AMD has a total of 11492 patents globally, out of which 7923 have been granted. Of these 11492 patents, more than 72% patents are active. The United States of America is where AMD has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of AMD.
AMD was founded in the year 1969 by Jerry Sanders. The company produces semiconductor products and devices. The Company offers products such as microprocessors, embedded microprocessors, chipsets, graphics, video and multimedia products and supplies it to third-party foundries, as well as provides assembling, testing and packaging services. AMD serves customers worldwide. As of January 2023, the market cap of AMD is $120.4 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of AMD which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find AMD patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over AMD patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of AMD have?
The founder Jerry Sanders has 0 patent and CEO Lisa Su has 0 patent.
How many patents does AMD have?
AMD has a total of 11492 patents globally. These patents belong to 6310 unique patent families. Out of 11492 patents, 8368 patents are active.
How Many Patents did AMD 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 | AMD Applications Filed | AMD Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 23 |
| 2022 | 133 | 483 |
| 2021 | 321 | 498 |
| 2020 | 771 | 598 |
| 2019 | 761 | 502 |
| 2018 | 764 | 370 |
| 2017 | 583 | 356 |
| 2016 | 559 | 396 |
| 2015 | 497 | 435 |
| 2014 | 411 | 442 |
| 2013 | 413 | 429 |
| 2012 | 486 | 391 |
| 2011 | 564 | 328 |
How many AMD patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did AMD File in Different Countries?
Countries in which AMD Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 6070 |
| Europe | 894 |
| China | 893 |
| Japan | 650 |
| Korea (South) | 582 |
| India | 572 |
| Germany | 472 |
| Taiwan | 110 |
| Canada | 100 |
| United Kingdom | 55 |
| Australia | 19 |
| Austria | 17 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 15 |
| Singapore | 13 |
| Israel | 12 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Russia | 5 |
| Hungary | 5 |
| Spain | 5 |
| Poland | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| France | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of AMD Patents Located?
10 Best AMD Patents
US6950771B1 is the most popular patent in the AMD portfolio. It has received 383 citations so far from companies like Sap Se, IBM and Micron Technology.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of AMD:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6950771B1 | 383 |
| US6704421B1 | 378 |
| US7692466B2 | 362 |
| US6601227B1 | 355 |
| US6917219B2 | 338 |
| US20050099492A1 | 327 |
| US6480954B2 | 318 |
| US6346824B1 | 301 |
| US6515509B1 | 295 |
| US6467009B1 | 293 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to AMD patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to AMD invention. They couldn’t because AMD had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 2482 AMD patents in 11833 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the AMD patent portfolio are Intel, Samsung, and Xilinx.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing AMD –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing AMD Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Intel | 396 | 939 |
| Samsung | 232 | 527 |
| Xilinx | 209 | 455 |
| IBM | 207 | 378 |
| Altera | 190 | 467 |
| Qualcomm | 162 | 321 |
| Nvidia | 139 | 403 |
| Apple | 125 | 252 |
| Tsmc | 115 | 218 |
| Microsoft | 102 | 260 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on AMD Patents
Top AMD Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20050099492A1 | 38 |
| US20080055318A1 | 22 |
| US8065614B2 | 20 |
| US8310492B2 | 19 |
| US8489761B2 | 17 |
| US9008113B2 | 16 |
| US7730336B2 | 16 |
| US7612783B2 | 16 |
| US20110164065A1 | 16 |
| US8854344B2 | 15 |
| US8555099B2 | 15 |
| US10621486B2 | 15 |
| US8656198B2 | 14 |
| US8116312B2 | 14 |
| US20140157026A1 | 14 |
What Percentage of AMD US Patent Applications were Granted?
AMD (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 6128 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 4736 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 83.54%.
Below are the key stats of AMD patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for AMD?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Advanced Micro Devices | 1378 | 87.62% |
| Volpe Koenig | 902 | 84.84% |
| Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel | 662 | 88.93% |
| Globalfoundries | 282 | 86.83% |
| Williams Morgan | 224 | 44.20% |
| Park Vaughan Fleming & Dowler | 183 | 82.61% |
| Zagorin Cave | 126 | 85.71% |
| Polansky & Associates | 120 | 88.00% |
| Mcclure Qualey & Rodack | 115 | 100.00% |
| Timothy M Honeycutt | 108 | 67.59% |