Iron Mountain has a total of 138 patents globally, out of which 45 have been granted. Of these 138 patents, more than 21% patents are active. United States of America is where Iron Mountain has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Europe. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Iron Mountain.
Iron Mountain was founded in 1951 by Herman Knaust. Iron Mountain is a storage and information management company. The Company provides records management, data management solutions, and information destruction services. As of April 2022, Iron Mountain has a market cap of $16.66 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of Iron Mountain which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Iron Mountain patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Iron Mountain patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Iron Mountain have?
The Founder Herman Knaust has 4 patents and the CEO, William Meaney has 0 patents.
How many patents does Iron Mountain have?
Iron Mountain has a total of 138 patents globally. These patents belong to 54 unique patent families. Out of 138 patents, 29 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Iron Mountain 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 | Iron Mountain Applications Filed | Iron Mountain Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 9 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | – | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | – | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
How many Iron Mountain patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Iron Mountain File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Iron Mountain Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 38 |
| Japan | 14 |
| Europe | 12 |
| Canada | 9 |
| China | 9 |
| France | 8 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 6 |
| India | 4 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Australia | 3 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Where are the Research Centers of Iron Mountain Patents Located?
10 Best Iron Mountain Patents
US20030074378A1 is the most popular patent in the Iron Mountain portfolio. It has received 171 citations so far from companies like Mcafee Llc, Microsoft and Hitachi Data Systems Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Iron Mountain:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20030074378A1 | 171 |
| US20050193031A1 | 102 |
| US20070208685A1 | 97 |
| US20060106782A1 | 93 |
| US20070271308A1 | 77 |
| US20020129047A1 | 68 |
| US20070113288A1 | 57 |
| US20070130218A1 | 41 |
| US20070112784A1 | 38 |
| US20060106852A1 | 36 |
What Percentage of Iron Mountain US Patent Applications were Granted?
Iron Mountain (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 94 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 67 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 77.01%.
Below are the key stats of Iron Mountain patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Iron Mountain?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 48 | 89.07% |
| Bainwood Huang & Associates Llc | 13 | 8.33% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye Pc | 7 | 100.00% |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp | 6 | 100.00% |
| Iron Mountain Incorporated | 4 | 100.00% |
| Wolf Greenfield & Sacks Pc | 3 | 0.00% |
| Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner | 2 | 0.00% |
| Siritzky Law Pllc | 2 | 100.00% |
| Carlson Gaskey & Olds Pratt & Whitney | 1 | 100.00% |
| Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey Llp | 1 | 100.00% |
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