Okta has a total of 102 patents globally, out of which 60 have been granted. Of these 102 patents, more than 84% patents are active. USA is where Okta has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and Europe, it has generated an annual revenue of $0.835 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Okta.
Okta was founded in the year 2009. Okta is a San Francisco-based publicly listed identity and access management company. As of March 2022, Okta has a market cap of $27.34 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Okta which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Okta’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Okta’ patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Okta have?
The founders and CEO Frederic Kerrest has 0 patents. The co-founder, Todd McKinnon, has 0 patents.
How many patents does Okta have?
Okta has a total of 102 patents globally. These patents belong to 29 unique patent families. Out of 102 patents, 86 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Okta 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 | Okta Applications Filed | Okta Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 1 | – |
| 2012 | – | – |
| 2013 | 7 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 |
| 2015 | 44 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 18 |
| 2020 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12 |
| 2022 | – | 2 |
How many Okta patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Okta File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Okta Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 29 |
| Australia | 15 |
| Europe | 13 |
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Germany | 7 |
| India | 3 |
| Argentina | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Okta’s Patents Located?
10 Best Okta Patents
US9009858B2– “Systems and methods for providing and managing distributed enclaves” is the most popular patent in the Okta portfolio. It has received 57 citations so far from companies like Oracle, Amgen, and Intel.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Okta:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US9009858B2 | 57 |
| US8881129B1 | 28 |
| US9203707B1 | 14 |
| US9548976B2 | 8 |
| US8839408B1 | 5 |
| US9852286B2 | 3 |
| US8661084B1 | 3 |
| US10261677B2 | 2 |
| US10097533B2 | 2 |
| US10470040B2 | 1 |
Which Companies are using Okta 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 Okta patent portfolio are IBM, VMWare, and Microsoft,
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 4 |
| VMWare | 2 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| Oracle | 1 |
| ServiceNow | 1 |
| Qualcomm | 1 |
| Intel | 1 |
| McAfee | 1 |
| Lenovo | 1 |
| Monza Cloud | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Okta Patents
Top Okta Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8881129B1 | 5 |
| US10257182B2 | 3 |
| US9852286B2 | 3 |
| US9203707B1 | 2 |
| US9191364B2 | 2 |
| US10097533B2 | 2 |
| US10516733B2 | 2 |
| US9009858B2 | 2 |
| US10225245B2 | 1 |
| US8661084B1 | 1 |
| US9916437B2 | 1 |
| US10505980B2 | 1 |
| US9548976B2 | 1 |
Okta offers cloud software that enables businesses to manage and secure user authentication in applications, as well as for developers to integrate identity controls into apps, websites, online services, and devices.
The top technologies covered by Okta includes Computer Network Security, Password Authentication, Computer Security.
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