Orange has a total of 6577 patents globally, out of which 638 have been granted. Of these 6577 patents, more than 48% patents are active. France is where Orange has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and United States of America. Parallelly, France seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Orange.
Orange was founded in 1998. Orange SA provides telecommunications services to residential, professional, and large business customers. The Company offers public fixed-line telephone, leased lines and data transmission, mobile telecommunications, cable television, Internet and wireless applications, and broadcasting services, as well as telecommunications equipment sales and rentals. As of October 2022, Orange has a market cap of $ 23.864 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Orange which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Orange patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Orange patent portfolio.
How Many Patents did Orange 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 | Orange Applications Filed | Orange Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 250 | 3 |
| 2012 | 245 | 7 |
| 2013 | 291 | 18 |
| 2014 | 385 | 9 |
| 2015 | 406 | 14 |
| 2016 | 356 | 36 |
| 2017 | 414 | 17 |
| 2018 | 475 | 21 |
| 2019 | 486 | 28 |
| 2020 | 375 | 33 |
| 2021 | 208 | 40 |
| 2022 | 13 | 29 |
How many Orange patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Orange File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Orange Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| France | 1445 |
| Europe | 1180 |
| United States Of America | 1002 |
| China | 298 |
| Spain | 231 |
| Germany | 183 |
| Japan | 155 |
| Korea (South) | 100 |
| Austria | 72 |
| India | 63 |
| United Kingdom | 41 |
| Poland | 31 |
| Australia | 30 |
| Brazil | 28 |
| Canada | 25 |
| Russia | 13 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Mexico | 8 |
| Taiwan | 6 |
| Israel | 5 |
| Argentina | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Jordan | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Orange Patents Located?
10 Best Orange Patents
US20050057225A1 is the most popular patent in the Orange portfolio. It has received 631 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Cilag Gmbh International, Solarfocus Technology.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Orange:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20050057225A1 | 631 |
| US20120136936A1 | 427 |
| US6564264B1 | 380 |
| US20090042588A1 | 306 |
| US20090158170A1 | 245 |
| US20070060185A1 | 242 |
| US6812954B1 | 228 |
| US20150095514A1 | 204 |
| US20070153091A1 | 200 |
| US20030052964A1 | 193 |
Which Companies are using Orange 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 Orange patent portfolio are Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics and IBM.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Qualcomm | 26 |
| Samsung Electronics | 22 |
| IBM | 19 |
| LG Electronics | 16 |
| Ericsson | 15 |
| Microsoft Technology | 13 |
| Huawei | 11 |
| 10 | |
| Lyft | 9 |
| Sony Corporation | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Orange Patents
Top Orange Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20020101346A1 | 10 |
| US20020129869A1 | 4 |
| US20030052964A1 | 2 |
| US20030063672A1 | 1 |
| US20030115902A1 | 2 |
| US20030125028A1 | 5 |
| US20030158726A1 | 2 |
| US20040098255A1 | 1 |
| US20040112224A1 | 5 |
| US20040218560A1 | 1 |
| US20040223647A1 | 3 |
| US20040226313A1 | 4 |
| US20050002527A1 | 1 |
| US20050041751A1 | 5 |
| US20050044265A1 | 1 |