Coupang Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Coupang has a total of 3560 patents globally, out of which 1415 have been granted. Of these 3560 patents, more than 89% patents are active. The Korea (South) is where Coupang has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Taiwan and United States of America. Parallelly, the Korea (South) seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Coupang.

Coupang was founded in 2010. The Company operates as an e-commerce company. The Company offers dynamic end-to-end e-commerce and logistic solutions.

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

How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Coupang have?

The Founder and the CEO Bom Kim have 49 patents.

How many patents does Coupang have?

Coupang has a total of 3560 patents globally. These patents belong to 1045 unique patent families. Out of 3560 patents, 3173 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Coupang File Every Year?

Coupang Patent 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 GrantCoupang Applications FiledCoupang Patents Granted
202322187
2022336579
20211128336
2020164258
201916112
20184455
2017576
20164531
20155329
20145818
20132015
2012118

How many Coupang patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Coupang Patent Portfolio

 How Many Patents did Coupang File in Different Countries?

Coupang Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Coupang Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Korea (South)1112
Taiwan484
United States Of America451
Japan264
Singapore175
Viet Nam154
Australia116
Malaysia101
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)74
India55
Indonesia53
Philippines52
China47
Europe20

Where are Research Centers of Coupang Patents Located?

R&D centers of Coupang

 10 Best Coupang Patents

US10467562B1 is the most popular patent in the Coupang portfolio. It has received 49 citations so far from companies like Uber Technologies, GetSwift and Shopify.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
US10467562B149
KR101735018B144
US10467563B129
US10423773B120
KR102136639B119
US10504061B116
KR101472321B115
US10740862B114
US10657492B113
US10464106B113

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

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 26 Coupang patents in 45 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Coupang patent portfolio are IBM, Ebay and Charter Communications Operating.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Coupang –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Coupang PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
IBM59
Ebay22
Charter Communications Operating11
Rakuten Group11
Ncr Corporation13
Chase Bank11
Sap Se15
Capital One Services11
Verizon Patent And Licensing11
Walmart Apollo11

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Coupang Patents

Top Coupang Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US10657492B12
US10657591B12
US11232018B11
US11010719B11
US20200372437A11
US10558506B11
US11126940B21
US10607179B11
US11301804B21
US10467563B11
US20210406825A11
US11023896B21
US10504061B11
US11045839B11
US11120498B21

What Percentage of Coupang US Patent Applications were Granted?

Coupang (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 423 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 219 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 80.22%.

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

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Coupang?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner31681.36%
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear6777.27%
Banner & Witcoff4066.67%

hat are Coupang key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Coupang?

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

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

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