Mentor Graphics has a total of 969 patents globally, out of which 344 have been granted. Of these 969 patents, more than 7% patents are active. The United States of America is where Mentor Graphics has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Mentor Graphics.
Mentor Graphics is the subpart of Siemens was founded in 1981. The Company operates as an electronic design automation company. The Company manufactures, markets, and supports software and hardware for electronic design automation products, as well as software updates, intenet of things, and technical support services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Mentor Graphics which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Mentor Graphics patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Mentor Graphics patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Mentor Graphics have?
The Founder Gerry Langeler has 0 and the CEO Wally Rhines has 0 patents.
How many patents does Mentor Graphics have?
Mentor Graphics has a total of 969 patents globally. These patents belong to 475 unique patent families. Out of 969 patents, 74 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Mentor Graphics 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 | Mentor Graphics Applications Filed | Mentor Graphics Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
| 2021 | – | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 17 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017 | 20 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 19 |
| 2014 | 30 | 14 |
| 2013 | 28 | 13 |
| 2012 | 12 | 22 |
| 2011 | 16 | 54 |
How many Mentor Graphics patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Mentor Graphics File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Mentor Graphics Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 369 |
| Europe | 124 |
| Japan | 82 |
| Australia | 50 |
| Germany | 44 |
| Austria | 21 |
| India | 15 |
| China | 15 |
| Canada | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| Korea (South) | 10 |
| Taiwan | 9 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 9 |
| Israel | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
Where are the Research Centers of Mentor Graphics Patents Located?
10 Best Mentor Graphics Patents
US6442722B1 is the most popular patent in the Mentor Graphics portfolio. It has received 218 citations so far from companies like Marvell International, IBM and Texas Instruments.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Mentor Graphics:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6442722B1 | 218 |
| US6467076B1 | 139 |
| US20060101368A1 | 123 |
| US6643616B1 | 105 |
| US6356862B2 | 105 |
| US20060053357A1 | 96 |
| US20090070726A1 | 92 |
| US20060069958A1 | 88 |
| US6335128B1 | 88 |
| US6366944B1 | 83 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Mentor Graphics patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Mentor Graphics invention. They couldn’t because Mentor Graphics had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 132 Mentor Graphics patents in 436 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Mentor Graphics patent portfolio are Synopsys, IBM and Cadence Design Systems.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Mentor Graphics –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Mentor Graphics Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Synopsys | 28 | 57 |
| IBM | 25 | 34 |
| Cadence Design Systems | 14 | 27 |
| Tsmc | 11 | 22 |
| Texas Instruments | 9 | 15 |
| Globalfoundries | 7 | 9 |
| Intel | 7 | 13 |
| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc | 6 | 11 |
| Xilinx | 6 | 10 |
| Samsung Electronics | 4 | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Mentor Graphics Patents
Top Mentor Graphics Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20070028201A1 | 12 |
| US7818644B2 | 9 |
| US20060053357A1 | 6 |
| US6442722B1 | 6 |
| US20070234169A1 | 6 |
| US6717415B2 | 5 |
| US20060101368A1 | 5 |
| US20140313542A1 | 5 |
| US20040119455A1 | 4 |
| US20110035204A1 | 4 |
| US8056035B2 | 4 |
| US7996808B2 | 3 |
| US6470481B2 | 3 |
| US8010334B2 | 3 |
| US20090210183A1 | 3 |
What Percentage of Mentor Graphics US Patent Applications were Granted?
Mentor Graphics (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1628 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1388 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 89.9%.
Below are the key stats of Mentor Graphics patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Mentor Graphics?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Mentor Graphics | 945 | 80.63% |
| Klarquist Sparkman Llp | 152 | 87.95% |
| Banner & Witcoff Ltd | 121 | 86.55% |
| Siemens Corporation | 74 | 92.73% |
| Ibm Corporation | 143 | 100.00% |
| Inactive Pou Iplaw | 35 | 100.00% |
| Christensen O Connor Johnson Kindness Pllc | 26 | 100.00% |
| Lempia Summerfield Katz Llc | 20 | 100.00% |
| Fish & Richardson | 11 | 0.00% |
| Michael O Scheinberg | 8 | 100.00% |