Google has a total of 111911 patents globally, out of which 69905 have been granted. Of these 111911 patents, more than 70% patents are active. United States of America is where Google has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Google.
Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Google is a global technology company specializes in internet-related services and products. The Company is primarily focused on web-based search and display advertising tools, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google serves customers worldwide. As of August 2023, Google has a market cap of $1.64 Trillion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of Google which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Google patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Google patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Google have?
The Founder Larry Page has 38 and Sergey Brin has 79 patents and the CEO, Sundar Pichai has 5 patents.
How many patents does Google have?
Google has a total of 111911 patents globally. These patents belong to 38450 unique patent families. Out of 111911 patents, 78883 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Google 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 | Google Applications Filed | Google Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 161 | 2040 |
| 2022 | 3122 | 5848 |
| 2021 | 5842 | 6639 |
| 2020 | 8711 | 6763 |
| 2019 | 9060 | 7172 |
| 2018 | 8617 | 5913 |
| 2017 | 9397 | 5763 |
| 2016 | 9513 | 5194 |
| 2015 | 6480 | 4672 |
| 2014 | 7347 | 4207 |
| 2013 | 8127 | 3401 |
| 2012 | 7450 | 2503 |
| 2011 | 5098 | 1574 |
How many Google patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Google File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Google Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 48815 |
| China | 10824 |
| Europe | 10444 |
| Germany | 5565 |
| Korea (South) | 5262 |
| Japan | 5024 |
| India | 2764 |
| Australia | 2729 |
| United Kingdom | 2385 |
| Canada | 2064 |
| Taiwan | 1072 |
| Brazil | 671 |
| Singapore | 606 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 442 |
| Russia | 302 |
| Israel | 274 |
| Denmark | 163 |
| Mexico | 124 |
| Spain | 71 |
| Austria | 60 |
| Viet Nam | 56 |
| South Africa | 53 |
| Finland | 37 |
| Poland | 35 |
| Norway | 34 |
| Netherlands | 32 |
| New Zealand | 29 |
| Italy | 28 |
| Indonesia | 25 |
| Ireland | 22 |
| France | 21 |
| Philippines | 21 |
| Chile | 19 |
| Argentina | 15 |
| Uruguay | 14 |
| Pakistan | 14 |
| Portugal | 13 |
| Thailand | 11 |
| Malaysia | 11 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| Dominican Republic | 9 |
| Ecuador | 7 |
| Colombia | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 7 |
| Peru | 7 |
| Eurasia | 5 |
| Malta | 5 |
| Slovakia | 5 |
| Turkey | 4 |
| Panama | 3 |
| Africa | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Kenya | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Google Patents Located?
How Many Patents Owned by Google and Its Subsidiaries?
Patents acquired by Google
Google has acquired 6295 patent families from other companies which are not associated with Google.
Below the chart shows the top 10 patent acquisitions of Google –
10 Best Google Patents
US6526581B1 is the most popular patent in the Google portfolio. It has received 991 citations so far from companies like At&T, Samsung, and Intel.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Google:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6526581B1 | 991 |
| US6647269B2 | 902 |
| US6785704B1 | 886 |
| US7136875B2 | 882 |
| US20090288012A1 | 861 |
| US20050021397A1 | 852 |
| US20050071328A1 | 847 |
| US20040044571A1 | 832 |
| US6658423B1 | 799 |
| US20100278453A1 | 790 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Google patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Google’s invention. They couldn’t because Google had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 20270 Google patents in 160235 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Google patent portfolio are Microsoft, IBM, and Samsung.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Google –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Google Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Microsoft | 3570 | 9918 |
| IBM | 3057 | 7075 |
| Samsung | 3046 | 7965 |
| Apple | 1740 | 4099 |
| Qualcomm | 1434 | 3643 |
| Meta Platforms | 1301 | 3644 |
| LG Electronics | 1147 | 2272 |
| Sony Corporation | 1137 | 2960 |
| Intel | 976 | 2312 |
| Amazon | 792 | 1815 |
| Huawei | 688 | 1421 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Google Patents
Top Google Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9154606B2 | 96 |
| US9208676B2 | 95 |
| US8660734B2 | 95 |
| US8934417B2 | 80 |
| US9960929B2 | 73 |
| US8954135B2 | 67 |
| US20090288012A1 | 66 |
| US9344259B2 | 63 |
| US8948832B2 | 63 |
| US7940740B2 | 62 |
| US7970350B2 | 53 |
| US20100278453A1 | 53 |
| US8998815B2 | 52 |
| US8941560B2 | 52 |
| US8396759B2 | 50 |
What Percentage of Google US Patent Applications were Granted?
Google (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 47248 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 37992 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 87.09%.
Below are the key stats of Google patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Google?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Google Llc | 9075 | 74.70% |
| Fish & Richardson | 7253 | 83.08% |
| Dority & Manning Pa | 2817 | 84.89% |
| Brake Hughes Bellermann Llp | 2537 | 91.90% |
| Motorola Mobility Llc | 2342 | 95.93% |
| Colby Nipper | 1831 | 92.05% |
| Shumaker & Sieffert | 1815 | 83.30% |
| Gray Ice Higdon | 1310 | 92.01% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 1299 | 74.12% |
| Honigman Llp | 1090 | 97.51% |
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