Wipro has a total of 2990 patents globally, out of which 1300 have been granted. Of these 2990 patents, more than 73% patents are active. United States of America is where Wipro has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by India and Europe. Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Wipro.
Wipro was founded in 1945 by M.H. Hasham Premji. Wipro specializes in IT and computer related technologies. The Group’s services encompass a number of areas, including software architecture, business intelligence systems, e-commerce, data warehousing, Internet access devices, network management, system administration, messaging systems, IT consulting and design. Wipro also has a presence in niche markets of consumer products. As of April 2022, Wipro has a market cap of $43.30 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Wipro which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Wipro patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Wipro patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Wipro have?
The Founder M.H. Hasham Premji has 0 patents and the CEO, Thierry Delaporte has 0 patents.
How many patents does Wipro have?
Wipro has a total of 2990 patents globally. These patents belong to 1473 unique patent families. Out of 2990 patents, 2202 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Wipro 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 | Wipro Applications Filed | Wipro Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 30 | 38 |
| 2012 | 38 | 30 |
| 2013 | 95 | 22 |
| 2014 | 197 | 15 |
| 2015 | 381 | 30 |
| 2016 | 541 | 52 |
| 2017 | 601 | 87 |
| 2018 | 375 | 157 |
| 2019 | 271 | 219 |
| 2020 | 177 | 264 |
| 2021 | 2 | 247 |
| 2022 | – | 44 |
How many Wipro patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Wipro File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Wipro Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1216 |
| India | 1111 |
| Europe | 337 |
| Germany | 138 |
| China | 101 |
| Singapore | 40 |
| Australia | 6 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Japan | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| France | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Wipro Patents Located?
10 Best Wipro Patents
US20060248504A1 is the most popular patent in the Wipro portfolio. It has received 193 citations so far from companies like IBM, Sap Ag and Hewlett-Packard.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Wipro:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20060248504A1 | 193 |
| US20070220479A1 | 152 |
| US20160019718A1 | 130 |
| US6569012B2 | 111 |
| US20160239770A1 | 105 |
| US7292990B2 | 105 |
| US6566961B2 | 102 |
| US7778866B2 | 82 |
| US20160224220A1 | 78 |
| US6984177B2 | 66 |
Which Companies are using Wipro 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 Wipro patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Bank Of America.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 107 |
| Microsoft | 25 |
| Bank Of America | 18 |
| Intel | 17 |
| Accenture | 17 |
| Samsung Electronics | 12 |
| Oracle International Corporation | 11 |
| Sap Se | 11 |
| Amazon Technologies Inc | 10 |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Co Na | 10 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Wipro Patents
Top Wipro Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9129289B2 | 31 |
| US8997088B2 | 22 |
| US8109819B2 | 20 |
| US7292990B2 | 17 |
| US8990942B2 | 14 |
| US20090192849A1 | 13 |
| US7778866B2 | 13 |
| US9002721B2 | 11 |
| US20070250378A1 | 10 |
| US6569012B2 | 9 |
| US8621434B2 | 9 |
| US20070220479A1 | 8 |
| US9935825B2 | 8 |
| US10067760B2 | 8 |
| US8347147B2 | 8 |
What Percentage of Wipro US Patent Applications were Granted?
Wipro (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1156 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 753 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 73.32%.
Below are the key stats of Wipro patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Wipro?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Kothandaraman Gopal | 776 | 74.23% |
| Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders Llp | 272 | 66.91% |
| Global Ip Services Pllc | 27 | 96.30% |
| Cantor Colburn Llp | 20 | 75.00% |
| Rabin & Berdo Pc | 9 | 100.00% |
| Stevens & Lee Pc | 9 | 100.00% |
| Wipro Limited Finnegan | 7 | 14.29% |
| Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner | 6 | 50.00% |
| Venable Llp | 6 | 100.00% |
| Ostrolenk Faber Llp | 5 | 100.00% |
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