NortonLifeLock has a total of 2270 patents globally, out of which 1703 have been granted. Of these 2270 patents, more than 70% patents are active. United States of America is where NortonLifeLock has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and Europe. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of NortonLifeLock.
NortonLifeLock was founded in 1982 by Gary Hendrix. NortonLifeLock provides consumer cyber security solutions. The Company offers solutions which enables consumers to protect their devices, online privacy, identity, and home networks. NortonLifeLock serves customers worldwide. As of May 2022, NortonLifeLock has a market cap of $14.55 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of NortonLifeLock which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find NortonLifeLock patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over NortonLifeLock patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of NortonLifeLock have?
The Founder Gary Grant Hendrix has 0 patents and the CEO Vincent Pilette has 0 patents.
How many patents does NortonLifeLock have?
NortonLifeLock has a total of 2270 patents globally. These patents belong to 1604 unique patent families. Out of 2270 patents, 1594 patents are active.
How Many Patents did NortonLifeLock 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 | NortonLifeLock Applications Filed | NortonLifeLock Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 57 | 110 |
| 2012 | 54 | 95 |
| 2013 | 75 | 88 |
| 2014 | 64 | 115 |
| 2015 | 97 | 92 |
| 2016 | 113 | 73 |
| 2017 | 64 | 101 |
| 2018 | 106 | 75 |
| 2019 | 51 | 99 |
| 2020 | 16 | 98 |
| 2021 | 143 | 119 |
| 2022 | 10 | 36 |
How many NortonLifeLock patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did NortonLifeLock File in Different Countries?
Countries in which NortonLifeLock Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1575 |
| Australia | 119 |
| Europe | 105 |
| Japan | 87 |
| Germany | 40 |
| United Kingdom | 37 |
| China | 29 |
| Canada | 26 |
| Korea (South) | 26 |
| India | 25 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 19 |
| Austria | 10 |
| Spain | 5 |
| Israel | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Where are the Research Centers of NortonLifeLock Patents Located?
10 Best NortonLifeLock Patents
US20070192863A1 is the most popular patent in the NortonLifeLock portfolio. It has received 715 citations so far from companies like Nokia Corporation, Microsoft Corporation and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of NortonLifeLock:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20070192863A1 | 715 |
| US7103740B1 | 574 |
| US7203944B1 | 532 |
| US7996836B1 | 452 |
| US6487644B1 | 409 |
| US20080229415A1 | 403 |
| US6633761B1 | 394 |
| US20110238855A1 | 385 |
| US7194538B1 | 378 |
| US7653668B1 | 347 |
Which Companies are using NortonLifeLock Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the NortonLifeLock patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co Na.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 375 |
| Microsoft | 181 |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Co Na | 134 |
| Veritas Technologies Llc | 73 |
| Hewlett-Packard | 67 |
| Amazon | 67 |
| Netapp | 66 |
| Vmware | 54 |
| Ca Inc | 48 |
| Commvault Systems Inc | 47 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on NortonLifeLock Patents
Top NortonLifeLock Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20070192863A1 | 45 |
| US20110238855A1 | 33 |
| US7653668B1 | 32 |
| US7716667B2 | 30 |
| US7275103B1 | 29 |
| US8577845B2 | 28 |
| US7203944B1 | 25 |
| US8312536B2 | 22 |
| US7814149B1 | 21 |
| US20080229415A1 | 21 |
| US7529785B1 | 20 |
| US7886031B1 | 20 |
| US8495316B2 | 19 |
| US6981114B1 | 19 |
| US7680830B1 | 18 |
What Percentage of NortonLifeLock US Patent Applications were Granted?
NortonLifeLock (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 995 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 920 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 95.5%.
Below are the key stats of NortonLifeLock patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for NortonLifeLock?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Fisherbroyles Llp | 453 | 97.74% |
| Nortonlifelock Inc | 153 | 100.00% |
| Symantec Fenwick | 109 | 86.11% |
| Brill Law Office | 105 | 98.10% |
| Holland & Hart | 93 | 100.00% |
| Fenwick & West Llp | 22 | 73.68% |
| Campbell Stephenson Llp | 6 | 100.00% |
| John Ogilvie | 6 | 0% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 4 | 100.00% |
| Womble Bond Dickinson Us Llp | 4 | 100.00% |
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