Infosys has a total of 1703 patents globally, out of which 606 have been granted. Of these 1703 patents, more than 45% patents are active. The USA is where Infosys has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by India and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Infosys.
Infosys was founded in 1981. A multinational information technology corporation based in India, Infosys offers services in business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Infosys which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Infosys patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Infosys patent portfolio.
How many patents does Infosys have?
Infosys has a total of 1703 patents globally. These patents belong to 774 unique patent families. Out of 1703 patents, 771 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Infosys 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 | Infosys Applications Filed | Infosys Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 26 |
| 2022 | 8 | 29 |
| 2021 | 48 | 33 |
| 2020 | 19 | 12 |
| 2019 | 31 | 24 |
| 2018 | 25 | 43 |
| 2017 | 28 | 44 |
| 2016 | 47 | 73 |
| 2015 | 54 | 98 |
| 2014 | 155 | 80 |
| 2013 | 206 | 65 |
| 2012 | 221 | 35 |
| 2011 | 355 | 17 |
How many Infosys patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Infosys File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Infosys Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 832 |
| India | 703 |
| Europe | 24 |
| Africa | 22 |
| Singapore | 12 |
| Australia | 10 |
| Philippines | 10 |
| Germany | 5 |
| China | 5 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Infosys Patents Located?
What Technologies are covered by Infosys Patents?
Patents covered under “Software Development” include Software Testing, Web 2.0, Chat-based collaboration Tool and “Method and system for generating three dimensional animation in gaming engine” among many others.
“Data Processing & Management” covers patents like “Unified platform for big data processing”, “Systems & Methods for rapid processing of file data” etc.
“Organization Management” include patents related to Resource Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Business Process like “Method and system to optimize customer service processes” etc.
Some other interesting patents filed by Infosys included patents related to Semiconductor Processing, AR/VR, Smart Grid, Green IT and Autonomous Vehicle as well!
One of the patents which falls under “Green IT” talks about “Assessing green IT maturity and providing green it recommendations”.
The chart below distributes patents filed by Infosys in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Infosys thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Infosys’ Research Focus Changed Over the Years?
10 Best Infosys Patents
US7870133B2 is the most popular patent in the Infosys portfolio. It has received 227 citations so far from companies like Apple, Google and Huawei.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Infosys:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7870133B2 | 227 |
| US20140006153A1 | 196 |
| US7787887B2 | 168 |
| US20160110657A1 | 156 |
| US20080189170A1 | 141 |
| US20090150983A1 | 141 |
| US20160232457A1 | 140 |
| US20120078725A1 | 131 |
| US7735068B2 | 123 |
| US9280535B2 | 108 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Infosys patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Infosys invention. They couldn’t because Infosys had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 496 Infosys patents in 3617 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Infosys patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft Technology and Oracle.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Infosys –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Infosys Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 98 | 480 |
| Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc | 52 | 178 |
| Oracle International Corporation | 17 | 67 |
| Bank Of America | 16 | 53 |
| SAP | 16 | 84 |
| Amazon Technologies Inc | 15 | 54 |
| Samsung Electronics | 10 | 30 |
| Intel | 10 | 44 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 9 | 38 |
| Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc | 9 | 23 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Infosys Patents
Top Infosys Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9430505B2 | 20 |
| US8645529B2 | 20 |
| US8402469B2 | 13 |
| US20080189170A1 | 13 |
| US20090150983A1 | 11 |
| US8959536B2 | 10 |
| US7864987B2 | 10 |
| US8146058B2 | 10 |
| US8930381B2 | 9 |
| US9092789B2 | 9 |
| US9389845B2 | 8 |
| US8166309B2 | 8 |
| US8255254B2 | 8 |
| US20120253745A1 | 7 |
| US8874961B2 | 7 |
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