Forcepoint Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Forcepoint has a total of 437 patents globally, out of which 251 have been granted. Of these 437 patents, more than 59% patents are active. The United States of America is where Forcepoint has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Forcepoint.

Forcepoint was founded in the year 1994 by Phil Trubey. Company provides software security solutions. The Company offers protection against security threats and data breaches through web, email, safeguards users, and outside attackers. Company serves customers worldwide.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Forcepoint which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Forcepoint patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Forcepoint patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Forcepoint have?

The founder Phil Trubey has 0 patent and CEO Manny Rivelo has 0 patent.

How many patents does Forcepoint have?

Forcepoint has a total of 437 patents globally. These patents belong to 166 unique patent families. Out of 437 patents, 262 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Forcepoint File Every Year?

Forcepoint Patents Filing Trend

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 GrantForcepoint Applications FiledForcepoint Patents Granted
2022228
20211537
20205426
20193110
2018514
20171212
2016411
2015810
2014159
2013713
2012912
2011813

How many Forcepoint patents are Alive/Dead?

Forcepoint Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Forcepoint File in Different Countries?

Forcepoint Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Forcepoint Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America301
Australia24
Europe22
Canada18
India13
Japan6
Israel6
Germany5
Austria4
United Kingdom2
South Africa1

Where are Research Centres of Forcepoint Patents Located?

Research Centres of Forcepoint Patents

10 Best Forcepoint Patents

US6606659B1 is the most popular patent in the Forcepoint portfolio. It has received 422 citations so far from companies like Corporate Performance Resources, Noriaki Hashimoto and IBM.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Forcepoint:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6606659B1422
US8020206B2385
US6947985B2254
US20020016831A1253
US9241259B2228
US20030190054A1183
US20020150239A1174
US7681032B2125
US6650621B1122
US7721084B2115

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Forcepoint patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Forcepoint invention. They couldn’t because Forcepoint had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO used 103 Forcepoint patents in 825 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Forcepoint patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft, and Cn Inc.

List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Forcepoint –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Forcepoint PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
IBM2556
Microsoft2045
Ca Inc1440
Bank Of New York819
Bank Of America716
Huawei714
Cisco612
Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute57
Rosebud Capital57
Juniper Networks59

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Forcepoint Patents

Top Forcepoint Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US9654495B229
US8615800B219
US7280540B217
US8352535B214
US8015174B213
US7325248B213
US8141159B211
US7681032B211
US7529754B210
US7350228B28
US8453243B28
US7185015B27
US7099284B27
US8015250B27
US7234166B26

What Percentage of Forcepoint US Patent Applications were Granted?

Forcepoint (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 397 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 307 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 97.15%.

Below are the key stats of Forcepoint patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Forcepoint?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Terrile Cannatti & Chambers Llp Forcepoint14696.43%
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner Forcepoint9496.81%
Forcepoint Llc4993.33%
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner Raytheon37100.00%
Barnes & Thornburg Llp Intel24100.00%
Raytheon Company19100.00%
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie Llp8100.00%
Baker Botts Llp3100.00%
Bakerhostetler3100.00%
Docket Clerk Raytheon Mwm3100.00%

What are Forcepoint key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Forcepoint?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Forcepoint in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Forcepoint thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Forcepoint search focus changed over the years?

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