Cerner has a total of 1224 patents globally, out of which 745 have been granted. Of these 1224 patents, more than 72% patents are active. United States of America is where Cerner has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Germany and Australia. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Cerner.
Cerner was founded in 1979 by Neal Patterson. Cerner is a worldwide supplier of healthcare solutions and services. The Company’s solutions are designed to optimize clinical and financial outcomes for healthcare organizations ranging from single-doctor practices, to health systems, to entire countries, for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, and for the healthcare commerce system. As of May 2022, Cerner has a market cap of $27.57 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of Cerner which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Cerner patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Cerner patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Cerner have?
The Founder Neal Patterson has 0 patents and the CEO David T. Feinberg have 0 patents.
How many patents does Cerner have?
Cerner has a total of 1224 patents globally. These patents belong to 739 unique patent families. Out of 1224 patents, 893 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Cerner 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 | Cerner Applications Filed | Cerner Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 60 | 50 |
| 2012 | 59 | 48 |
| 2013 | 64 | 45 |
| 2014 | 113 | 48 |
| 2015 | 69 | 29 |
| 2016 | 81 | 20 |
| 2017 | 70 | 43 |
| 2018 | 58 | 42 |
| 2019 | 91 | 88 |
| 2020 | 54 | 86 |
| 2021 | 32 | 78 |
| 2022 | 6 | 43 |
How many Cerner patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Cerner File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Cerner Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1199 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Europe | 3 |
| India | 2 |
| China | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Cerner Patents Located?
10 Best Cerner Patents
US6801227B2 is the most popular patent in the Cerner portfolio. It has received 224 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Covidien Lp and Icu Medical, Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Cerner:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6801227B2 | 224 |
| US6542902B2 | 207 |
| US20120065987A1 | 204 |
| US20050137912A1 | 178 |
| US6714913B2 | 172 |
| US20020002473A1 | 171 |
| US6956572B2 | 170 |
| US6912549B2 | 155 |
| US20050015279A1 | 154 |
| US20110295621A1 | 145 |
Which Companies are using Cerner Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Cerner patent portfolio are IBM, Philips and Microsoft.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 130 |
| Philips | 70 |
| Microsoft | 37 |
| General Electric | 36 |
| Elwha Llc | 19 |
| Carefusion 303 Inc | 17 |
| 3M Innovative Properties Company | 15 |
| Siemens Healthcare Gmbh | 13 |
| Ricoh | 13 |
| Chase Bank | 12 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Cerner Patents
Top Cerner Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20150193583A1 | 39 |
| US7519591B2 | 31 |
| US8949082B2 | 23 |
| US20050137912A1 | 23 |
| US20120065987A1 | 22 |
| US7725330B2 | 20 |
| US7953608B2 | 20 |
| US8554480B2 | 17 |
| US6912549B2 | 15 |
| US20110145012A1 | 15 |
| US20110295621A1 | 15 |
| US7430608B2 | 13 |
| US8727981B2 | 13 |
| US20140095201A1 | 13 |
| US7895527B2 | 12 |
What Percentage of Cerner US Patent Applications were Granted?
Cerner (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1154 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 706 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 71.6%.
Below are the key stats of Cerner patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Cerner?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Shook Hardy & Bacon Llp | 575 | 59.51% |
| Cerner Corporation | 507 | 88.67% |
| Daniel S Polley Pa | 47 | 97.50% |
| Siemens Corporation | 3 | 50.00% |
| Jones Robb Pllc | 2 | 0.00% |
| Chang An Chou | 1 | 0.00% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1 | 100.00% |
| Sinorica Llc Dba Thoughts To Paper | 1 | 100.00% |
| Thinkfire | 1 | 0.00% |
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