 49 |
| 2012 | 114 | 87 |
| 2013 | 112 | 86 |
| 2014 | 103 | 73 |
| 2015 | 59 | 10 |
| 2016 | 63 | 20 |
| 2017 | 74 | 20 |
| 2018 | 67 | 29 |
| 2019 | 74 | 53 |
| 2020 | 66 | 76 |
| 2021 | 56 | 68 |
| 2022 | – | 16 |
How many CME Group patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did CME Group File in Different Countries?
Countries in which CME Group Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 946 |
| Europe | 167 |
| Australia | 88 |
| Canada | 79 |
| Japan | 45 |
| United Kingdom | 29 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 29 |
| Singapore | 25 |
| Germany | 21 |
| South Africa | 11 |
| China | 4 |
| India | 3 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of CME Group Patents Located?
10 Best CME Group Patents
US6343278B1 is the most popular patent in the CME Group portfolio. It has received 473 citations so far from companies like Eprivacy Group and Market Axess.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of CME Group:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6343278B1 | 473 |
| US7039610B2 | 267 |
| US20050096999A1 | 179 |
| US20050119962A1 | 168 |
| US20020099641A1 | 168 |
| US20050203826A1 | 150 |
| US20020107781A1 | 130 |
| US20140006243A1 | 124 |
| US7831491B2 | 123 |
| US7003488B2 | 122 |
Which Companies are using CME Group 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 CME Group patent portfolio are IBM, Trading Technologies International and Bank Of America.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 23 |
| Trading Technologies International | 18 |
| Bank Of America | 12 |
| Chase Bank | 10 |
| Paypal | 10 |
| Cfph | 8 |
| Bgc Partners | 8 |
| Advanced New Technologies | 8 |
| Nasdaq | 13 |
| Sap | 6 |
| Refinitiv | 6 |
| Rosenthal Collins | 6 |
| Bank Of New York Mellon | 6 |
| Nyse Group | 5 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on CME Group Patents
Top CME Group Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10417217B2 | 27 |
| US10404469B2 | 12 |
| US10839379B2 | 11 |
| US8176127B2 | 8 |
| US10580100B2 | 7 |
| US20080071664A1 | 7 |
| US20020099641A1 | 6 |
| US7693774B2 | 6 |
| US8566218B2 | 6 |
| US7613649B2 | 6 |
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