Getty Images Patents – Key Insights and Stats

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?

Getty Images Patent Filling 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 GrantGetty Images Applications FiledGetty Images Patents Granted
2022– 1
202198
20193
20171
201622
201484
201223

How many Getty Images patents are Alive/Dead?

Getty Images Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Getty Images File in Different Countries?

Getty Images Worldwide Patent Filling

Where are Research Centres of Getty Images Patents Located?

Research Centres of Getty Images Patents

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 NumberCitation Count
US6735583B1230
US20070050467A1182
US7523102B283
US20140201227A167
US8285082B227
US20100131547A127
US8644646B219
US8144995B218
US20070112839A114
US20060277171A111

List of Getty Images Patents

Getty Images PatentsTitle
CN215448678UCoating blade coating experiment device of photosensitive dry film
CN214937871UImproved electrotinning tin sludge recycling device
CN214954508UNovel anti-etching photosensitive dry film
CN214936549UElectrotinning waste liquid circulating filtration and recovery treatment device for electroplating processing
CN214960329UDry film with rapid film stripping function
CN214934473UUltrahigh-resolution anti-electroplating dry film
CN214952986UPCB dry film hole sealing detection device
CN214934396UHeat-resistant polymerization-free dry film
CN214774558UPhotosensitive dry film with high-quality protective layer
US10445359B2Method and system for classifying media content
CN105210048BContent Recognition Methods Based on Social Media
US10242089B2Method and system for searching for digital assets
US9665642B2Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry
EP2946308A4Content-identification engine based on social media
US9251172B2Method and system for searching for digital assets
US9229992B2Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry
CN203965977UPhotosensitive film quality monitoring system
CN203955469UControl system of light-sensitive film coating machine
CN203955204UDigital photosensitive film reaction kettle control system
WO2014113512A1Content-identification engine based on social media
US20140201227A1Content-identification engine based on social media
US8644646B2Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry
JP2012248210ASystem and method for retrieving content of complicated language such as japanese
AU2008259833B2Method and system for searching for digital assets
US8285082B2Automatic identification of digital content related to a block of text, such as a blog entry
US8144995B2System and method for searching digital images
EP2165279A4Method and system for searching for digital assets
US7925671B2Method and system for automatic cue sheet generation
EP1784822A4Method and system for automatic cue sheet generation
US20100131547A1Digital asset management system, including customizable metadata model for asset cataloging and permissioning of digital assets, such as for use with digital images and songs
US7523102B2Content search in complex language, such as Japanese
WO2008151148A1Method and system for searching for digital assets
EP1876539A1Method and system for classifying media content
US20070112839A1Method and system for expansion of structured keyword vocabulary
US20070050467A1Digital asset management system, including customizable metadata model for asset cataloging and permissioning of digital assets, such as for use with digital images and songs
US20060277171A1Custom media search tool
WO2006108162A2Digital asset management system, including customizable metadata model for asset cataloging and permissioning of digital assets, such as for use with digital images and songs
HK1086641AContent search in complex language, such as japanese
WO2005124599A3Content search in complex language, such as japanese
JP2006004427ASystem and method of searching content of complicated languages such as japanese
EP1605371A1Content search in complex language, such as japanese
EP1563368A1Portable custom media server
US6735583B1Method and system for classifying and locating media content

What are Getty Images key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Getty Images?

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

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

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