Optum Inc has a total of 539 patents, out of which 193 have been granted. Of these 539 patents, more than 74% patents are active. The United States of America is where Optum Inc has filed maximum number of patents followed by Europe (EPO) and United Kingdom. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center of Optum Inc and also USA is the origin country of Optum Inc.
Optum Inc is subpart of UnitedHealth Group was founded in the year 2011. The Company designs software that enables, coordinates, and optimizes business processes across multi-tier supply chain networks by generating data from business operations to aid management in decision making.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Optum Inc which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Optum Inc patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Optum Inc patent portfolio.
How many patents does Optum Inc have?
Optum Inc has a total of 539 patents globally. These patents belong to 403 unique patent families. Out of 539 patents, 449 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Optum Inc 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 | Optum Inc Applications Filed | Optum Inc Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 1 | 38 |
| 2024 | 33 | 48 |
| 2023 | 114 | 60 |
| 2022 | 92 | 31 |
| 2021 | 96 | 29 |
| 2020 | 62 | 16 |
| 2019 | 34 | 5 |
| 2018 | 25 | 2 |
| 2017 | 19 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 19 |
| 2015 | 20 | 1 |
How many Optum Inc patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Optum Inc File in Different Countries?
List of Countries in which Optum Inc Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 452 |
| Europe (EPO) | 17 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| India | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Australia | 3 |
| China | 2 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Optum Inc Patents Located?
10 Best Optum Inc Patents
US10606669B2 is the most popular patent in the Optum Inc portfolio. It has received 66 citations so far from company like State Farm.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Optum Inc:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US10606669B2 | 66 |
| US20200311601A1 | 56 |
| US11494787B2 | 41 |
| US11734351B2 | 37 |
| US11669571B2 | 37 |
| US9652618B1 | 31 |
| US20140330621A1 | 27 |
| US20170078452A1 | 26 |
| US9195732B2 | 24 |
| US20210358601A1 | 23 |
What Percentage of Optum Inc US Patent Applications were Granted?
Optum Inc (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 294 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 140 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 84.85%.
Below are the key stats of Optum Inc patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Optum Inc?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Alston & Bird Llp | 204 | 89.08% |
| Shumaker & Sieffert Pa | 28 | 75.00% |
| Marshall Gerstein & Borun | 16 | 0% |
| Bookoff Mcandrews | 14 | 100.00% |
| Seyfarth Shaw Llp | 13 | 90.91% |
| Dorsey & Whitney Llp | 7 | 28.57% |
| Greenberg Traurig Llp | 7 | 85.71% |
| Alston & Bird Llp | 3 | 0.00% |
What are Optum Inc key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Optum Inc?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Optum Inc in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Optum Inc thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Optum Inc search focus changed over the years?
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