M3 has a total of 307 patents globally, out of which 148 have been granted. Of these 307 patents, more than 29% patents are active. Japan is where M3 has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Europe. Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of M3.
M3 was founded in the year 2000. The Company supplies medical information services for doctors through the Internet. The Company also supports marketing of pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment manufacturers. As of March 2023, the market cap of M3 is $1.69 Trillion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of M3 which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find M3 patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over M3 patent portfolio.
How many patents does M3 have?
M3 has a total of 307 patents globally. These patents belong to 257 unique patent families. Out of 307 patents, 92 patents are active.
How Many Patents did M3 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 | M3 Applications Filed | M3 Patents Granted | |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 9 | |
How many M3 patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did M3 File in Different Countries?
Countries in which M3 Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 222 |
| United States Of America | 35 |
| Europe | 8 |
| China | 3 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
Where are the Research Centres of M3 Patents Located?
10 Best M3 Patents
JP2008136556A is the most popular patent in the M3 portfolio. It has received 111 citations so far from companies like Sony, Kyocera, and Valencell.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of M3:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| JP2008136556A | 111 |
| US6982063B2 | 82 |
| US6589483B1 | 71 |
| JP2007059386A | 40 |
| US20120310771A1 | 38 |
| US20140180798A1 | 35 |
| US8156138B2 | 32 |
| US8244564B2 | 27 |
| US8364528B2 | 26 |
| JP2015136852A | 23 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to M3 patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to M3 invention. They couldn’t because M3 had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 19 M3 patents in 216 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the M3 patent portfolio are Google, IBM and Ebay.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing M3 –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing M3 Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| 9 | 17 | |
| IBM | 5 | 10 |
| Ebay | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | |
| Silicon Valley Bank | 3 | 7 |
| Walmart Apollo | 3 | 7 |
| Amazon | 2 | 2 |
| Meta Platforms | 2 | 2 |
| Zeta Global | 2 | 6 |
| Alibaba Group | 2 | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on M3 Patents
Top M3 Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8244564B2 | 49 |
| US20140180798A1 | 8 |
| US8364528B2 | 8 |
| US8209214B2 | 5 |
| US8156138B2 | 4 |
| US20120310771A1 | 4 |
| US10423999B1 | 4 |
| US8924265B2 | 4 |
| US6982063B2 | 4 |
| US6589483B1 | 3 |
| US8108329B2 | 3 |
| US20090199233A1 | 2 |
| US8019642B2 | 2 |
| US8584855B2 | 1 |
| US9996626B1 | 1 |