Coherent Corp has a total of 7346 patents globally, out of which 4712 have been granted. Of these 7346 patents, more than 44% patents are active. The United States of America is where Coherent Corp has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Coherent Corp.
Coherent Corp was founded in the year 1971. The Company designs engineered materials and optoelectronic components and offers products to industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent also manufactures semiconductor lasers and optics for high power industrial lasers, optical communications systems, datacenter connectivity, and 3D sensing.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Coherent Corp which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Coherent Corp patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Coherent Corp patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Coherent Corp have?
The CEO Vincent D. Mattera Jr. have 21 patents.
How many patents does Coherent Corp have?
Coherent Corp has a total of 7346 patents globally. These patents belong to 3173 unique patent families. Out of 7346 patents, 3272 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Coherent Corp 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 | Coherent Applications Filed | Coherent Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 10 | 72 |
| 2022 | 137 | 186 |
| 2021 | 152 | 200 |
| 2020 | 210 | 222 |
| 2019 | 251 | 284 |
| 2018 | 274 | 227 |
| 2017 | 307 | 212 |
| 2016 | 334 | 193 |
| 2015 | 268 | 198 |
| 2014 | 320 | 200 |
| 2013 | 298 | 171 |
| 2012 | 264 | 225 |
| 2011 | 218 | 205 |
How many Coherent Corp patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Coherent Corp File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Coherent Corp Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 3446 |
| China | 673 |
| Europe | 551 |
| Germany | 550 |
| Japan | 411 |
| Korea (South) | 180 |
| Taiwan | 136 |
| Canada | 85 |
| Australia | 84 |
| United Kingdom | 80 |
| Austria | 63 |
| Sweden | 38 |
| Singapore | 29 |
| Spain | 29 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 27 |
| India | 26 |
| Malaysia | 19 |
| Italy | 14 |
| Finland | 13 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Denmark | 10 |
| Luxembourg | 9 |
| Mexico | 7 |
| Brazil | 5 |
| France | 4 |
| Viet Nam | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Coherent Corp Patents Located?
10 Best Coherent Corp Patents
US20040054776A1 is the most popular patent in the Coherent Corp portfolio. It has received 369 citations so far from companies like Nokia, Broadcom Corporation and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Coherent Corp:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20040054776A1 | 369 |
| US20050114663A1 | 339 |
| US20050076113A1 | 280 |
| US20060271677A1 | 273 |
| US20040217980A1 | 269 |
| US6533603B1 | 193 |
| US6661830B1 | 168 |
| US7439449B1 | 156 |
| US7397980B2 | 144 |
| US7267494B2 | 142 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Coherent Corp patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Coherent Corp invention. They couldn’t because Coherent Corp had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 1568 Coherent Corp patents in 8162 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Coherent Corp patent portfolio are Optium Corporation, Kailight Photonics and Lightsmyth Technologies.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Coherent Corp –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Coherent Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Optium Corporation | 162 | 420 |
| Kailight Photonics | 162 | 420 |
| Lightsmyth Technologies | 162 | 420 |
| Fujitsu | 77 | 149 |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries | 73 | 130 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Bank | 66 | 129 |
| Corning Inc | 65 | 139 |
| Samsung Electronics | 46 | 96 |
| Lumentum Operations Llc | 41 | 81 |
| Hewlett-Packard | 41 | 79 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Coherent Corp Patents
Top Coherent Corp Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20040217980A1 | 30 |
| US20050045702A1 | 25 |
| US7933518B2 | 17 |
| US11053156B2 | 16 |
| US8933317B2 | 13 |
| US20060271677A1 | 13 |
| US8666257B2 | 12 |
| US7331819B2 | 12 |
| US8625989B2 | 11 |
| US7787720B2 | 11 |
| US7397980B2 | 11 |
| US20140027951A1 | 11 |
| US6736943B1 | 11 |
| US9844277B2 | 10 |
| US7860398B2 | 10 |
What Percentage of Coherent Corp US Patent Applications were Granted?
Coherent Corp (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2535 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2342 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 98.4%.
Below are the key stats of Coherent Corp patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Coherent Corp?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Maschoff Brennan | 1196 | 99.58% |
| Blank Rome Llp | 308 | 99.01% |
| Morrison & Foerster Llp | 177 | 100.00% |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp | 87 | 100.00% |
| Wendy W Koba | 80 | 92.06% |
| The Webb Law Firm | 77 | 70.59% |
| Patterson & Sheridan Llp | 74 | 98.65% |
| Moser Patterson & Sheridan | 60 | 100.00% |
| Patterson Sheridan | 56 | 100.00% |
| Rauschenbach Patent Law Group Pllc | 54 | 96.30% |
What are Coherent Corp key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Coherent Corp?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Coherent Corp