Infosys has a total of 2115 patents globally, out of which 660 have been granted. Of these 2115 patents, more than 59% patents are active. United States of America is where Infosys has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by India and South Korea, it has generated an annual revenue of $13.56 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Infosys.
Infosys was founded in the year 1981 by N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, Ashok Arora, K. Dinesh, and N. S. Raghavan. Company is doing business in business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. As of February 2022, Infosys has a market cap of $95.96 Billion.
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 the founder and the CEO of Infosys have?
The founders, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, Ashok Arora, K. Dinesh, and N. S. Raghavan have 0 patents respectively. The CEO, Salil Parekh has 0 patents.
How many patents does Infosys have?
Infosys has a total of 2115 patents globally. These patents belong to 1097 unique patent families. Out of 2115 patents, 1261 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 |
| 2011 | 359 | 15 |
| 2012 | 221 | 31 |
| 2013 | 217 | 64 |
| 2014 | 212 | 78 |
| 2015 | 146 | 98 |
| 2016 | 89 | 72 |
| 2017 | 87 | 48 |
| 2018 | 87 | 49 |
| 2019 | 90 | 42 |
| 2020 | 65 | 55 |
| 2021 | 60 | 88 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
How many Infosys patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Infosys File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Infosys Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 894 |
| India | 694 |
| Korea (South) | 248 |
| Europe | 51 |
| Germany | 15 |
| Singapore | 12 |
| Philippines | 11 |
| Australia | 8 |
| Vietnam | 7 |
| Poland | 3 |
| Africa | 3 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Infosys Patents Located?
10 Best Infosys Patents
US7870133B2 is the most popular patent in the Infosys portfolio. It has received 178 citations so far from companies like Google, Apple, and Huawei Technologies.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Infosys:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7870133B2 | 178 |
| US7787887B2 | 166 |
| US20090150983A1 | 146 |
| US20140006153A1 | 142 |
| US20080189170A1 | 132 |
| US20120078725A1 | 120 |
| US7735068B2 | 107 |
| US8494274B2 | 92 |
| US20160232457A1 | 88 |
| US20060277091A1 | 84 |
Which Companies are using Infosys Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Infosys patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft, and Qualcomm.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 199 |
| Microsoft | 77 |
| Qualcomm | 32 |
| Oracle | 29 |
| Samsung | 28 |
| Bank Of America | 23 |
| Huawei | 23 |
| Amazon | 22 |
| Intel | 22 |
| LG | 21 |
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 | 35 |
| US8645529B2 | 33 |
| US20160110657A1 | 23 |
| US8930381B2 | 21 |
| US20080189170A1 | 20 |
| US8402469B2 | 16 |
| US7864987B2 | 16 |
| US9047410B2 | 16 |
| US8874961B2 | 15 |
| US9280535B2 | 15 |
| US20090150983A1 | 14 |
| US9613341B2 | 13 |
| US20160267396A1 | 12 |
| US9092789B2 | 12 |
| US10182467B2 | 11 |
What Percentage of Infosys US Patent Applications were Granted?
Infosys (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 704 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 435 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 62.5%.
Below are the key stats of Infosys patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Infosys?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Klarquist Sparkman Llp | 208 | 58.17% |
| Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders Llp Rochester | 178 | 61.63% |
| Lerner David Littenberg | 117 | 70.69% |
| Reed Smith Llp | 47 | 55.32% |
| Michael Best & Friedrich Llp Mke | 32 | 37.50% |
| Cantor Colburn Llp | 19 | 42.11% |
| Occhiuti & Rohlicek Llp | 4 | 50.00% |
| Reed Smith Llp Dc | 4 | 25.00% |
| Nixon Peabody Llp | 3 | 0.00% |
| Boeing Intellectual Property | 2 | 100.00% |
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What are Infosys key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Infosys?
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 search focus changed over the years?
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