Nice has a total of 607 patents globally, out of which 282 have been granted. Of these 607 patents, more than 40% patents are active. The United States of America is where Nice has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Israel is the origin country of Nice.
Nice was founded in the year 1986. Nice Systems develops cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions. For the enterprise, public safety, and security markets, the company offers interaction analytics and performance management technologies. As of February 2023, NICE has a market cap of $12.95 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Nice which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Nice patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Nice patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Nice have?
The founder Benny Levin have 0 patents and CEO Barak Eilam have 7 patents.
How many patents does Nice have?
Nice has a total of 607 patents globally. These patents belong to 289 unique patent families. Out of 607 patents, 246 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Nice 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 | Nice Applications Filed | Nice Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 |
| 2021 | 19 | 13 |
| 2020 | 17 | 10 |
| 2019 | 12 | 18 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2017 | 17 | 25 |
| 2016 | 17 | 20 |
| 2015 | 22 | 19 |
| 2014 | 21 | 18 |
| 2013 | 23 | 17 |
| 2012 | 29 | 19 |
| 2011 | 30 | 15 |
How many Nice patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Nice File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Nice Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 345 |
| Europe | 54 |
| Australia | 29 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 18 |
| Germany | 15 |
| Canada | 10 |
| Austria | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| India | 6 |
| Israel | 6 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Nice Patents Located?
10 Best Nice Patents
US6542602B1 is the most popular patent in the Nice portfolio. It has received 532 citations so far from companies like Witness Systems, Verint Americas and At&T.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Nice:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6542602B1 | 532 |
| US7725318B2 | 401 |
| US20040100507A1 | 328 |
| US6965886B2 | 305 |
| US8094790B2 | 250 |
| US7725339B1 | 245 |
| US7995717B2 | 219 |
| US6970829B1 | 208 |
| US20030102997A1 | 184 |
| US6564368B1 | 154 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Nice patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Nice invention. They couldn’t because Nice had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 195 Nice patents in 1455 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Nice patent portfolio are IBM, Bank Of America and Wilmington Trust.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Nice –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Nice Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 51 | 133 |
| Bank Of America | 28 | 61 |
| Wilmington Trust | 21 | 53 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Bank | 17 | 62 |
| Citibank | 17 | 52 |
| Microsoft | 13 | 38 |
| Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories | 13 | 46 |
| Samsung | 9 | 22 |
| Nuance Communications | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | 15 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Nice Patents
Top Nice Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8117207B2 | 21 |
| US8204884B2 | 15 |
| US10152681B2 | 15 |
| US6970829B1 | 14 |
| US7640161B2 | 12 |
| US6965886B2 | 12 |
| US8094790B2 | 11 |
| US7822605B2 | 10 |
| US7203655B2 | 10 |
| US20050128304A1 | 9 |
| US7725339B1 | 9 |
| US20100199189A1 | 9 |
| US20090248465A1 | 8 |
| US9847084B2 | 8 |
| US8718262B2 | 8 |
What Percentage of Nice US Patent Applications were Granted?
Nice (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 421 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 346 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 94.54%.
Below are the key stats of Nice patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Nice?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz | 269 | 93.19% |
| Soroker Agmon Nordman | 68 | 94.74% |
| Haynes And Boone | 23 | 100.00% |
| Occhiuti & Rohlicek | 22 | 95.45% |
| Ruggiero Mcallister & Mcmahon | 11 | 100.00% |
| Law Office Of David H Judson | 7 | 100.00% |
| Leason Ellis | 7 | 100.00% |
| Workman Nydegger | 2 | 100.00% |
| Carr Law Firm | 1 | 100.00% |
| Charles N J Ruggiero | 2 | 100.00% |