PCMS Holdings has a total of 388 patents globally, out of which 68 have been granted. Of these 388 patents, more than 22% patents are active. Europe is where PCMS Holdings has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of PCMS Holdings.
PCMS Holdings was founded in the year 1982. The company’s line of business includes designing, developing and producing pre-packaged computer software.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of PCMS Holdings which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find PCMS Holdings patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over PCMS Holdings patent portfolio.
How many patents does PCMS Holdings have?
PCMS Holdings has a total of 388 patents globally. These patents belong to 186 unique patent families. Out of 388 patents, 87 patents are active.
How Many Patents did PCMS Holdings 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 | PCMS Holdings Applications Filed | PCMS Holdings Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 32 | 14 |
| 2019 | 39 | 7 |
| 2018 | 48 | 7 |
| 2017 | 67 | 1 |
| 2016 | 82 | – |
| 2015 | 77 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | – | 2 |
How many PCMS Holdings patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did PCMS Holdings File in Different Countries?
Countries in which PCMS Holdings Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe | 54 |
| United States Of America | 47 |
| China | 27 |
| Austria | 26 |
| Korea (South) | 23 |
| Japan | 15 |
| India | 8 |
| Mexico | 5 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Viet Nam | 4 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
Where are Research Centres of PCMS Holdings Patents Located?
10 Best PCMS Holdings Patents
US7606560B2 is the most popular patent in the PCMS Holdings portfolio. It has received 591 citations so far from companies like Ebay, Motorola and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of PCMS Holdings:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7606560B2 | 591 |
| US7349871B2 | 573 |
| US7784684B2 | 426 |
| US7801826B2 | 390 |
| US20040107170A1 | 367 |
| US7822688B2 | 260 |
| US20180219917A1 | 238 |
| US6671424B1 | 106 |
| US20160217623A1 | 101 |
| WO2017180382A1 | 81 |
What Percentage of PCMS Holdings US Patent Applications were Granted?
PCMS Holdings (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 147 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 93 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.0%.
Below are the key stats of PCMS Holdings patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for PCMS Holdings?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Invention Mine | 94 | 75.90% |
| Condo Roccia Koptiw | 17 | 50.00% |
| Patent Docketing | 11 | 100.00% |
| Bakerhostetler | 8 | 62.50% |
| Staas & Halsey | 7 | 100.00% |
| Huawei Technologies | 4 | 100.00% |
| Slater Matsil Llp Hw Fw Hwc | 2 | 100.00% |
| Crowell Huawei | 1 | 100.00% |
| Hoffberg & Associates | 1 | 0% |
| Interdigital Flastergreenberg | 1 | 0% |
What are PCMS Holdings key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by PCMS Holdings?
The chart below distributes patents filed by PCMS Holdings