Chegg has a total of 91 patents globally, out of which 47 have been granted. Of these 91 patents, more than 64% patents are active. United States of America is where Chegg has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Chegg.
Chegg was founded in the year 2005. The Company provides online educational platform. The Company offers homework help, course selection, note taking, manuals and textbook rentals services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Chegg which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Chegg patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Chegg patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Chegg have?
The founder Aayush Phumbhra has 0 patent, Osman Rashid has 0 patent and Josh Carlson has 0 patent and CEO Dan Rosensweig has 0 patent.
How many patents does Chegg have?
Chegg has a total of 91 patents globally. These patents belong to 48 unique patent families. Out of 91 patents, 59 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Chegg 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 | Chegg Applications Filed | Chegg Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | – | 5 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2 |
| 2013 | 16 | 2 |
How many Chegg patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Chegg File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Chegg Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 78 |
| Canada | 2 |
Where are Research Centres of Chegg Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Chegg patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Chegg Patents
US20130151300A1 is the most popular patent in the Chegg portfolio. It has received 37 citations so far from companies like Amazon, Apple and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Chegg:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20130151300A1 | 37 |
| US20150324459A1 | 34 |
| US20160034757A1 | 33 |
| US8522130B1 | 26 |
| US8584259B2 | 16 |
| US20140019438A1 | 16 |
| US20160070791A1 | 14 |
| US20130174033A1 | 14 |
| US9852132B2 | 12 |
| US9104892B2 | 12 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Chegg patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Chegg invention. They couldn’t because Chegg had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 37 Chegg patents in 206 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Chegg patent portfolio are Microsoft Technology, IBM and Fujitsu.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Chegg –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Chegg Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Microsoft Technology | 15 | 31 |
| IBM | 11 | 41 |
| Fujitsu | 4 | 7 |
| Oracle | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | |
| Adobe | 2 | 6 |
| Pearson Education | 2 | 3 |
| Samsung Electronics | 2 | 4 |
| Meta Platforms | 2 | 3 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | 2 | 4 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Chegg Patents
Top Chegg Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9098471B2 | 18 |
| US9852132B2 | 10 |
| US9104892B2 | 7 |
| US20160034757A1 | 6 |
| US8584259B2 | 4 |
| US9069732B2 | 4 |
| US9940606B2 | 3 |
| US20140068408A1 | 3 |
| US9679492B2 | 3 |
| US20140019438A1 | 3 |
| US8522130B1 | 3 |
| US20150324459A1 | 2 |
| US9116865B2 | 2 |
| US20130174033A1 | 2 |
| US10140379B2 | 2 |
What Percentage of Chegg US Patent Applications were Granted?
Chegg (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 61 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 36 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 65.45%.
Below are the key stats of Chegg patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Chegg?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Fenwick & West | 28 | 75.00% |
| Kavita Aggarwal | 25 | 52.00% |
| Cooley Llp | 4 | 100.00% |
| Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton | 3 | 0% |
| Bennett Jones | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Chegg key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Chegg?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Chegg