Guardtime has a total of 89 patents globally, out of which 66 have been granted. Of these 89 patents, more than 86% patents are active. United States of America is where Guardtime 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 Guardtime.
Guardtime was founded in the year 2007. The Company designs and develops software solutions. The Company offers critical and cloud infrastructure, enterprise security, data breach management, digital advertising, insurance, physical supply chain, develops, big data, telecommunications, financial markets and other application solutions.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Guardtime which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Guardtime patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Guardtime patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Guardtime have?
The founder Chris Leiter has 0 patent and CEO Mike Gault has 0 patent.
How many patents does Guardtime have?
Guardtime has a total of 89 patents globally. These patents belong to 40 unique patent families. Out of 89 patents, 77 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Guardtime 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 | Guardtime Applications Filed | Guardtime Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
How many Guardtime patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Guardtime File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Guardtime Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 46 |
| Europe | 16 |
| Germany | 9 |
| Austria | 6 |
| Estonia | 3 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Guardtime Patents Located?
10 Best Guardtime Patents
US20180152442A1 is the most popular patent in the Guardtime portfolio. It has received 44 citations so far from companies like Intel Corporation, IBM and Nec Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Guardtime:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20180152442A1 | 44 |
| US8719576B2 | 33 |
| US20040193872A1 | 27 |
| US7698557B2 | 21 |
| US9853819B2 | 20 |
| US9614682B2 | 20 |
| US8312528B2 | 11 |
| US10103893B2 | 9 |
| US10068397B2 | 9 |
| US10511447B1 | 8 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Guardtime patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Guardtime invention. They couldn’t because Guardtime had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 22 Guardtime patents in 140 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Guardtime patent portfolio are IBM, Ericsson and Cisco Technology.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Guardtime –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Guardtime Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 14 | 30 |
| Ericsson | 9 | 15 |
| Cisco Technology | 3 | 5 |
| Q Technologies | 2 | 2 |
| Accenture Global Solutions | 2 | 3 |
| Markany | 2 | 3 |
| Micron Technology | 2 | 2 |
| Nec Corp | 2 | 3 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 2 | 5 |
| Bank of America | 2 | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Guardtime Patents
Top Guardtime Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10425428B2 | 10 |
| US9614682B2 | 9 |
| US10447480B2 | 8 |
| US10068397B2 | 8 |
| US9268969B2 | 7 |
| US8874921B2 | 4 |
| US9697340B2 | 3 |
| US10158492B2 | 3 |
| US11061887B2 | 2 |
| US10284568B2 | 2 |
| US10637772B2 | 2 |
| US9853819B2 | 2 |
| US10936732B2 | 2 |
| US8719576B2 | 2 |
| US10277608B2 | 2 |
What Percentage of Guardtime US Patent Applications were Granted?
Guardtime (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 45 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 37 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 94.87%.
Below are the key stats of Guardtime patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Guardtime?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Guardtime Sa C O Dorsey & Whittney | 28 | 95.65% |
| Jeffrey Pearce | 10 | 100.00% |
| Neal Gerber & Eisenberg | 4 | 75.00% |
| James P Muraff | 1 | 0% |
| Richard G Waterman | 1 | 100.00% |
| Stoel Rives | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Guardtime key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Guardtime?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Guardtime