Flipboard has a total of 150 patents globally, out of which 103 have been granted. Of these 150 patents, more than 70% patents are active. United States of America is where Flipboard has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Korea (South). Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Flipboard.
Flipboard was founded in the year 2010. Flipboard creates software programmes. The business provides software that gathers content from websites and social media platforms and delivers it in magazine format for consumption on mobile devices.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Flipboard which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Flipboard patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Flipboard patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Flipboard have?
The founder Evan Doll have 33 patents, Mike McCue (Also CEO) have 2 patents.
How many patents does Flipboard have?
Flipboard has a total of 150 patents globally. These patents belong to 72 unique patent families. Out of 150 patents, 105 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Flipboard 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 | Flipboard Applications Filed | Flipboard Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 24 |
| 2018 | 6 | 30 |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 |
| 2016 | 22 | 13 |
| 2015 | 44 | 11 |
| 2014 | 31 | 3 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | – |
How many Flipboard patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Flipboard File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Flipboard Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 106 |
| China | 10 |
| Korea (South) | 7 |
| Europe | 7 |
| Japan | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Flipboard Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Flipboard patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Flipboard Patents
US20140075275A1 is the most popular patent in the Flipboard portfolio. It has received 62 citations so far from companies like Wrap Media, IBM and Facebook.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Flipboard:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20140075275A1 | 62 |
| US20150169744A1 | 57 |
| US20150248683A1 | 51 |
| US8872855B2 | 33 |
| US20170300293A1 | 26 |
| US8990200B1 | 25 |
| US20150149261A1 | 21 |
| US9152616B2 | 21 |
| US9396167B2 | 21 |
| USD772242S1 | 18 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Flipboard patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Flipboard invention. They couldn’t because Flipboard had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 66 Flipboard patents in 518 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Flipboard patent portfolio are Microsoft, Facebook and IBM.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Flipboard –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Flipboard Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Microsoft | 27 | 73 |
| 25 | 56 | |
| IBM | 16 | 25 |
| Apple | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | 36 | |
| Samsung | 5 | 19 |
| Adobe | 4 | 11 |
| Brunoco | 4 | 5 |
| Oath inc | 3 | 7 |
| Verizon Media | 3 | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Flipboard Patents
Top Flipboard Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9396167B2 | 23 |
| US8872855B2 | 22 |
| US9152616B2 | 18 |
| US8935629B2 | 17 |
| US8463795B2 | 11 |
| US9489349B2 | 9 |
| US9501481B2 | 8 |
| US10636051B2 | 8 |
| US20150169744A1 | 8 |
| US9965774B2 | 6 |
| US10061760B2 | 6 |
| US9648080B2 | 5 |
| US9372878B2 | 5 |
| US9824313B2 | 4 |
| US10621274B2 | 4 |
What Percentage of Flipboard US Patent Applications were Granted?
Flipboard (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 100 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 81 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 81.82%.
Below are the key stats of Flipboard patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Flipboard?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Flipboard Fenwick | 99 | 81.82% |
| Fenwick & West | 1 | 0% |