DomainTools has a total of 34 patents globally, out of which 21 have been granted. Of these 34 patents, more than 88% patents are active. The United States of America is where DomainTools has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of DomainTools.
DomainTools was founded in the year 2002 by Jay Westerdal. Company is headquartered in the United States. The line of business of the company includes computer related services and consulting.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of DomainTools which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find DomainTools patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over DomainTools patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of DomainTools have?
The founder Jay Westerdal has 3 patents and CEO Tim Chen has 0 patents.
How many patents does DomainTools have?
DomainTools has a total of 34 patents globally. These patents belong to 11 unique patent families. Out of 34 patents, 30 patents are active.
How Many Patents did DomainTools 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 | DomainTools Applications Filed | DomainTools Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | – |
| 2012 | – | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | – |
How many DomainTools patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did DomainTools File in Different Countries?
Countries in which DomainTools Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 13 |
| China | 4 |
| Europe | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Macao | 1 |
Where are the Research Centres of DomainTools Patents Located?
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to DomainTools patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to DomainTools invention. They couldn’t because DomainTools had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 6 DomainTools patents in 26 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the DomainTools patent portfolio are Siemens, Knowbe4 and Blackberry.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing DomainTools –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing DomainTools Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Siemens | 2 | 3 |
| Knowbe4 | 2 | 3 |
| Blackberry | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Stanley Services | 2 | 1 |
| Illumio | 1 | 2 |
| Network Box Corporation | 1 | 1 |
| Thomson | 1 | 4 |
| Cisco | 1 | 1 |
| Verisign | 1 | 2 |
| Barracuda | 1 | 4 |
What Percentage of DomainTools US Patent Applications were Granted?
DomainTools (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 4 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100%.
Below are the key stats of DomainTools patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for DomainTools?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Lowe Graham Jones Pllc | 4 | 100.00% |
List of DomainTools Patents –
| Publication Number | Title |
| US11438309B2 | Preventing A Network Protocol Over An Encrypted Channel, And Applications Thereof |
| US10594658B1 | Preventing A Network Protocol Over An Encrypted Channel, And Applications Thereof |
| US10200405B2 | Tokenization Of Domain Names For Domain Name Impersonation Detection Using Matching |
| US10178121B2 | Domain Reputation Evaluation Process And Method |
| US9882933B1 | Tokenization Of Domain Names For Domain Name Impersonation Detection Using Matching |
| US9762542B2 | Parallel Detection Of Updates To A Domain Name System Record System Using A Common Filter |
| US9762612B1 | System And Method For Near Real Time Detection Of Domain Name Impersonation |
| US9591030B1 | Lock-Free Updates To A Domain Name Blacklist |
| US9264440B1 | Parallel Detection Of Updates To A Domain Name System Record System Using A Common Filter |
| US9264399B1 | Lock-Free Updates To A Domain Name Blacklist |
| US7797410B2 | Reverse Ip Method And System |
| US20220147815A1 | Multi-Level Ensemble Classifers For Cybersecurity Machine Learning Applications |
| US20220150275A1 | Enhanced Neutral Domain Data Selection For Cybersecurity Machine Learning Applications |
| EP3338436B1 | Lock-Free Updates To A Domain Name Blacklist |
| EP3332533B1 | Parallel Detection Of Updates To A Domain Name System Record System Using A Common Filter |
| EP4022876A1 | Preventing A Network Protocol Over An Encrypted Channel, And Applications Thereof |
| EP3635938A4 | System, Method And Domain Name Tokenization For Domain Name Impersonation Detection |
| CN108616544B | Methods, Systems And Media For Detecting Updates To The Domain Name System Record System |
| CN110785979B | System, Method And Domain Name Tokenization For Domain Name Counterfeiting Detection |
| CN106453229B | Methods, Systems, And Media For Detecting Updates To The Domain Name System Record System |
| CN106470208B | Lock-Free Updates To Domain Blacklists |
| WO2022103627A1 | Enhanced Neutral Domain Data Selection For Cybersecurity Machine Learning Applications |
| WO2022098612A1 | Multi-Level Ensemble Classifers For Cybersecurity Machine Learning Applications |
| WO2021041120A1 | Preventing A Network Protocol Over An Encrypted Channel, And Applications Thereof |
| WO2018213574A1 | System, Method And Domain Name Tokenization For Domain Name Impersonation Detection |
| WO2017030739A1 | Lock-Free Updates To A Domain Name Blacklist |
| WO2017023580A1 | Parallel Detection Of Updates To A Domain Name System Record System Using A Common Filter |
| DE602016048271T2 | Lock-Free Updates To A Blacklist Of Domain Names |
| DE602016040121T2 | Parallel Detection Of Updates To A Recording System Of A Domain Name System Using A Common Filter |
| DE602016014530T2 | Domain Reputation Assessment Process And Procedures |
| HK40015835A1 | System, Method And Domain Name Tokenization For Domain Name Impersonation Detection |
| HK40025346A | System, Method And Domain Name Tokenization For Domain Name Impersonation Detection |
| HK1248033A1 | Domain Reputation Evaluation Process And Method |
| MOJ003320C | Methods, Systems, And Media For Detecting Updates To The Domain Name System Record System. |