Groupon Patents – Key Insights and Stats

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?

Groupon Patent Filing 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 GrantGroupon Applications FiledGroupon Patents Granted
202348
202294122
2021139140
2020119111
201910085
20186540
20175836
20166318
20158312
2014885
2013984
2012339
201152

How many Groupon patents are Alive/Dead?

Groupon Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Groupon File in Different Countries?

Groupon Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Groupon Filed Patents

CountryPatent
United States Of America919
Europe17
Canada13
Australia12
Korea (South)1
Germany1
Poland1
India1
Japan1
Spain1

Where are Research Centres of Groupon Patents Located?

R&D Center of Groupon

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 NumberCitation Count
US20070208751A1563
US6754636B1499
US7856360B2403
US20060069619A1397
US6985879B2227
US6970837B1208
US20110093340A1192
US20140229375A1186
US7039603B2172
US7840224B2137

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 –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Groupon PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
IBM4289
Microsoft35115
Google3375
Facebook2865
Mastercard2755
Chase Bank2669
Walmart Apollo2247
Bank Of America1845
Paypal1547
Visa International Service Association1421

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Groupon Patents

Top Groupon Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7856360B257
US8135505B244
US10521813B235
US8650072B231
US7788188B228
US8355948B225
US20070208751A123
US20060069619A122
US7953548B220
US9646078B219
US8311845B219
US20110093340A117
US10102591B217
US8499247B217
US7840224B217

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 FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Alston & Bird89194.94%
Matt Pallakoff20%
Crowell10%
Fish & Richardson1100.00%
Innovation Partner10.00%
Perry M Adair10%
Strategic Patents10%
Walker Innovation10.00%
Zappedy10%

What are Groupon key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Groupon?

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

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

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