Verisign has a total of 1248 patents globally, out of which 593 have been granted. Of these 1248 patents, more than 47% patents are active. United States of America is where Verisign has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Verisign.
Verisign was founded in 1995 by D. James Bidzos. VeriSign operates as a provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure. The Company enables the security, stability, and resiliency of key internet infrastructure and services, as well as provides root zone maintainer services. VeriSign serves customers worldwide. As of May 2022, Verisign has a market cap of $17.97 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of Verisign which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Verisign patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Verisign patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Verisign have?
The Founder and CEO, D. James Bidzos have 0 patents.
How many patents does Verisign have?
Verisign has a total of 1248 patents globally. These patents belong to 380 unique patent families. Out of 1248 patents, 594 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Verisign 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 | Verisign Applications Filed | Verisign Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 141 | 8 |
| 2012 | 120 | 20 |
| 2013 | 67 | 32 |
| 2014 | 88 | 49 |
| 2015 | 72 | 70 |
| 2016 | 79 | 48 |
| 2017 | 75 | 59 |
| 2018 | 45 | 69 |
| 2019 | 8 | 54 |
| 2020 | 17 | 58 |
| 2021 | 8 | 32 |
| 2022 | – | 11 |
How many Verisign patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Verisign File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Verisign Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 420 |
| Europe | 241 |
| Australia | 75 |
| Japan | 56 |
| Germany | 54 |
| China | 51 |
| Korea (South) | 46 |
| India | 36 |
| Canada | 35 |
| Brazil | 17 |
| Israel | 17 |
| Singapore | 15 |
| Mexico | 9 |
| Norway | 7 |
| Russia | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 4 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Verisign Patents Located?
10 Best Verisign Patents
US7664831B2 is the most popular patent in the Verisign portfolio. It has received 188 citations so far from companies like The Go Daddy Group Inc, Amazon and Google.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Verisign:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7664831B2 | 188 |
| US8521908B2 | 176 |
| US8527658B2 | 165 |
| US8935744B2 | 86 |
| US6714209B2 | 69 |
| US8713676B2 | 67 |
| US7337910B2 | 67 |
| US7000028B1 | 61 |
| US8645700B2 | 56 |
| US8935785B2 | 52 |
Which Companies are using Verisign 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 Verisign patent portfolio are Barclays Bank Plc, IBM and Microsoft.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Barclays Bank Plc | 46 |
| IBM | 41 |
| Microsoft | 36 |
| Amazon Technologies Inc | 16 |
| Cisco Technology Inc | 16 |
| 14 | |
| Palo Alto Networks | 13 |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Co Na | 12 |
| At&T | 11 |
| Sap Se | 10 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Verisign Patents
Top Verisign Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9245114B2 | 45 |
| US20120308003A1 | 23 |
| US20030110234A1 | 18 |
| US20030097410A1 | 18 |
| US20120174196A1 | 18 |
| US8935785B2 | 17 |
| US20120096019A1 | 15 |
| US8862777B2 | 14 |
| US20160205106A1 | 14 |
| US8832836B2 | 13 |
| US7664831B2 | 12 |
| US9022280B2 | 11 |
| US10083291B2 | 11 |
| US20040260947A1 | 11 |
| US8719232B2 | 10 |
What Percentage of Verisign US Patent Applications were Granted?
Verisign (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 549 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 431 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 88.3%.
Below are the key stats of Verisign patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Verisign?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Mh2 Technology Law Group Llp | 212 | 90.09% |
| Baker Botts Llp | 62 | 100.00% |
| Artegis Law Group Llp | 61 | 88.52% |
| Munck Wilson Mandala Llp | 33 | 100.00% |
| Womble Bond Dickinson Us Llp | 30 | 85.19% |
| Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel Symantec | 16 | 100.00% |
| Wolf Greenfield & Sacks Pc | 12 | 83.33% |
| James A D White | 10 | 100.00% |
| Kenyon & Kenyon Llp | 9 | 88.89% |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp | 9 | 100.00% |
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