Groupon has a total of 1001 patents globally, out of which 645 have been granted. Of these 1001 patents, more than 89% patents are active. United States of America is where Groupon has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Groupon.
Groupon was founded in the year 2007. The Company operates a shopping website that shares information on local goods, services, and cultural events for businesses and consumers worldwide. The Company provides information on activities, travel destinations, consumer products and live events.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Groupon which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Groupon patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Groupon patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Groupon have?
The founders Andrew Mason has 13 patents, Bradley Keywell has 1 patent, Eric Lefkofsky has 28 patent and Stephen George has 0 patent. The CEO Dusan Senkypl has 0 patent.
How many patents does Groupon have?
Groupon has a total of 1001 patents globally. These patents belong to 270 unique patent families. Out of 1001 patents, 892 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Groupon 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 | Groupon Applications Filed | Groupon Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 48 |
| 2022 | 94 | 122 |
| 2021 | 139 | 140 |
| 2020 | 119 | 111 |
| 2019 | 100 | 85 |
| 2018 | 65 | 40 |
| 2017 | 58 | 36 |
| 2016 | 63 | 18 |
| 2015 | 83 | 12 |
| 2014 | 88 | 5 |
| 2013 | 98 | 4 |
| 2012 | 33 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 |
How many Groupon patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Groupon File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Groupon Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 919 |
| Europe | 17 |
| Canada | 13 |
| Australia | 12 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Groupon Patents Located?
10 Best Groupon Patents
US20070208751A1 is the most popular patent in the Groupon portfolio. It has received 563 citations so far from companies like IBM, Microsoft and Dell.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Groupon:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20070208751A1 | 563 |
| US6754636B1 | 499 |
| US7856360B2 | 403 |
| US20060069619A1 | 397 |
| US6985879B2 | 227 |
| US6970837B1 | 208 |
| US20110093340A1 | 192 |
| US20140229375A1 | 186 |
| US7039603B2 | 172 |
| US7840224B2 | 137 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Groupon patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Groupon invention. They couldn’t because Groupon had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 183 Groupon patents in 1987 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Groupon patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Google.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Groupon –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Groupon Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 42 | 89 |
| Microsoft | 35 | 115 |
| 33 | 75 | |
| 28 | 65 | |
| Mastercard | 27 | 55 |
| Chase Bank | 26 | 69 |
| Walmart Apollo | 22 | 47 |
| Bank Of America | 18 | 45 |
| Paypal | 15 | 47 |
| Visa International Service Association | 14 | 21 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Groupon Patents
Top Groupon Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7856360B2 | 57 |
| US8135505B2 | 44 |
| US10521813B2 | 35 |
| US8650072B2 | 31 |
| US7788188B2 | 28 |
| US8355948B2 | 25 |
| US20070208751A1 | 23 |
| US20060069619A1 | 22 |
| US7953548B2 | 20 |
| US9646078B2 | 19 |
| US8311845B2 | 19 |
| US20110093340A1 | 17 |
| US10102591B2 | 17 |
| US8499247B2 | 17 |
| US7840224B2 | 17 |
What Percentage of Groupon US Patent Applications were Granted?
Groupon (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 900 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 602 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 94.65%.
Below are the key stats of Groupon patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Groupon?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Alston & Bird | 891 | 94.94% |
| Matt Pallakoff | 2 | 0% |
| Crowell | 1 | 0% |
| Fish & Richardson | 1 | 100.00% |
| Innovation Partner | 1 | 0.00% |
| Perry M Adair | 1 | 0% |
| Strategic Patents | 1 | 0% |
| Walker Innovation | 1 | 0.00% |
| Zappedy | 1 | 0% |