Pearson has a total of 728 patents globally, out of which 383 have been granted. Of these 728 patents, more than 58% patents are active. United States of America is where Pearson has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and United Kingdom is the origin country of Pearson.
Pearson was founded in the year 1998. The Company provides education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners in various countries. The Company offers test development, processing and scoring services and a range of education services including teacher development, educational software and system-wide solutions, as well as owns and operates schools. As of April 2023, the market cap of Pearson is $7.41 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Pearson which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Pearson patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Pearson patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Pearson have?
The founder Samuel Pearson has 2 patents and CEO Andy Bird has 0 patent.
How many patents does Pearson have?
Pearson has a total of 728 patents globally. These patents belong to 251 unique patent families. Out of 728 patents, 428 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Pearson 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 | Pearson Applications Filed | Pearson Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 42 |
| 2021 | 27 | 48 |
| 2020 | 77 | 64 |
| 2019 | 80 | 43 |
| 2018 | 114 | 39 |
| 2017 | 101 | 17 |
| 2016 | 60 | 19 |
| 2015 | 47 | 6 |
| 2014 | 38 | 7 |
| 2013 | 16 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
How many Pearson patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Pearson File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Pearson Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 494 |
| Europe | 41 |
| Australia | 29 |
| Canada | 23 |
| China | 15 |
| India | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 11 |
| Brazil | 9 |
| Japan | 8 |
| Mexico | 5 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Korea (South) | 3 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Pearson Patents Located?
10 Best Pearson Patents
US6449627B1 is the most popular patent in the Pearson portfolio. It has received 289 citations so far from companies like Mazda Motor, Microsoft and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Pearson:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6449627B1 | 289 |
| US6611840B1 | 286 |
| US7007034B1 | 192 |
| US7043488B1 | 178 |
| US7340481B1 | 163 |
| US9336268B1 | 159 |
| US6470171B1 | 153 |
| US20070100829A1 | 144 |
| US20090217196A1 | 139 |
| US6546378B1 | 125 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Pearson patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Pearson invention. They couldn’t because Pearson had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 146 Pearson patents in 791 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Pearson patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Individual.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Pearson –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Pearson Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 46 | 108 |
| Microsoft | 16 | 33 |
| Individual | 9 | 16 |
| D2L | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | 20 | |
| Amazon | 7 | 23 |
| Salesforcecom | 4 | 13 |
| Oracle | 4 | 11 |
| Cisco | 4 | 4 |
| Sap Se | 4 | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Pearson Patents
Top Pearson Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9336268B1 | 20 |
| US20090217196A1 | 19 |
| US20070100829A1 | 17 |
| US8612469B2 | 16 |
| US10546235B2 | 16 |
| US9336483B1 | 12 |
| US20060046239A1 | 8 |
| US7512627B2 | 7 |
| US8984650B2 | 6 |
| US7007034B1 | 5 |
| US9940169B2 | 5 |
| US10885530B2 | 5 |
| US8380121B2 | 5 |
| US6749435B2 | 5 |
| US6674992B2 | 5 |