Nvidia Corporation has a total of 11214 patents globally, out of which 6973 have been granted. Of these 11214 patents, more than 74% patents are active. United States of America is where Nvidia Corporation has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Germany. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Nvidia Corporation.
Nvidia Corporation was founded in 1993 by Chris Malachowsky, Curtis Priem and Jensen Huang. Nvidia Corporation designs, develops, and markets three dimensional (3D) graphics processors and related software. The Company offers products that provides interactive 3D graphics to the mainstream personal computer market. As of February 2022, Nvidia Corporation has a market cap of $552.50 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Nvidia Corporation which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Nvidia Corporation patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Nvidia Corporation patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Nvidia Corporation have?
The CEO, Jensen Huang have 11 patents.
How many patents does Nvidia Corporation have?
Nvidia Corporation has a total of 11214 patents globally. These patents belong to 5168 unique patent families. Out of 11214 patents, 8337 patents are active.
How many Nvidia Corporation patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Nvidia Corporation 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 | Nvidia Applications Filed | Nvidia Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 381 | 512 |
| 2012 | 861 | 497 |
| 2013 | 1572 | 554 |
| 2014 | 256 | 531 |
| 2015 | 295 | 584 |
| 2016 | 199 | 608 |
| 2017 | 277 | 502 |
| 2018 | 374 | 378 |
| 2019 | 690 | 346 |
| 2020 | 792 | 309 |
| 2021 | 493 | 327 |
| 2022 | – | 43 |
How Many Patents did Nvidia Corporation File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Nvidia Corporation Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 6404 |
| China | 1186 |
| Germany | 955 |
| Taiwan | 708 |
| United Kingdom | 316 |
| Europe | 305 |
| Japan | 268 |
| Korea (South) | 196 |
| Australia | 91 |
| Canada | 76 |
| India | 33 |
| Austria | 31 |
| Singapore | 25 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 16 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Brazil | 8 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Finland | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Nvidia Corporation Patents Located?
10 Best Nvidia Corporation Patents
US6352479B1 is the most popular patent in the Nvidia Corporation portfolio. It has received 530 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Ebay.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Nvidia Corporation:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6352479B1 | 530 |
| US6546393B1 | 436 |
| US6438575B1 | 390 |
| US7805587B1 | 338 |
| US8738860B1 | 336 |
| US6697063B1 | 322 |
| US7170515B1 | 275 |
| US7185286B2 | 263 |
| US7043649B2 | 262 |
| US7136953B1 | 254 |
Which Companies are using Nvidia Corporation 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 Nvidia Corporation patent portfolio are Intel, Samsung and IBM.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Intel | 741 |
| Samsung Electronics | 343 |
| IBM | 326 |
| Qualcomm | 235 |
| Apple | 221 |
| Microsoft | 208 |
| Advanced Micro Devices | 185 |
| 93 | |
| Arm Holdings | 92 |
| Huawei | 77 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Nvidia Corporation Patents
Top Nvidia Corporation Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8738860B1 | 41 |
| US8120584B2 | 34 |
| US7075541B2 | 34 |
| US9165537B2 | 27 |
| US9122643B2 | 26 |
| US7176878B2 | 26 |
| US7912471B2 | 22 |
| US20080109795A1 | 22 |
| US10816346B2 | 22 |
| US7535913B2 | 21 |
| US8327187B1 | 20 |
| US7526593B2 | 19 |
| US20190258251A1 | 19 |
| US7822594B2 | 17 |
| US7278008B1 | 17 |
What Percentage of Nvidia Corporation US Patent Applications were Granted?
Nvidia Corporation (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 4797 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 3806 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 87.25%.
Below are the key stats of Nvidia Corporation patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Nvidia Corporation?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Artegis Law Group | 1162 | 90.35% |
| Nvidia | 972 | 88.53% |
| Zilka Kotab Pc | 859 | 86.10% |
| Parker Justiss PC | 402 | 71.62% |
| Shook Hardy & Bacon | 146 | 100.00% |
| Davis Wright Tremaine | 126 | 96.15% |
| Hogan Lovells Us Llp | 77 | 92.31% |
| Patterson & Sheridan | 57 | 92.98% |
| Cooley Llp | 34 | 100.00% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye Pc | 34 | 100.00% |
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What are Nvidia Corporation‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Nvidia Corporation?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Nvidia Corporation in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Nvidia Corporation thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Nvidia Corporation search focus changed over the years?
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