IPG has a total of 261 patents globally, out of which 117 have been granted. Of these 261 patents, more than 49% patents are active. United States of America is where IPG has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan, it has generated an annual revenue of $2.55 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center of IPG.
IPG was founded in the year 1902. Company is doing business in advertising. As of May 2022, IPG has a market cap of $12.85 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of IPG which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find IPG patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over IPG patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of IPG have?
The CEO, Philippe Krakowsky has 0 patents.
How many patents does IPG have?
IPG has a total of 261 patents globally. These patents belong to 88 unique patent families. Out of 261 patents, 130 patents are active.
How Many Patents did IPG 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 | IPG Applications Filed | IPG Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 13 | 6 |
| 2013 | 14 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14 | 21 |
| 2017 | 11 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | 32 | 5 |
| 2020 | 13 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
How many IPG patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did IPG File in Different Countries?
Countries in which IPG Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 63 |
| Europe | 26 |
| Japan | 20 |
| Australia | 18 |
| Germany | 16 |
| Canada | 15 |
| China | 13 |
| Mexico | 12 |
| Korea (South) | 11 |
| India | 9 |
| Austria | 6 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 4 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of IPG Patents Located?
10 Best IPG Patents
US20120323496A1 is the most popular patent in the IPG portfolio. It has received 140 citations so far from companies like Nike, Dexcom, and Apple.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of IPG:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20120323496A1 | 140 |
| US20070214048A1 | 102 |
| US20060258380A1 | 102 |
| US20070027850A1 | 101 |
| US20070276363A1 | 96 |
| US20070027901A1 | 75 |
| US20040101426A1 | 58 |
| USD760745S1 | 36 |
| USD760742S1 | 32 |
| USD762227S1 | 27 |
Which Companies are using IPG 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 IPG patent portfolio are eBay, Microsoft, and Olympus.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| eBay | 3 |
| Microsoft | 3 |
| Olympus | 3 |
| Apple | 2 |
| Sensile Medical | 2 |
| Oath | 2 |
| IBM | 2 |
| Phorm Uk | 2 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 1 |
| Niit Technologies | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on IPG Patents
Top IPG Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20070214048A1 | 7 |
| US20070276363A1 | 7 |
| US20120323496A1 | 7 |
| US20070027901A1 | 6 |
| US20070027850A1 | 5 |
| US7281613B2 | 3 |
| US20040101426A1 | 2 |
| US20150227878A1 | 2 |
| US20060258380A1 | 2 |
| US20060258399A1 | 2 |
| US20150058095A1 | 2 |
| US9279477B2 | 1 |
| US8443526B2 | 1 |
| US20170236127A1 | 1 |
| US20150058096A1 | 1 |
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What are IPG key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by IPG?
The chart below distributes patents filed by IPG in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where IPG thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How IPG search focus changed over the years?
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