Forescout Technologies has a total of 158 patents globally, out of which 45 have been granted. Of these 158 patents, more than 75% patents are active. The United States of America is where Forescout Technologies 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 Forescout Technologies.
Forescout Technologies was founded in the year 2000. Forescout Technologies offers automated security control systems. The business creates its own agentless system, which monitors the security posture of connected IP-based devices while simultaneously discovering and classifying them in real time.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Forescout Technologies which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Forescout Technologies patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Forescout Technologies patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Forescout Technologies have?
The founder Doron Shikmoni have 12 patents, Dror Comay have 0 patent, Hezy Yeshurun have 0 patent, Oded Comay have 25 patents, Ori Naishtein have 0 patents, Rami Kalish have 0 patent and CEO Wael Mohamed have 52 patents.
How many patents does Forescout Technologies have?
Forescout Technologies has a total of 158 patents globally. These patents belong to 42 unique patent families. Out of 158 patents, 119 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Forescout Technologies 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 | Forescout Technologies Applications Filed | Forescout Technologies Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 9 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 | 8 |
| 2020 | 33 | 10 |
| 2019 | 39 | 3 |
| 2018 | 22 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
How many Forescout Technologies patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Forescout Technologies File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Forescout Technologies Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 74 |
| Europe | 20 |
| Australia | 9 |
| Canada | 9 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Forescout Technologies Patents Located?
10 Best Forescout Technologies Patents
US6363489B1 is the most popular patent in the Forescout Technologies portfolio. It has received 349 citations so far from companies like Mcafee, Trustwave Holdings and Mirage Networks.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Forescout Technologies:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6363489B1 | 349 |
| US9191398B2 | 14 |
| US20140090054A1 | 13 |
| US9027079B2 | 10 |
| US8590004B2 | 7 |
| US20210306354A1 | 6 |
| US9628497B2 | 5 |
| US20200404502A1 | 5 |
| US20200287924A1 | 5 |
| US20200007395A1 | 5 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Forescout Technologies patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Forescout Technologies invention. They couldn’t because Forescout Technologies had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 21 Forescout Technologies patents in 97 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Forescout Technologies patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Bank of America.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Forescout Technologies –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Forescout Technologies Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 6 | 18 |
| Microsoft | 4 | 6 |
| Cisco | 3 | 6 |
| Bank Of America | 2 | 2 |
| Trustwave | 2 | 5 |
| Steelcloud | 1 | 4 |
| Orange | 1 | 2 |
| Aspisec | 1 | 1 |
| Balbix | 1 | 2 |
| Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 1 | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Forescout Technologies Patents
Top Forescout Technologies Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10862885B2 | 9 |
| US10237351B2 | 6 |
| US9628497B2 | 5 |
| US6363489B1 | 5 |
| US10705821B2 | 4 |
| US9191398B2 | 3 |
| US8639800B2 | 3 |
| US10885165B2 | 3 |
| US8590004B2 | 2 |
| US20200287924A1 | 2 |
| US10530764B2 | 1 |
| US10574678B2 | 1 |
| US10440119B2 | 1 |
| US10965758B2 | 1 |
| US10652116B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of Forescout Technologies US Patent Applications were Granted?
Forescout Technologies (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 61 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 36 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 97.3%.
Below are the key stats of Forescout Technologies patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Forescout Technologies?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Womble Bond Dickinson | 53 | 100% |
| Professional Patent Solutions | 4 | 100% |
| Hoffmann & Baron | 2 | 100% |
| Dr Mark Friedman | 2 | 50% |