Juniper Networks has a total of 7429 patents globally, out of which 5642 have been granted. Of these 7429 patents, more than 76% patents are active. United States of America is where Juniper Networks has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Juniper Networks.
Juniper Networks was founded in 1996 by Pradeep Sindhu. Juniper Networks provides internet infrastructure solutions for internet service providers and other telecommunications service providers. The Company offers network infrastructure solutions that includes IP routing, Ethernet switching, security, and application acceleration. As of March 2022, Juniper Networks has a market cap of $12.19 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Juniper Networks which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Juniper Networks patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Juniper Networks patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Juniper Networks have?
The Founder Pradeep Sindhu has 584 and CEO, Rami Rahim has 26 patents.
How many patents does Juniper Networks have?
Juniper Networks has a total of 7429 patents globally. These patents belong to 3103 unique patent families. Out of 7429 patents, 5674 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Juniper Networks 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 | Juniper Networks Applications Filed | Juniper Networks Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 343 | 307 |
| 2012 | 378 | 315 |
| 2013 | 333 | 327 |
| 2014 | 323 | 336 |
| 2015 | 514 | 346 |
| 2016 | 590 | 335 |
| 2017 | 499 | 405 |
| 2018 | 523 | 494 |
| 2019 | 740 | 535 |
| 2020 | 609 | 574 |
| 2021 | 159 | 595 |
| 2022 | – | 129 |
How many Juniper Networks patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Juniper Networks File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Juniper Networks Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 4468 |
| Europe | 1023 |
| China | 955 |
| Germany | 524 |
| Japan | 57 |
| Australia | 56 |
| Canada | 46 |
| Korea (South) | 34 |
| India | 29 |
| Taiwan | 26 |
| Austria | 19 |
| Singapore | 17 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| France | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Juniper Networks Patents Located?
10 Best Juniper Networks Patents
US6674403B2 is the most popular patent in the Juniper Networks portfolio. It has received 674 citations so far from companies like ICU Medical, Microsoft and Cisco Technology.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Juniper Networks:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6674403B2 | 674 |
| US8339959B1 | 546 |
| US7215637B1 | 545 |
| US20100192225A1 | 526 |
| US6611522B1 | 465 |
| US7948986B1 | 464 |
| US8054832B1 | 455 |
| WO2013184846A1 | 394 |
| US7826482B1 | 311 |
| US7792987B1 | 294 |
Which Companies are using Juniper Networks 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 Juniper Networks patent portfolio are Cisco Technology, IBM and Huawei.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Cisco Technology | 505 |
| IBM | 275 |
| Huawei | 227 |
| Ericsson | 186 |
| Hewlett-Packard | 179 |
| At&T | 128 |
| Avago Technologies | 105 |
| Microsoft | 101 |
| Intel | 100 |
| Fujitsu | 96 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Juniper Networks Patents
Top Juniper Networks Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8489760B2 | 38 |
| US8276123B1 | 37 |
| US9898317B2 | 36 |
| US8914878B2 | 30 |
| US7844839B2 | 29 |
| US8520615B2 | 28 |
| US9705815B2 | 26 |
| US8336094B2 | 26 |
| US9450817B1 | 24 |
| US8370936B2 | 24 |
| US8572717B2 | 23 |
| US8219711B2 | 23 |
| US8789173B2 | 22 |
| US8285875B2 | 22 |
| US20100192225A1 | 22 |
What Percentage of Juniper Networks US Patent Applications were Granted?
Juniper Networks (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 3362 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 3039 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 97.78%.
Below are the key stats of Juniper Networks’ patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Juniper Networks?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Harrity & Harrity Llp | 1338 | 97.92% |
| Shumaker & Sieffert Pa | 1202 | 97.53% |
| Cooley Llp | 361 | 96.64% |
| Fisherbroyles Llp | 197 | 99.48% |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | 91 | 98.36% |
| Juniper | 83 | 97.33% |
| Fenwick & West Llp | 8 | 100.00% |
| Resolute Legal Pllc | 5 | 100.00% |
| Computer Packages Inc | 3 | 100.00% |
| Miles & Stockbridge Pc | 3 | 0% |
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