MassMutual has a total of 346 patents globally, out of which 331 have been granted. Of these 346 patents, more than 94% patents are active. United States of America is where MassMutual has filed the maximum number of patents. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of MassMutual.
MassMutual (Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance) was founded in the year 1851. The company operates as a financial cooperative. The Union provides financial solutions such as loans, investment, deposit accounts, insurance, security, credit and debit cards, online banking, and other related services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of MassMutual which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find MassMutual patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over MassMutual patent portfolio.
How many patents does MassMutual have?
MassMutual has a total of 346 patents globally. These patents belong to 161 unique patent families. Out of 346 patents, 326 patents are active.
How Many Patents did MassMutual 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 | MassMutual Applications Filed | MassMutual Patents Granted |
| 2025 | – | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 23 |
| 2023 | 12 | 45 |
| 2022 | 23 | 36 |
| 2021 | 23 | 61 |
| 2020 | 45 | 63 |
| 2019 | 51 | 47 |
| 2018 | 62 | 24 |
| 2017 | 42 | 13 |
| 2016 | 36 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 |
How many MassMutual patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did MassMutual File in Different Countries?
All the Patents were filed by MassMutual in the United States of America.
Where are Research Centres of MassMutual Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the MassMutual patents is the United States of America.
10 Best MassMutual Patents
US11042699B1 is the most popular patent in the MassMutual portfolio. It has received 79 citations so far from companies like Oracle, Monday.com and Capital One Services.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of MassMutual:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US11042699B1 | 79 |
| US10540152B1 | 72 |
| US10496737B1 | 70 |
| US11042363B1 | 67 |
| US9877266B1 | 56 |
| US11227060B1 | 42 |
| US8005739B1 | 41 |
| US9741237B1 | 40 |
| US9911131B1 | 39 |
| US11151486B1 | 38 |
What Percentage of MassMutual US Patent Applications were Granted?
MassMutual (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 582 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 537 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 94.71%.
Below are the key stats of MassMutual patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for MassMutual?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 330 | 97.52% |
| Spiro Bereveskos | 36 | 100.00% |
| Stephen T Falk | 18 | 100.00% |
| Goodwin Procter Llp | 12 | 41.67% |
| Polsinelli Pc | 10 | 100.00% |
| Barnes & Thornburg | 15 | 100.00% |
| Patent Docket Department | 9 | 55.56% |
| Ropes & Gray Llp | 8 | 100.00% |
| Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell Llp | 9 | 100.00% |
| Pearson & Pearson | 8 | 92.86% |
What are MassMutual key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by MassMutual?
The chart below distributes patents filed by MassMutual in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where MassMutual thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has MassMutual search focus changed over the years?
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