Shopify has a total of 444 patents globally, out of which 160 have been granted. Of these 444 patents, more than 97% patents are active. The USA is where Shopify has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and European Countries, it has generated an annual revenue of $4.6 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Shopify.
Shopify was founded in the year 2006 by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand and Scott Lake. The corporation is an international e-commerce corporation based in Ottawa, Ontario. As of May 2022, Shopify has a market cap of $44.09 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Shopify which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Shopify patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Shopify patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Shopify have?
The founder and CEO, Tobias Lütke, has 0 patents. The co-founders, Daniel Weinand and Scott Lake, have 0 patents.
How many patents does Shopify have?
Shopify has a total of 444 patents globally. These patents belong to 186 unique patent families. Out of 444 patents, 431 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Shopify 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 | Shopify Applications Filed | Shopify Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 34 | 14 |
| 2019 | 81 | 18 |
| 2020 | 142 | 18 |
| 2021 | 118 | 40 |
| 2022 | 1 | 22 |
How many Shopify patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Shopify File in Different Countries?
Where are Research Centres of Shopify Patents Located?
10 Best Shopify Patents
US7580699B1 is the most popular patent in the Shopify portfolio. It has received 142 citations so far from companies like Toshiba, Xerox, and Yahoo!
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Shopify:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7580699B1 | 142 |
| US7327731B1 | 38 |
| US8412514B1 | 33 |
| US7575163B2 | 31 |
| US7707594B1 | 22 |
| US6892939B2 | 20 |
| US8656420B2 | 18 |
| US7917356B2 | 18 |
| US7543735B2 | 18 |
| US9742690B2 | 16 |
Which Companies are using Shopify 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 Shopify patent portfolio are IBM, Walmart Apollo, and Huawei.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 13 |
| Walmart Apollo | 6 |
| Huawei | 5 |
| Microsoft | 4 |
| AT&T | 4 |
| Paypal | 4 |
| Toshiba | 3 |
| Amazon | 3 |
| Ribbon Communications | 3 |
| Sony Corporation | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Shopify Patents
Top Shopify Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9594649B2 | 18 |
| US9053750B2 | 15 |
| US7580699B1 | 11 |
| US8254881B2 | 7 |
| US9742690B2 | 6 |
| US9834380B2 | 5 |
| US7575163B2 | 4 |
| US8626200B2 | 3 |
| US8719010B2 | 3 |
| US8566653B2 | 3 |
| US7707594B1 | 3 |
| US7543735B2 | 2 |
| US20200279265A1 | 2 |
| US8281326B2 | 2 |
| US9613636B2 | 1 |
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