Mercury Systems has a total of 403 patents globally, out of which 197 have been granted. Of these 403 patents, more than 23% patents are active. United States of America is where Mercury System has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Mercury System.
Mercury System was founded in the year 1981 by Jay Bertelli. Company provides commercially-developed sensor processing subsystems. The Company supports a wide variety of critical defence and intelligence programs. Company serves clients worldwide. As of January 2022, the market cap of Mercury System is $ 2.74 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Mercury System which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Mercury System patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Mercury System patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Mercury System have?
The founder Jay Bertelli has 0 patent and CEO Mark Aslett has 0 patent.
How many patents does Mercury System have?
Mercury System has a total of 403 patents globally. These patents belong to 151 unique patent families. Out of 403 patents, 96 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Mercury System 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 | Mercury System Applications Filed | Mercury System Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 22 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 25 | 6 |
| 2012 | 16 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
How many Mercury System patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Mercury System File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Mercury System Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 124 |
| Europe | 58 |
| Japan | 34 |
| Australia | 30 |
| Canada | 24 |
| Taiwan | 19 |
| Korea (South) | 18 |
| China | 15 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Mercury System Patents Located?
10 Best Mercury System Patents
US20050270298A1 is the most popular patent in the Mercury System portfolio. It has received 137 citations so far from companies like Ati Technologies, Via Technologies and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Mercury System:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20050270298A1 | 137 |
| US7336299B2 | 108 |
| JP2002523802A | 80 |
| US20100176922A1 | 77 |
| US6559740B1 | 74 |
| US20020176624A1 | 70 |
| US6690575B1 | 59 |
| US6879486B1 | 55 |
| WO2005071601A1 | 54 |
| WO2009029636A1 | 53 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Mercury System patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Mercury System invention. They couldn’t because Mercury System had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 55 Mercury System patents in 292 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Mercury System patent portfolio are Qualcomm, Microsoft and IBM.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Mercury System –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Mercury System Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Qualcomm | 6 | 22 |
| Microsoft | 5 | 9 |
| IBM | 4 | 7 |
| Sony | 4 | 17 |
| General Electric | 3 | 11 |
| Hewlett Packard | 3 | 10 |
| Broadcom | 2 | 3 |
| Ge Aviation Systems | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | |
| Citibank | 2 | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Mercury System Patents
Top Mercury System Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7336299B2 | 20 |
| US7302237B2 | 14 |
| US7558420B2 | 10 |
| US7643672B2 | 9 |
| US20050270298A1 | 7 |
| US7317814B2 | 6 |
| US7106742B1 | 6 |
| US8598890B2 | 4 |
| US9152182B1 | 4 |
| US7376175B2 | 3 |
| US7488076B2 | 3 |
| US8798148B2 | 3 |
| US20100176922A1 | 3 |
| US7660432B2 | 2 |
| US7439636B2 | 2 |
What Percentage of Mercury System US Patent Applications were Granted?
Mercury System (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 63 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 56 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 88.89%.
Below are the key stats of Mercury System patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Mercury System?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Nutter Mcclennen & Fish | 20 | 100.00% |
| Kdb Firm | 16 | 81.25% |
| Inactive Squire | 8 | 62.50% |
| Welsh Flaxman & Gitler | 8 | 100.00% |
| Microchip Technology | 4 | 100.00% |
| Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 2 | 100.00% |
| Bose Mckinney & Evans | 1 | 100.00% |
| Honeywell | 1 | 100.00% |
| Miller Nash | 1 | 0.00% |
| Squire Sanders & Dempsey | 1 | 100.00% |