Etsy has a total of 88 patents globally, out of which 46 have been granted. Of these 88 patents, more than 65% patents are active. United States of America is where Etsy has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Europe, it has generated an annual revenue of $2.3 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center of Etsy.
Etsy was founded in the year 2005 by Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire, Jared Tarbell, and Haim Schoppik. Company is doing business in e-commerce. As of May 2022, Etsy has a market cap of $11.07 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Etsy which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Etsy patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Etsy patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Etsy have?
The founders, Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire, Jared Tarbell, and Haim Schoppik have 0 patents respectively. The CEO, Josh Silverman has 0 patents.
How many patents does Etsy have?
Etsy has a total of 88 patents globally. These patents belong to 36 unique patent families. Out of 88 patents, 58 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Etsy 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 | Etsy Applications Filed | Etsy Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | – | 2 |
How many Etsy patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Etsy File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Etsy Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 69 |
| Australia | 3 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Europe | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Etsy Patents Located?
10 Best Etsy Patents
US8595297B2 is the most popular patent in the Etsy portfolio. It has received 183 citations so far from companies like Facebook, Microsoft, and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Etsy:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8595297B2 | 183 |
| US7325013B2 | 55 |
| US8538829B1 | 38 |
| US7360692B2 | 33 |
| US20120197754A1 | 31 |
| US7899705B2 | 30 |
| US20090024598A1 | 29 |
| US20160364419A1 | 28 |
| US20120197753A1 | 22 |
| US7657463B1 | 16 |
Which Companies are using Etsy 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 Etsy patent portfolio are IBM, eBay, and Samsung.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 8 |
| eBay | 7 |
| Samsung | 5 |
| Microsoft | 4 |
| Tencent | 4 |
| Walmart | 4 |
| MasterCard | 4 |
| Amazon | 3 |
| JPP | 3 |
| Verizon | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Etsy Patents
Top Etsy Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8732462B2 | 12 |
| US8108260B2 | 7 |
| US20120197753A1 | 7 |
| US7360692B2 | 7 |
| US8560402B2 | 6 |
| US20160364419A1 | 6 |
| US8595297B2 | 5 |
| US8762217B2 | 5 |
| US9633109B2 | 5 |
| US10650399B2 | 5 |
| US20090024598A1 | 5 |
| US20120197754A1 | 5 |
| US8073865B2 | 5 |
| US7577590B2 | 4 |
| US8762226B2 | 4 |
What Percentage of Etsy US Patent Applications were Granted?
Etsy (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 68 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 43 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 78.18%.
Below are the key stats of Etsy patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Etsy?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Fish & Richardson P C At | 47 | 94.87% |
| Stevens & Lee Pc | 7 | 0.00% |
| Botos Churchill Ip Law Llp | 5 | 100.00% |
| Lando & Anastasi Llp | 4 | 0.00% |
| Bereskin & Parr Llp S E N C R L S R L | 1 | 100.00% |
| Brundidge & Stanger P C | 1 | 100.00% |
| Eaton Peabody Pa | 1 | 100.00% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye Pc | 1 | 0.00% |
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