Cigna Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Cigna has a total of 473 patents globally, out of which 172 have been granted. Of these 473 patents, more than 83% of patents are active. USA is where Cigna has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe. USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Cigna.

Cigna was founded in 1982 by David Cordani and Rick Brush. The company doing business in Health Care and Medical industry. The Company offers a range of services in Insurance, Healthcare, Pharmacy and Wellness. As of November 2021, Cigna has a market cap of $63.60 Billion.

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

How many patents does Cigna have?

Cigna has a total of 473 patents globally. These patents belong to 198 unique patent families. Out of 473 patents, 393 patents are active.

How many Cigna patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Cigna Patent Portfolio

Patent Families

Cigna Patent

How Many Patents did Cigna File Every Year?

Cigna 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 the patent filing.

Year of Patents Filing or GrantCigna Applications FiledCigna Patents Granted
20111213
2012327
2013188
20142212
20151312
20162216
20173421
20182914
20193926
2020566
202155

How Many Patents did Cigna File in Different Countries?

Cigna Worldwide Patent

Countries in which Cigna Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America344
Canada22
Europe17
Australia14
Japan12
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)10
Germany9
Austria8
Spain6
China3
Taiwan2
South Africa1
India1

Where are Research Centers of Cigna Patents Located?

Research Centers of Cigna

10 Best Cigna Patents

US6769228B1 is the most popular patent in the Cigna portfolio. It has received 208 citations so far from companies like McKesson Corporation, Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6769228B1208
US20070153711A1149
US20190362268A198
US20080056556A185
US20030225595A179
USD452693S177
US20040153336A167
US7493264B164
US7765776B160
US20020169727A159

Which Companies are using Cigna 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 Cigna patent portfolio are Express Scripts, Cerner Innovation and Mckesson Corporation.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Express Scripts Strategic Development Inc31
Cerner Innovation Inc23
Mckesson Corporation17
Iqvia Inc17
Microsoft15
IBM14
Ateb Inc9
Xerox9
Viiad Systems9
Cvs Pharmacy8

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Cigna Patents

Top Cigna Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20070214009A110
US20030225595A17
US20130085767A17
US7493264B16
US8666926B16
US20130173277A16
US6769228B16
US7313898B16
US20080056556A15
US20140317591A15
US20020169727A15
US20080308452A15
US7734483B15
US20090313039A15
US8799016B15

Cigna is working on healthcare innovation by developing initiatives that will use artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), and natural language processing (NLP).

Cigna has also developed its voice control technology, which seeks to answer over 150 frequently asked questions and condense answers related to health benefits and healthcare plans into easily digestible chunks of information. Thus enabling rapid decision-making and experimentation which can reduce risk and demonstrate the usefulness of innovative ideas.

What are Cigna‘s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Cigna?

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

R&D FocusHow Cigna research focus changed over the years?

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