Linkedin has a total of 955 patents globally, out of which 695 have been granted. Of these 955 patents, more than 03% patents are active. United States of America is where Linkedin has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by India and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Linkedin.
Linkedin was founded in the year 2002. The Company operates a social networking web site. The Company allows members to post a profile of their professional expertise and accomplishments on web site.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Linkedin which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Linkedin patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Linkedin patent portfolio.
How many patents does Linkedin have?
Linkedin has a total of 955 patents globally. These patents belong to 894 unique patent families. Out of 955 patents, 30 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Linkedin 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 | Linkedin Applications Filed | Linkedin Patents Granted |
| 2024 | – | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 26 | 2 |
| 2016 | 41 | 1 |
| 2015 | 79 | – |
| 2014 | 25 | 1 |
| 2013 | 61 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | 2 |
How many Linkedin patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Linkedin File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Linkedin Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 761 |
| India | 33 |
| Europe (EPO) | 11 |
| Korea (South) | 8 |
| Brazil | 7 |
| China | 7 |
| Austria | 5 |
| Japan | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Linkedin Patents Located?
10 Best Linkedin Patents
US20140149519A1 is the most popular patent in the Linkedin portfolio. It has received 374 citations so far from companies like Snapchat, Wistron and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Linkedin:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20140149519A1 | 374 |
| US7159150B2 | 311 |
| US7818165B2 | 300 |
| US7792328B2 | 271 |
| US7809587B2 | 256 |
| US7747774B2 | 223 |
| US7855101B2 | 222 |
| US7003551B2 | 216 |
| US7814142B2 | 210 |
| US20130254305A1 | 188 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Linkedin patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Linkedin invention. They couldn’t because Linkedin had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 513 Linkedin patents in 3581 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Linkedin patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Samsung.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Linkedin –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Linkedin Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 252 | 509 |
| Microsoft | 161 | 365 |
| Samsung | 39 | 84 |
| Meta | 35 | 63 |
| Sap Se | 34 | 67 |
| Oracle | 32 | 67 |
| 29 | 56 | |
| Fujitsu | 26 | 56 |
| Apple | 25 | 47 |
| Amazon | 23 | 51 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Linkedin Patents
Top Linkedin Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7003551B2 | 25 |
| US7822860B2 | 21 |
| US7792328B2 | 20 |
| US20150006286A1 | 19 |
| US7844917B2 | 15 |
| US7113988B2 | 15 |
| US20150006295A1 | 15 |
| US7809587B2 | 14 |
| US7817584B2 | 14 |
| US7792784B2 | 14 |
| US7761429B2 | 14 |
| US7844354B2 | 13 |
| US7814142B2 | 13 |
| US20130254305A1 | 13 |
| US7870398B2 | 12 |
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