Eplus has a total of 94 patents globally, out of which 53 have been granted. Of these 94 patents, more than 17% patents are active. Korea (South) is where Eplus has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and Japan. Parallelly, Korea (South) seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also the United States is the origin country of Eplus.
Eplus was founded in the year 1990. The company provides IT hardware, software, and services. The Company offers IT solutions for data centers, cloud computing, security, managed and professional services, lease financing, proprietary software, and other related products. The company focuses on serving the middle market and larger commercial enterprises, as well as state and local governments also. As of December 2022, the market cap of Eplus is $ 1.21 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Eplus which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Eplus patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Eplus patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Eplus have?
The founder Bruce Bowen have 8 patents and CEO Mark Marron have 18 patents.
How many patents does Eplus have?
Eplus has a total of 94 patents globally. These patents belong to 52 unique patent families. Out of 94 patents, 16 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Eplus 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 | Eplus Applications Filed | Eplus Patents Granted |
| 2021 | – | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | – |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
How many Eplus patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Eplus File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Eplus Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Korea (South) | 32 |
| United States Of America | 17 |
| Japan | 7 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Europe | 6 |
| China | 5 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
| Taiwan | 3 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Australia | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Eplus Patents Located?
10 Best Eplus Patents
US6505172B1 is the most popular patent in the Eplus portfolio. It has received 185 citations so far from companies like Infospace, Applied Materials and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Eplus:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6505172B1 | 185 |
| US20050288961A1 | 165 |
| US7254581B2 | 128 |
| US6892185B1 | 125 |
| US20080027830A1 | 70 |
| US7185069B2 | 65 |
| US7047211B1 | 58 |
| US6510459B2 | 51 |
| US20020052801A1 | 47 |
| US7552134B2 | 34 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Eplus patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Eplus invention. They couldn’t because Eplus had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 14 Eplus patents in 110 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Eplus patent portfolio are IBM, Sciquest and Amazon.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Eplus –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Eplus Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 8 | 16 |
| Sciquest | 3 | 7 |
| Amazon | 3 | 5 |
| Digital River | 2 | 5 |
| Alibaba Group | 2 | 7 |
| Microsoft | 2 | 3 |
| Cisco | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| Cbs Interactive | 1 | 2 |
| Alter Domus | 1 | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Eplus Patents
Top Eplus Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7254581B2 | 10 |
| US20080027830A1 | 10 |
| US7904348B2 | 8 |
| US20050288961A1 | 5 |
| US7647373B2 | 4 |
| US20080228822A1 | 4 |
| US20020052801A1 | 4 |
| US6892185B1 | 3 |
| US7185069B2 | 3 |
| US7526494B2 | 2 |
| US7552134B2 | 1 |
| US6510459B2 | 1 |
| US7644015B2 | 1 |
| US6988704B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of Eplus US Patent Applications were Granted?
Eplus (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 4 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 3 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.0%.
Below are the key stats of Eplus patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Eplus?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Cha & Reiter | 3 | 66.67% |
| Stephen Gigante | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Eplus innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Eplus?
The chart below distributes patents filed by