Citrix Systems has a total of 6885 patents globally, out of which 3446 have been granted. Of these 6885 patents, more than 72% patents are active. United States of America is where Citrix Systems has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Citrix Systems.
Citrix Systems was founded in 1989 by Ed Iacobucci. Citrix Systems designs, develops, and markets technology solutions that allow applications to be delivered, supported, and shared on-demand. The Company develops and markets comprehensive solutions across all dimensions of application, server and desktop virtualization, as well as application and network optimization. As of April 2022, Citrix Systems has a market cap of $12.77 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Citrix Systems which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Citrix Systems patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Citrix Systems patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Citrix Systems have?
The Founder Ed Iacobucci has 0 and CEO, Robert M. Calderoni has 1 patents.
How many patents does Citrix Systems have?
Citrix Systems has a total of 6885 patents globally. These patents belong to 2174 unique patent families. Out of 6885 patents, 4991 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Citrix Systems 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 | Citrix Systems Applications Filed | Citrix Systems Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 252 | 117 |
| 2012 | 285 | 161 |
| 2013 | 513 | 179 |
| 2014 | 378 | 245 |
| 2015 | 326 | 275 |
| 2016 | 181 | 258 |
| 2017 | 240 | 242 |
| 2018 | 515 | 278 |
| 2019 | 856 | 326 |
| 2020 | 684 | 355 |
| 2021 | 246 | 501 |
| 2022 | – | 142 |
How many Citrix Systems patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Citrix Systems File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Citrix Systems Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2708 |
| Europe | 800 |
| China | 460 |
| Germany | 372 |
| Australia | 343 |
| Canada | 300 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 263 |
| India | 229 |
| Japan | 173 |
| Korea (South) | 108 |
| Israel | 81 |
| Austria | 21 |
| Spain | 17 |
| Brazil | 14 |
| United Kingdom | 14 |
| Russia | 13 |
| Switzerland | 12 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Citrix Systems Patents Located?
10 Best Citrix Systems Patents
US8613070B1 is the most popular patent in the Citrix Systems portfolio. It has received 557 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Apple and Amazon.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Citrix Systems:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8613070B1 | 557 |
| US6601084B1 | 452 |
| US20070174429A1 | 409 |
| US20100138780A1 | 407 |
| USD701238S1 | 404 |
| US20090106571A1 | 388 |
| US9094407B1 | 384 |
| US20060031779A1 | 340 |
| US8578076B2 | 335 |
| US6880089B1 | 330 |
Which Companies are using Citrix Systems 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 Citrix Systems patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and VMware.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Patents |
| IBM | 475 |
| Microsoft Technology | 362 |
| VMware | 229 |
| Amazon Technologies Inc | 174 |
| Cisco Technology Inc | 138 |
| Samsung Electronics | 120 |
| Hewlett Packard | 112 |
| Oracle International Corporation | 103 |
| 98 | |
| Intel | 97 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Citrix Systems Patents
Top Citrix Systems Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8578076B2 | 117 |
| US9183380B2 | 58 |
| US8355407B2 | 55 |
| US20100138780A1 | 52 |
| US9110581B2 | 46 |
| US8051180B2 | 46 |
| US9111105B2 | 44 |
| US9740507B2 | 39 |
| US7870153B2 | 39 |
| US20090106571A1 | 39 |
| US7954150B2 | 34 |
| US9461996B2 | 31 |
| US20080201414A1 | 31 |
| US9241062B2 | 30 |
| US8886822B2 | 30 |
What Percentage of Citrix Systems US Patent Applications were Granted?
Citrix Systems (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2751 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2040 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 93.75%.
Below are the key stats of Citrix Systems patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Citrix Systems?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 1270 | 95.67% |
| Banner & Witcoff Ltd | 499 | 95.41% |
| Addg Citrix | 205 | 100.00% |
| Bainwood Huang & Associates Llc | 191 | 91.52% |
| Fox Rothschild Llp | 65 | 79.59% |
| Finnegan | 53 | 81.13% |
| Finch & Maloney Pllc | 50 | 100.00% |
| Mcdermott Will & Emery Llp | 45 | 91.11% |
| Pierce Atwood Llp | 45 | 100.00% |
| Hoffman Warnick Llc | 27 | 92.86% |
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