Digicert has a total of 197 patents globally, out of which 118 have been granted. Of these 197 patents, more than 60% patents are active. The United States of America is where Digicert has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Korea (South) and Europe. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Digicert.
Digicert was founded in 2003. The Company designs and develops software solutions. The Company offers software for enterprises, healthcare, educational and government sectors.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Digicert which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Digicert patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Digicert patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Digicert have?
The Founder Ken Bretschneider have 18 patents and CEO Amit Sinha have 0 patent.
How many patents does Digicert have?
Digicert has a total of 197 patents globally. These patents belong to 82 unique patent families. Out of 197 patents, 119 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Digicert 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 | Digicert Applications Filed | Digicert Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 16 | 12 |
| 2018 | 24 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 13 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 21 | 6 |
| 2013 | 24 | 11 |
| 2012 | 20 | 5 |
How many Digicert patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Digicert File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Digicert Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 128 |
| Korea (South) | 9 |
| Europe | 9 |
| Japan | 8 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Israel | 5 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Australia | 4 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 4 |
| China | 3 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Digicert Patents Located?
10 Best Digicert Patents
US6615347B1 is the most popular patent in the Digicert portfolio. It has received 224 citations so far from companies like Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Digicert:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6615347B1 | 224 |
| US7003661B2 | 145 |
| US7114177B2 | 135 |
| US6564320B1 | 135 |
| US10057243B1 | 131 |
| US6553493B1 | 130 |
| US7120929B2 | 104 |
| US7853998B2 | 102 |
| US6931133B2 | 67 |
| USD696690S1 | 63 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Digicert patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Digicert invention. They couldn’t because Digicert had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 67 Digicert patents in 343 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Digicert patent portfolio are IBM, Amazon and Credit Suisse.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Digicert –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Digicert Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 11 | 17 |
| Amazon | 10 | 17 |
| Credit Suisse | 9 | 22 |
| Microsoft | 8 | 22 |
| Citrix Systems | 5 | 6 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 5 | 7 |
| Harris Corporation | 4 | 9 |
| Intel | 4 | 6 |
| Canon | 4 | 5 |
| Micron | 3 | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Digicert Patents
Top Digicert Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7853998B2 | 17 |
| US9350536B2 | 9 |
| US10057243B1 | 7 |
| US7114177B2 | 7 |
| US7003661B2 | 6 |
| US20120137364A1 | 5 |
| US10657261B2 | 5 |
| US9680819B2 | 4 |
| US9276887B2 | 4 |
| US9548971B2 | 4 |
| US8700903B2 | 4 |
| US10341321B2 | 4 |
| US8407802B2 | 4 |
| US20130343543A1 | 3 |
| US6931133B2 | 3 |
What Percentage of Digicert US Patent Applications were Granted?
Digicert (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 116 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 95 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 86.36%.
Below are the key stats of Digicert patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Digicert?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear | 91 | 98.90% |
| Kwan & Olynick Llp Mocana | 13 | 30.77% |
| Crowell | 4 | 0.00% |
| Goodwin Procter | 3 | 0% |
| Digicert | 2 | 0% |
| Kunzler Bean & Adamson | 1 | 0.00% |
| Stephen Cannavale | 1 | 0% |
| Townsend And Townsend And Crew | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Digicert key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Digicert?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Digicert