Getty Images has a total of 43 patents globally, out of which 25 have been granted. Of these 43 patents, more than 48% patents are active. United States Of America is where Getty Images has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Getty Images.
Getty Images was founded in the year 1995. Company is a creator and distributor of award-winning still imagery, video, music, and multimedia products, as well as other forms of premium digital content, available through its trusted house of brands.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Getty Images which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Getty Images patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Getty Images patent portfolio.
How many patents does Getty Images have?
Getty Images has a total of 43 patents globally. These patents belong to 23 unique patent families. Out of 43 patents, 57 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Getty Images 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 | Getty Images Applications Filed | Getty Images Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | – | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
How many Getty Images patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Getty Images File in Different Countries?
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10 Best Getty Images Patents
US6735583B1 is the most popular patent in the Getty Images portfolio. It has received 230 citations so far from companies like British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, IBM and Emotions.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Getty Images:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6735583B1 | 230 |
| US20070050467A1 | 182 |
| US7523102B2 | 83 |
| US20140201227A1 | 67 |
| US8285082B2 | 27 |
| US20100131547A1 | 27 |
| US8644646B2 | 19 |
| US8144995B2 | 18 |
| US20070112839A1 | 14 |
| US20060277171A1 | 11 |
List of Getty Images Patents
| Getty Images Patents | Title |
| CN215448678U | Coating blade coating experiment device of photosensitive dry film |
| CN214937871U | Improved electrotinning tin sludge recycling device |
| CN214954508U | Novel anti-etching photosensitive dry film |
| CN214936549U | Electrotinning waste liquid circulating filtration and recovery treatment device for electroplating processing |
| CN214960329U | Dry film with rapid film stripping function |
| CN214934473U | Ultrahigh-resolution anti-electroplating dry film |
| CN214952986U | PCB dry film hole sealing detection device |
| CN214934396U | Heat-resistant polymerization-free dry film |
| CN214774558U | Photosensitive dry film with high-quality protective layer |
| US10445359B2 | Method and system for classifying media content |
| CN105210048B | Content Recognition Methods Based on Social Media |
| US10242089B2 | Method and system for searching for digital assets |
| US9665642B2 | Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry |
| EP2946308A4 | Content-identification engine based on social media |
| US9251172B2 | Method and system for searching for digital assets |
| US9229992B2 | Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry |
| CN203965977U | Photosensitive film quality monitoring system |
| CN203955469U | Control system of light-sensitive film coating machine |
| CN203955204U | Digital photosensitive film reaction kettle control system |
| WO2014113512A1 | Content-identification engine based on social media |
| US20140201227A1 | Content-identification engine based on social media |
| US8644646B2 | Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry |
| JP2012248210A | System and method for retrieving content of complicated language such as japanese |
| AU2008259833B2 | Method and system for searching for digital assets |
| US8285082B2 | Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry |
| US8144995B2 | System and method for searching digital images |
| EP2165279A4 | Method and system for searching for digital assets |
| US7925671B2 | Method and system for automatic cue sheet generation |
| EP1784822A4 | Method and system for automatic cue sheet generation |
| US20100131547A1 | Digital asset management system, including customizable metadata model for asset cataloging and permissioning of digital assets, such as for use with digital images and songs |
| US7523102B2 | Content search in complex language, such as Japanese |
| WO2008151148A1 | Method and system for searching for digital assets |
| EP1876539A1 | Method and system for classifying media content |
| US20070112839A1 | Method and system for expansion of structured keyword vocabulary |
| US20070050467A1 | Digital asset management system, including customizable metadata model for asset cataloging and permissioning of digital assets, such as for use with digital images and songs |
| US20060277171A1 | Custom media search tool |
| WO2006108162A2 | Digital asset management system, including customizable metadata model for asset cataloging and permissioning of digital assets, such as for use with digital images and songs |
| HK1086641A | Content search in complex language, such as japanese |
| WO2005124599A3 | Content search in complex language, such as japanese |
| JP2006004427A | System and method of searching content of complicated languages such as japanese |
| EP1605371A1 | Content search in complex language, such as japanese |
| EP1563368A1 | Portable custom media server |
| US6735583B1 | Method and system for classifying and locating media content |