Exact Sciences has a total of 1434 patents globally, out of which 639 have been granted. Of these 1434 patents, more than 62% patents are active. The United States of America is where Exact Sciences has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Exact Sciences.
Exact Sciences was founded in the year 1995. Exact Sciences is committed to creating and commercializing a non-invasive molecular screening test for the early identification and prevention of colorectal cancer. The Company’s test is a stool-based DNA test that identifies both pre-cancer and malignancy by finding genetic abnormalities in colon cancer cells. As of February 2023, Exact Sciences has a market cap of $11.41 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Exact Sciences which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Exact Sciences patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Exact Sciences patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Exact Sciences have?
The founders Anthony P. Shuber, Stanley Lapidus Hanes have 0 patents and CEO Kevin Conroy have 12 patents.
How many patents does Exact Sciences have?
Exact Sciences has a total of 1434 patents globally. These patents belong to 264 unique patent families. Out of 1434 patents, 897 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Exact Sciences 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 | Exact Sciences Applications Filed | Exact Sciences Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 4 |
| 2022 | 27 | 45 |
| 2021 | 44 | 59 |
| 2020 | 81 | 65 |
| 2019 | 77 | 58 |
| 2018 | 69 | 52 |
| 2017 | 53 | 58 |
| 2016 | 59 | 30 |
| 2015 | 83 | 46 |
| 2014 | 71 | 55 |
| 2013 | 78 | 37 |
| 2012 | 80 | 28 |
| 2011 | 117 | 28 |
How many Exact Sciences patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Exact Sciences File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Exact Sciences Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 313 |
| Europe | 176 |
| Australia | 115 |
| Japan | 102 |
| Canada | 90 |
| Germany | 76 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 74 |
| Spain | 56 |
| China | 48 |
| Israel | 45 |
| Singapore | 38 |
| Denmark | 32 |
| New Zealand | 27 |
| Mexico | 27 |
| Korea (South) | 20 |
| Austria | 15 |
| Brazil | 10 |
| India | 8 |
| Italy | 7 |
| Colombia | 4 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Norway | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Russia | 2 |
| Turkey | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Exact Sciences Patents Located?
10 Best Exact Sciences Patents
US7081340B2 is the most popular patent in the Exact Sciences portfolio. It has received 227 citations so far from companies like Somalogic, Osi Pharmaceuticals and Raindance Technologies.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Exact Sciences:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7081340B2 | 192 |
| US7056674B2 | 139 |
| US20060099567A1 | 129 |
| US6964846B1 | 126 |
| US8361720B2 | 117 |
| US20020095585A1 | 117 |
| US20030049659A1 | 112 |
| US20080176209A1 | 107 |
| US7368233B2 | 101 |
| USD574505S1 | 95 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Exact Sciences patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Exact Sciences invention. They couldn’t because Exact Sciences had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 64 Exact Sciences patents in 289 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Exact Sciences patent portfolio are Qiagen, Epigenomics and Life Technologies.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Exact Sciences –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Exact Sciences Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Qiagen | 4 | 6 |
| Epigenomics | 4 | 5 |
| Life Technologies | 4 | 5 |
| Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research | 4 | 7 |
| Takara Bio | 3 | 8 |
| Expanse Bioinformatics | 3 | 3 |
| Tpg Specialty Lending | 3 | 3 |
| Olympus Corporation | 3 | 10 |
| Dna Genotek | 3 | 7 |
| Lunapbc | 3 | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Exact Sciences Patents
Top Exact Sciences Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20020095585A1 | 12 |
| US8900856B2 | 12 |
| US7695913B2 | 8 |
| US20080176209A1 | 6 |
| US7081340B2 | 6 |
| US20060099567A1 | 6 |
| US20070128636A1 | 6 |
| US9005891B2 | 6 |
| US20100092981A1 | 5 |
| US7871769B2 | 4 |
| US6551777B1 | 3 |
| US20050064455A1 | 3 |
| US20090258795A1 | 3 |
| US20050095634A1 | 3 |
| US8273534B2 | 3 |
What Percentage of Exact Sciences US Patent Applications were Granted?
Exact Sciences (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 183 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 108 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 65.06%.
Below are the key stats of Exact Sciences patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Exact Sciences?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Casimir Jones | 104 | 80.22% |
| Exact Sciences | 22 | 85% |
| Laboratory Corporation | 22 | 72.73% |
| Wolf Greenfield & Sacks | 10 | 0% |
| Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault | 6 | 0% |
| Goodwin Procter | 4 | 0% |
| Law Office Of Julia A Kim | 4 | 66.67% |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 4 | 0% |
| Hollie L Baker | 2 | 0% |
| Patrick R H Waller | 2 | 0% |
| Seed Intellectual Property Law Group | 2 | 0% |
| Knechtel Demeur & Samlan | 1 | 0% |