DC Shoes has a total of 57 patents globally, out of which 38 have been granted. Of these 57 patents, more than 3% patents are active. The United States is where DC Shoes has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Canada. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of DC Shoes and is also the origin country of the firm.
DC Shoes was founded in the year 1993 by Damon Way. The company is a footwear firm known for its skate and snowboarding shoes.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of DC Shoes which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find DC Shoes patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over DC Shoes patent portfolio.
How many patents does DC Shoes have?
DC Shoes has a total of 57 patents globally. These patents belong to 15 unique patent families. Out of 57 patents, 2 patents are active.
How Many Patents did DC Shoes 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.
How many DC Shoes patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did DC Shoes File in Different Countries?
Where are Research Centres of DC Shoes Patents Located?
10 Best DC Shoes Patents
US6665878B1 is the most popular patent in the DC Shoes portfolio. It has received 67 citations so far from companies like Helmet House, Nike, and Vans.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of DC Shoes:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6665878B1 | 67 |
| US7430817B2 | 58 |
| US20080168685A1 | 51 |
| US20140278218A1 | 49 |
| USD620695S1 | 45 |
| US7010823B2 | 44 |
| USD571551S1 | 40 |
| US6931768B2 | 40 |
| US7191550B2 | 34 |
| USD620694S1 | 30 |
What are DC Shoes‘ key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by DC Shoes?
The chart below distributes patents filed by DC Shoes