Dynatrace has a total of 217 patents globally, out of which 128 have been granted. Of these 217 patents, more than 64% patents are active. United States of America is where Dynatrace has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Dynatrace.
Dynatrace was founded in the year 2005 by Bernd Greifeneder and Sok-Kheng Taing. The company operates as a software development company. The Company offers a cloud infrastructure software solutions and performance management for the information technology departments and digital business owners of medium and large businesses. Dynatrace serves customers worldwide. As of December 2022, the market cap of Dynatrace is $10.81 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Dynatrace which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Dynatrace patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Dynatrace patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Dynatrace have?
The founder Bernd Greifeneder have 31 patents, Sok-Kheng Taing has 0 patent and CEO Rick M. McConnell have 0 patent.
How many patents does Dynatrace have?
Dynatrace has a total of 217 patents globally. These patents belong to 108 unique patent families. Out of 217 patents, 141 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Dynatrace 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 | Dynatrace Applications Filed | Dynatrace Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019 | 15 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 19 | 14 |
| 2011 | 18 | 6 |
How many Dynatrace patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Dynatrace File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Dynatrace Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 112 |
| Europe | 33 |
| Germany | 13 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Africa | 4 |
| Japan | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Africa | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Israel | 2 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Albania | 1 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Montenegro | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| China | 1 |
Where are the Research Centres of Dynatrace Patents Located?
10 Best Dynatrace Patents
US6741967B1 is the most popular patent in the Dynatrace portfolio. It has received 207 citations so far from companies like International Business Machines, Performance Networks, and Microsoft.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Dynatrace:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6741967B1 | 207 |
| US20030104827A1 | 193 |
| US8185619B1 | 189 |
| US6584501B1 | 185 |
| US7752301B1 | 167 |
| US6757543B2 | 166 |
| US6446028B1 | 162 |
| US6859784B1 | 126 |
| US6625647B1 | 114 |
| US8533687B1 | 107 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Dynatrace patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Dynatrace invention. They couldn’t because Dynatrace had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 68 Dynatrace patents in 601 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Dynatrace patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft, and Ca Inc.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Dynatrace –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Dynatrace Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 24 | 50 |
| Microsoft | 15 | 31 |
| Ca Inc | 14 | 37 |
| Cisco | 14 | 33 |
| Sap Se | 7 | 13 |
| Oracle | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 | |
| Bank Of New York | 4 | 7 |
| Splunk | 4 | 10 |
| Amazon | 4 | 9 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Dynatrace Patents
Top Dynatrace Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7765295B2 | 18 |
| US9274919B2 | 14 |
| US8464225B2 | 12 |
| US8239527B2 | 12 |
| US10083073B2 | 11 |
| US6757543B2 | 9 |
| US20080139195A1 | 8 |
| US9571591B2 | 8 |
| US6859784B1 | 8 |
| US7752301B1 | 8 |
| US8327335B2 | 7 |
| US6922417B2 | 7 |
| US8234631B2 | 6 |
| US9071989B2 | 6 |
| US7382371B1 | 6 |
What Percentage of Dynatrace US Patent Applications were Granted?
Dynatrace (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 91 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 76 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 95.0%.
Below are the key stats of Dynatrace patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Dynatrace?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Harness Dickey Troy | 57 | 95.65% |
| Fenwick & West Llp | 21 | 100.00% |
| Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp | 3 | 33.33% |
| Brake Hughes Bellermann Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
| Blueshift Ip Llc | 1 | 100.00% |
| Brooks Kushman | 1 | 100.00% |
| Browdy And Neimark Pllc | 1 | 100.00% |
| Fish & Richardson | 1 | 100.00% |
| Glenn Patent Group | 1 | 100.00% |
| James E Mrose | 1 | 100.00% |