Deloitte has a total of 245 patents globally, out of which 85 have been granted. Of these 245 patents, more than 29% patents are active. United States of America is where Deloitte has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia, it has generated an annual revenue of $47.6 billion in the year 2020. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Deloitte.
Deloitte was founded in the year 1845 by William Welch Deloitte. Company is doing business in audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Deloitte which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Deloitte’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Deloitte’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Deloitte have?
The founders, William Welch Deloitte has 0 patents respectively. The CEO, Punit Renjen has 0 patents.
How many patents does Deloitte have?
Deloitte has a total of 245 patents globally. These patents belong to 100 unique patent families. Out of 245 patents, 73 patents are active.
How many Deloitte patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Deloitte 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 | Deloitte Applications Filed | Deloitte Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 19 | 3 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2 |
| 2014 | 29 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 13 | 16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
How Many Patents did Deloitte File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Deloitte Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 89 |
| Europe | 21 |
| Australia | 18 |
| Japan | 14 |
| Poland | 8 |
| Taiwan | 7 |
| Canada | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Spain | 3 |
| India | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Deloitte Patents Located?
10 Best Deloitte Patents
US6199052B1 is the most popular patent in the Deloitte portfolio. It has received 475 citations so far from companies like Yozons, United Parcel Service of America, and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Deloitte:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6199052B1 | 475 |
| US20050249667A1 | 419 |
| US20080119421A1 | 237 |
| US20050182765A1 | 230 |
| US6754874B1 | 223 |
| US20140058763A1 | 178 |
| US20050215764A1 | 159 |
| US20060034943A1 | 110 |
| US20110106610A1 | 92 |
| US20060136273A1 | 90 |
Which Companies are using Deloitte 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 Deloitte patent portfolio are IBM, Elwha, and Google.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 17 |
| Elwha | 10 |
| 6 | |
| Microsoft | 5 |
| Meta Platforms | 4 |
| Micro Focus | 4 |
| Hartford Fire Insurance Company | 4 |
| Salesforce.com | 3 |
| Hewlett-Packard | 3 |
| Bank Of America | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Deloitte Patents
Top Deloitte Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8813228B2 | 29 |
| US20140058763A1 | 20 |
| US20110106610A1 | 18 |
| US9450771B2 | 16 |
| US20050249667A1 | 14 |
| US6754874B1 | 14 |
| US8234375B2 | 10 |
| US20060136273A1 | 9 |
| US20050182765A1 | 9 |
| US20110125577A1 | 8 |
| US8788452B2 | 7 |
| US20060135374A1 | 6 |
| US6199052B1 | 6 |
| US8200511B2 | 5 |
| US7908196B2 | 4 |
What Percentage of Deloitte US Patent Applications were Granted?
Deloitte (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 59 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 46 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 77.97%.
Below are the key stats of Deloitte patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Deloitte?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Llp | 22 | 81.82% |
| Borden Ladner Gervais Llp Ottawa | 8 | 100.00% |
| Fish & Richardson P C At | 4 | 25.00% |
| David N Koffsky Esq | 2 | 100.00% |
| Howson And Howson | 2 | 100.00% |
| Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc | 1 | 100.00% |
| Burns Doane Swecker & Mathis | 1 | 100.00% |
| Byrne Poh Llp | 1 | 100.00% |
| Donald L Rhoads Esq | 1 | 0.00% |
| Dorsey & Whitney Llp Minneapolis | 1 | 100.00% |
The demand for technology-enabled business transformation services is continuously increasing, and business and technology innovation are tightly interwoven. Deloitte’s global network of technology practitioners assists customers in identifying and resolving their most pressing data and technology issues.
Business and technological innovation have become closely connected in today’s world. The demands on technology are tremendous to make day-to-day operations possible and assure company continuity, from data management and cyber risk to growing employee mobility and virtual collaboration. Simultaneously, technology is becoming a more important driver of growth and a vital component of transformation efforts to adapt to both internal and external changes. Its experts assist clients in identifying and resolving their most pressing information and technology issues, such as strategy, procurement, design, delivery, and assurance of technological solutions.
EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS COMING SOON!
What are Deloitte key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Deloitte?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Deloitte in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Deloitte thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Deloitte search focus changed over the years?
EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS COMING SOON!
Interested in knowing about the areas of innovation that are being protected by Deloitte?