Aptos Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Aptos has a total of 23 patents globally, out of which 5 have been granted. Of these 23 patents, more than 21% patents are active. The United States of America is where Aptos has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Mexico. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Aptos.

Aptos was founded in the year 1972. Solutions for retail enterprise management are offered by Aptos online. The business provides solutions for POS, digital commerce, order management, merchandising, analytics, and customer relationship management.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Aptos which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Aptos patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Aptos patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Aptos have?

The founder Avery Ching has 2 patent, Mohammad Shaikh have 7 patent and CEO Pete Sinisgalli has 0 patents.

How many patents does Aptos have?

Aptos has a total of 23 patents globally. These patents belong to 12 unique patent families. Out of 23 patents, 5 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Aptos File Every Year?

Aptos Patents Filing Trend

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 patent filing.

Year of Patents Filing or GrantAptos Applications FiledAptos Patents Granted
20221
20192
20181
20165
20131
201251
20111

How many Aptos patents are Alive/Dead?

Aptos Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Aptos File in Different Countries?

Aptos Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Aptos Filed Patents

CountryPatent
United States of America15
Europe2
Mexico1

Where are Research Centres of Aptos Patents Located?

The Research Center of Aptos Patents is the United States of America.

10 Best Aptos Patents

US6363337B1 is the most popular patent in the Aptos portfolio. It has received 130 citations so far from companies like IBM, Sdl Plc and Hitachi.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Aptos:

Publication NumberCount of Cited by Patents
US6363337B1130
US20110047039A1101
US20090013268A151
US7853473B217
US20130139073A117
US20130090988A113
US20080201273A113
US20170116653A112
US20080201271A112
US20170116624A18

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Aptos patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Aptos invention. They couldn’t because Aptos had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 13 Aptos patents in 118 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Aptos patent portfolio are Walmart, Oracle and IBM.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Aptos –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Aptos PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Walmart315
Oracle26
IBM25
Us Bank16
Qualcomm12
Meta12
Ariel Inventions12
Snap Inc13
Acoustic14
Amazon12

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Aptos Patents

Top Aptos Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20110047039A116
US20080201273A15
US7853473B24
US20170116653A13
US20080201271A13
US20130090988A13
US8234225B22
US20090013268A12
US20170116624A12
US20120316919A12
US20130090983A11
US8463639B21
US20130139073A11

What Percentage of Aptos US Patent Applications were Granted?

Aptos (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 7 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 5 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 71.43%.

Below are the key stats of Aptos patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Aptos?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Lkglobal Revionics666.67%
Morris Manning & Marti1100%

List of Aptos Patents –

Aptos PatentTitle
US11288691B2Systems And Methods For Price Markdown Optimization
US8463639B2Market-Based Price Optimization System
US8234225B2Price Optimization System And Process For Recommending Product Price Changes To A User Based On Analytic Modules Calculating Price Recommendations Independently
US7853473B2Market-Based Price Optimization System
US6363337B1Translation Of Data According To A Template
US20170116653A1Systems And Methods For Analytics Based Pricing Optimization With Competitive Influence Effects
US20170116624A1Systems And Methods For Pricing Optimization With Competitive Influence Effects
US20130139073A1System And Method For Changing Functionalities Of Websites Using Widgets
US20130090988A1Defining A Markdown Event Using Store Clustering Methodology
US20130090983A1System And Method For Tiered Offer Forecasting
US20120316919A1Systems And Methods For Buy And Hold Pricing
US20110047039A1Method And System For Giving A Gift
US20090013268A1Creation Of Visual Composition Of Product Images
US20080201273A1Price Optimization System And Process For Recommending Product Price Changes To A User Based On Numerical Endings Of Prices
US20080201271A1Price Optimization System And Process For Recommending Product Price Changes To A User Based On Unit Size, Price And Margin
EP3371764A1Systems And Methods For Pricing Optimization With Competitive Influence Effects
EP2012274A3Creation Of Visual Composition Of Product Images
WO2018201140A1Systems And Methods For Point Of Sale Data Synchronization
WO2017070555A1Systems And Methods For Pricing Optimization With Competitive Influence Effects
WO2017070558A1Systems And Methods For Analytics Based Pricing Optimization With Competitive Influence Effects
WO2013071193A1System And Method For Changing Functionalities Of Websites Using Widgets
WO2011014869A3Method And System For Giving A Gift
MX2019012870APoint Of Sale Data Synchronization Systems And Methods

What are Aptos key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Aptos?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Aptos in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Aptos thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Aptos search focus changed over the years?

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