Leidos has a total of 1207 patents globally, out of which 743 have been granted. Of these 1207 patents, more than 40% patents are active. United States of America is where Leidos has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Australia. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Leidos.
Leidos was founded in 1969 by John Robert Beyster. Leidos provides scientific, engineering, systems integration, and technical services and solutions. The Company provides its services in the areas of national security, engineering, and health. As of April 2022, Leidos has a market cap of $14.51 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Leidos which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Leidos patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Leidos patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Leidos have?
The Founder John Robert Beyster has 0 patents and the CEO Roger Krone has 0 patents.
How many patents does Leidos have?
Leidos has a total of 1207 patents globally. These patents belong to 522 unique patent families. Out of 1207 patents, 493 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Leidos 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 | Leidos Applications Filed | Leidos Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 42 | 37 |
| 2012 | 29 | 32 |
| 2013 | 24 | 27 |
| 2014 | 36 | 28 |
| 2015 | 30 | 39 |
| 2016 | 54 | 35 |
| 2017 | 41 | 24 |
| 2018 | 67 | 33 |
| 2019 | 63 | 29 |
| 2020 | 51 | 49 |
| 2021 | 23 | 33 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 |
How many Leidos patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Leidos File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Leidos Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 653 |
| China | 166 |
| Australia | 68 |
| Europe | 48 |
| Japan | 38 |
| Canada | 22 |
| Korea (South) | 16 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Austria | 9 |
| Taiwan | 6 |
| India | 6 |
| Singapore | 5 |
| Israel | 4 |
| Mexico | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| France | 4 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Leidos Patents Located?
10 Best Leidos Patents
US6675159B1 is the most popular patent in the Leidos portfolio. It has received 1416 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Chacha Search, Inc and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Leidos:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6675159B1 | 1416 |
| US7027974B1 | 713 |
| US20050055306A1 | 690 |
| US7386799B1 | 689 |
| US6784901B1 | 539 |
| US6545682B1 | 418 |
| US6887202B2 | 339 |
| US6766316B2 | 282 |
| US6507025B1 | 263 |
| US6701314B1 | 250 |
Which Companies are using Leidos 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 Leidos patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Rapiscan Systems.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 55 |
| Microsoft | 30 |
| Rapiscan Systems | 15 |
| Utherverse Gaming Llc | 10 |
| Ebay | 9 |
| 8 | |
| Imaging Systems Technology Inc | 8 |
| Nuctech Company Limited | 7 |
| Qualcomm | 7 |
| General Electric | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Leidos Patents
Top Leidos Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7386799B1 | 47 |
| US6675159B1 | 41 |
| US6545682B1 | 32 |
| US6993378B2 | 24 |
| US20050055306A1 | 23 |
| US6784901B1 | 23 |
| US7027974B1 | 18 |
| US7746450B2 | 17 |
| US6701314B1 | 17 |
| US8910288B2 | 14 |
| US7268517B2 | 14 |
| US6766316B2 | 12 |
| US9563670B2 | 12 |
| US7787012B2 | 11 |
| US7496561B2 | 11 |
What Percentage of Leidos US Patent Applications were Granted?
Leidos (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 569 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 535 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 97.4%.
Below are the key stats of Leidos patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Leidos?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Bey & Cotropia Pllc | 339 | 98.16% |
| Banner & Witcoff Ltd | 90 | 100.00% |
| Oblon Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt Llp | 57 | 94.74% |
| Prass Llp | 12 | 100.00% |
| Oblon Lockheed Martin | 8 | 100.00% |
| General Electric Company | 4 | 100.00% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye Pc | 3 | 66.67% |
| Oliff Plc | 3 | 0.00% |
| Roland H Shubert | 3 | 100.00% |
| Duane Morris Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
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