Open Text has a total of 2764 patents globally, out of which 1638 have been granted. Of these 2764 patents, more than 40% patents are active. The United States of America is where Open Text has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Canada is the origin country of Open Text.
Open Text was founded in the year 1991. The company provides intranet, extranet and corporate portal solutions to organizations worldwide. The Company manages and analyses structured data and unstructured data and offers machine-assisted decision-making, automation and business optimization in a flexible solution. As of December 2022, the market cap of Open Text is $ 7.556 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Open Text which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Open Text patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Open Text patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Open Text have?
The founder Gaston Gonnet have 2 patents, Tim Bray have 0 patents, Frank Tompa has 0 patent and CEO Mark Barrenechea have 5 patents.
How many patents does Open Text have?
Open Text has a total of 2764 patents globally. These patents belong to 1280 unique patent families. Out of 2764 patents, 1130 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Open Text 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 | Open Text Applications Filed | Open Text Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 41 | 82 |
| 2021 | 105 | 91 |
| 2020 | 85 | 96 |
| 2019 | 97 | 105 |
| 2018 | 89 | 61 |
| 2017 | 70 | 72 |
| 2016 | 46 | 76 |
| 2015 | 71 | 80 |
| 2014 | 81 | 73 |
| 2013 | 91 | 120 |
| 2012 | 149 | 132 |
| 2011 | 116 | 117 |
How many Open Text patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Open Text File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Open Text Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1136 |
| China | 358 |
| Europe | 300 |
| Germany | 199 |
| India | 108 |
| United Kingdom | 58 |
| Canada | 51 |
| Australia | 48 |
| Austria | 37 |
| Japan | 35 |
| Russia | 15 |
| Brazil | 15 |
| Poland | 13 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 12 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Italy | 10 |
| Taiwan | 8 |
| Ukraine | 7 |
| Indonesia | 6 |
| Mexico | 6 |
| Korea (South) | 6 |
| Norway | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Viet Nam | 2 |
| Israel | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Finland | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Open Text Patents Located?
10 Best Open Text Patents
US6675153B1 is the most popular patent in the Open Text portfolio. It has received 568 citations so far from companies like Toshiba, IBM and Navio Systems.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Open Text:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6675153B1 | 568 |
| US6732101B1 | 544 |
| US6687696B2 | 538 |
| US6760752B1 | 463 |
| US20060080432A1 | 458 |
| US6763458B1 | 437 |
| US6449620B1 | 436 |
| US20060053194A1 | 329 |
| US7353204B2 | 319 |
| US20050289222A1 | 318 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Open Text patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Open Text inventions. They couldn’t because Open Text had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 408 Open Text patents in 2925 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Open Text patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Google.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Open Text –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Open Text Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 131 | 292 |
| Microsoft | 85 | 211 |
| 32 | 67 | |
| Bank Of New York | 25 | 54 |
| Sap Se | 23 | 49 |
| Bank Of America | 19 | 53 |
| Ca Inc | 19 | 25 |
| Samsung | 18 | 42 |
| Blackberry | 17 | 37 |
| Amazon | 17 | 30 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Open Text Patents
Top Open Text Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20060053194A1 | 26 |
| US7013435B2 | 25 |
| US7657887B2 | 21 |
| US8117163B2 | 21 |
| US7328216B2 | 20 |
| US6675153B1 | 17 |
| US7809686B2 | 17 |
| US9678978B2 | 16 |
| US8332464B2 | 16 |
| US6687696B2 | 15 |
| US8321947B2 | 14 |
| US8001079B2 | 14 |
| US9935973B2 | 14 |
| US8418250B2 | 13 |
| US20060080432A1 | 13 |
What Percentage of Open Text US Patent Applications were Granted?
Open Text (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 453 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 353 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 94.13%.
Below are the key stats of Open Text patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Open Text?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sprinkle Ip Law | 397 | 98.13% |
| Ip Patent Department | 34 | 100.00% |
| Winston & Strawn | 12 | 0.00% |
| Dell | 3 | 33.33% |
| Oblon Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt | 2 | 0.00% |
| Sprinkle Ip Law | 2 | 50.00% |
| Kevin J Zilka | 1 | 100.00% |
| Venable Llp | 1 | 0.00% |
| Workman Nydegger | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Open Text innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Open Text?
The chart below distributes patents filed by