Adobe has a total of 8204 patents globally, out of which 6014 have been granted. Of these 8204 patents, more than 81% patents are active. United States of America is where Adobe has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Germany, it has generated an annual revenue of $15.79 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Adobe.
Adobe was founded in the year 1982 by Charles Geschke. Adobe is a worldwide computer software corporation located in California, USA, and incorporated in Delaware. As of February 2022, Adobe has a market cap of $217.61 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Adobe which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Adobe’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Adobe’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Adobe have?
The founder, Charles Geschke, has 0 patents. The CEO, Shantanu Narayen, has 0 patents.
How many patents does Adobe have?
Adobe has a total of 8204 patents globally. These patents belong to 5150 unique patent families. Out of 8204 patents, 6703 patents are active.
How many Adobe patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Adobe 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 | Adobe Applications Filed | Adobe Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 339 | 334 |
| 2012 | 411 | 391 |
| 2013 | 369 | 402 |
| 2014 | 377 | 458 |
| 2015 | 481 | 365 |
| 2016 | 581 | 383 |
| 2017 | 571 | 374 |
| 2018 | 642 | 377 |
| 2019 | 639 | 552 |
| 2020 | 443 | 575 |
| 2021 | 138 | 722 |
| 2022 | – | 88 |
How Many Patents did Adobe File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Adobe Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 6390 |
| China | 385 |
| Germany | 324 |
| United Kingdom | 270 |
| Australia | 223 |
| Europe | 152 |
| Japan | 124 |
| Canada | 39 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 12 |
| Korea (South) | 11 |
| France | 11 |
| India | 11 |
| Romania | 9 |
| Austria | 7 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Singapore | 5 |
| Spain | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Chile | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Adobe Patents Located?
What Technologies are Covered by Adobe Patents?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Adobe in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Adobe thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Adobe Research Focus Changed Over the Years?
10 Best Adobe Patents
US7143091B2 is the most popular patent in the Adobe portfolio. It has received 732 citations so far from companies like LG, IBM, and Xerox Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Adobe:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7143091B2 | 732 |
| US6393479B1 | 430 |
| US6466970B1 | 378 |
| US20080288306A1 | 334 |
| US20130166303A1 | 330 |
| US8345144B1 | 319 |
| US6338066B1 | 315 |
| US8400555B1 | 308 |
| US8290358B1 | 305 |
| US6385619B1 | 303 |
Which Companies are referring Adobe Patents to Advance their Research?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Adobe invention. They couldn’t because Adobe had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 3182 Adobe patents in 20080 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Adobe patent portfolio are Microsoft, IBM, and Google.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Adobe –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Adobe Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Microsoft | 657 | 1692 |
| IBM | 653 | 1406 |
| 355 | 713 | |
| Samsung | 339 | 869 |
| Apple | 259 | 563 |
| Canon | 164 | 360 |
| Sony Corporation | 160 | 380 |
| Amazon | 125 | 276 |
| 125 | 293 | |
| Intel | 115 | 252 |
| Salesforcecom | 93 | 190 |
| Sap Se | 92 | 208 |
| Hewlett-Packard | 87 | 196 |
| Ricoh | 71 | 146 |
| Oracle International Corporation | 69 | 130 |
| LG Electronics | 61 | 113 |
| Disney Enterprises Inc | 61 | 147 |
| Tencent | 56 | 97 |
| Cisco Technology Inc | 54 | 99 |
| Nvidia | 53 | 108 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Adobe Patents
Top Adobe Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7143091B2 | 39 |
| US7415662B2 | 32 |
| US8447769B1 | 31 |
| US20130120279A1 | 26 |
| US9467750B2 | 25 |
| US8724007B2 | 25 |
| US7421660B2 | 23 |
| US8660869B2 | 22 |
| US8683377B2 | 22 |
| US8612947B2 | 20 |
| US7580918B2 | 20 |
| US10262062B2 | 20 |
| US9641884B2 | 19 |
| US8887286B2 | 19 |
| US8612380B2 | 19 |
What Percentage of Adobe US Patent Applications were Granted?
Adobe (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 5052 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 4293 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 95.93%.
Below are the key stats of Adobe patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Adobe?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Fig 1 Patents | 1323 | 93.53% |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | 1075 | 96.89% |
| Adobe | 1272 | 99.13% |
| Keller Preece | 734 | 96.49% |
| Fish & Richardson | 355 | 100.00% |
| F Chau & Associates | 124 | 96.10% |
| Finch & Maloney | 86 | 71.93% |
| Brake Hughes Bellermann | 42 | 92.86% |
| Ndwe | 26 | 100.00% |
| Robert C Kowert | 5 | 100.00% |