Constellation Software has a total of 740 patents globally, out of which 295 have been granted. Of these 740 patents, more than 22% patents are active. The United States of America is where Constellation Software has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Canada is the origin country of Constellation Software.
Constellation Software was founded in 1995. Constellation Software is a software holding company. The Company acquires mission-critical, vertical market software companies, and helps them to grow. As of March 2023, the market cap of Constellation Software is $36.02 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Constellation Software which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Constellation Software patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Constellation Software patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Constellation Software have?
The founder Mark Leonard have 90 patents and CEO Mark Miller have 0 patents.
How many patents does Constellation Software have?
Constellation Software has a total of 740 patents globally. These patents belong to 323 unique patent families. Out of 740 patents, 165 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Constellation Software 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 | Constellation Software Applications Filed | Constellation Software Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 | 23 |
| 2017 | 20 | 25 |
| 2016 | 44 | 13 |
| 2015 | 23 | 13 |
| 2014 | 37 | 12 |
| 2013 | 41 | 15 |
| 2012 | 44 | 7 |
| 2011 | 21 | 7 |
How many Constellation Software patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Constellation Software File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Constellation Software Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 269 |
| Canada | 95 |
| Europe | 88 |
| Australia | 47 |
| United Kingdom | 42 |
| Germany | 24 |
| Italy | 17 |
| Japan | 10 |
| China | 10 |
| Austria | 9 |
| India | 7 |
| France | 4 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Constellation Software Patents Located?
10 Best Constellation Software Patents
US20070192128A1 is the most popular patent in the Constellation Software portfolio. It has received 293 citations so far from companies like Rockwell Automation Technologies, Carefusion 303 and Snapchat.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Constellation Software:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20070192128A1 | 293 |
| US7512221B2 | 184 |
| US7778851B2 | 158 |
| US6437812B1 | 155 |
| US7024370B2 | 145 |
| US6484176B1 | 135 |
| US20040203750A1 | 121 |
| US20120072283A1 | 118 |
| US20080027772A1 | 114 |
| USD479520S1 | 113 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Constellation Software patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Constellation Software invention. They couldn’t because Constellation Software had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 146 Constellation Software patents in 958 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Constellation Software patent portfolio are Google, IBM and Microsoft.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Constellation Software –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Constellation Software Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| 22 | 41 | |
| IBM | 19 | 54 |
| Microsoft | 12 | 25 |
| Oracle | 7 | 13 |
| Mastercard | 6 | 11 |
| Cerner Innovation | 5 | 11 |
| Chase Bank | 5 | 12 |
| Verizon Patent And Licensing | 5 | 13 |
| Bank Of America | 5 | 7 |
| Norcom | 4 | 13 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Constellation Software Patents
Top Constellation Software Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20120072283A1 | 18 |
| US20080027772A1 | 17 |
| US20070192128A1 | 12 |
| US20130219307A1 | 11 |
| US8600929B2 | 10 |
| US7024370B2 | 10 |
| US7512221B2 | 9 |
| US7778851B2 | 8 |
| US20120310899A1 | 8 |
| US7899683B2 | 7 |
| US20030055934A1 | 7 |
| US20150310485A1 | 7 |
| US7050555B2 | 6 |
| US10019767B2 | 6 |
| US8271314B2 | 6 |