Change Healthcare has a total of 331 patents globally, out of which 135 have been granted. Of these 331 patents, more than 61% patents are active. United States of America is where Change Healthcare has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Change Healthcare.
Change Healthcare was founded in the year 2016. The Company provides healthcare technology solutions. The Company offers analytical, connectivity, communication, payment, consumer engagement and workflow optimization software solutions.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Change Healthcare which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Change Healthcare patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Change Healthcare patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Change Healthcare have?
The founder Christopher Parks has 0 patent and Robert Hendrick has 0 patent and CEO Neil de Crescenzo has 0 patent.
How many patents does Change Healthcare have?
Change Healthcare has a total of 331 patents globally. These patents belong to 211 unique patent families. Out of 331 patents, 202 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Change Healthcare 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 | Change Healthcare Applications Filed | Change Healthcare Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 6 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 |
| 2021 | 34 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 | 14 |
| 2017 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 53 | 10 |
| 2015 | 35 | 12 |
| 2014 | 51 | 18 |
| 2013 | 12 | 15 |
How many Change Healthcare patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Change Healthcare File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Change Healthcare Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 233 |
| Canada | 21 |
| Europe | 15 |
| China | 13 |
| Japan | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
| Australia | 3 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Change Healthcare Patents Located?
10 Best Change Healthcare Patents
US6757898B1 is the most popular patent in the Change Healthcare portfolio. It has received 517 citations so far from companies like Bridge Medical, IBM and Epic Systems Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Change Healthcare:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6757898B1 | 517 |
| US8799009B2 | 190 |
| US20090132285A1 | 123 |
| US20060149587A1 | 94 |
| US8384566B2 | 91 |
| US20040122713A1 | 74 |
| US20160292453A1 | 67 |
| US20080140722A1 | 63 |
| US9116609B2 | 58 |
| US10108954B2 | 53 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Change Healthcare patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Change Healthcare invention. They couldn’t because Change Healthcare had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 93 Change Healthcare patents in 539 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Change Healthcare patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft Technology and General Electric.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Change Healthcare –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Change Healthcare Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 15 | 40 |
| Microsoft Technology | 7 | 19 |
| General Electric | 7 | 18 |
| Gearbox | 6 | 16 |
| Samsung Electronics | 4 | 7 |
| Cerner Innovation | 4 | 19 |
| Canon | 3 | 6 |
| Merative | 3 | 6 |
| Sony Corporation | 3 | 5 |
| Elwha | 3 | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Change Healthcare Patents
Top Change Healthcare Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8520978B2 | 23 |
| US8645162B2 | 14 |
| US8799009B2 | 12 |
| US10366204B2 | 12 |
| US20080140722A1 | 11 |
| US20090132285A1 | 10 |
| US6757898B1 | 9 |
| US8869174B2 | 6 |
| US10108954B2 | 6 |
| US9116609B2 | 6 |
| US8432301B2 | 5 |
| US20150269508A1 | 5 |
| US10175751B2 | 4 |
| US8941600B2 | 4 |
| US8522241B1 | 4 |
What Percentage of Change Healthcare US Patent Applications were Granted?
Change Healthcare (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 159 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 110 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.34%.
Below are the key stats of Change Healthcare patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Change Healthcare?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Change Healthcare Holdings Llc | 52 | 94.23% |
| Change Healthcare Llc And Alston & Bird Llp | 41 | 43.90% |
| Mckesson Corporation And Alston & Bird Llp | 21 | 76.19% |
| Myers Bigel P A | 21 | 77.78% |
| Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Llp | 14 | 100.00% |
| Eversheds Sutherland Us Llp Mck | 5 | 100.00% |
| Meunier Carlin & Curfman Llc | 3 | 33.33% |
| Alston & Bird Llp | 1 | 100.00% |
| Seyfarth Shaw Llp | 1 | 0.00% |
What are Change Healthcare key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Change Healthcare?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Change Healthcare