PQShield has a total of 42 patents globally, out of which 2 have been granted. Of these 42 patents, more than 66% patents are active. The United Kingdom is where PQShield has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and Europe. Parallelly, the United Kingdom seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of PQShield.
PQShield was founded in the year 2018. This is a company that develops post-quantum algorithms designed for data protection. The company offers PQSubSys, a modular hardware‐software co-design which delivers a post‐quantum secured isolated execution environment; PQCryptoLib, a hybrid cryptographic library. The company caters to the IoT, critical infrastructure, and OEM markets.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of PQShield which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find PQShield patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over PQShield patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of PQShield have?
The founder and CEO Ali El Kaafarani have 8 patents.
How many patents does PQShield have?
PQShield has a total of 42 patents globally. These patents belong to 11 unique patent families. Out of 42 patents, 28 patents are active.
How Many Patents did PQShield 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 | PQShield Applications Filed | PQShield Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | 22 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
How many PQShield patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did PQShield File in Different Countries?
Countries in which PQShield Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United Kingdom | 20 |
| United States Of America | 5 |
| Europe | 3 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of PQShield Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the PQShlied patents is the United Kingdom.
What Percentage of PQShield US Patent Applications were Granted?
PQShield (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 0 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 0%.
Below are the key stats of PQShield patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for PQShield?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Eip Us Llp | 1 | 0% |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 1 | 0% |
List of PQShield Patents
| PQShield Patents | Title |
| US20220294611A1 | Methods Of Generating A Key And A Communication Method |
| US20220171885A1 | Co-Processor For Cryptographic Operations |
| US20220138349A1 | Cryptographic Architecture For Cryptographic Permutation |
| US20220066741A1 | Cryptography Using A Cryptographic State |
| US20210216300A1 | Secure Update Propagation With Digital Signatures |
| EP4066435A1 | Methods Of Generating A Session Key |
| EP4014147A1 | Co-Processor For Cryptographic Operations |
| EP4000214A1 | Cryptographic Architecture For Cryptographic Permutation |
| CN114270352A | Coprocessor For Cryptography |
| CN114258660A | Cryptographic Architecture For Cryptographic Permutation |
| WO2022219309A1 | Sharing Cryptographic Material |
| WO2022129898A1 | Methods And Systems For Updatable Encryption |
| WO2022112788A1 | Random Number Generation |
| WO2021240157A1 | Key Generation Affine Masking For Lattice Encryption Schemes |
| WO2021205154A1 | Methods And Systems For Compressed Encryption |
| WO2021105719A1 | Methods Of Generating A Session Key |
| WO2021032946A1 | Co-Processor For Cryptographic Operations |
| WO2021014125A1 | Cryptographic Architecture For Cryptographic Permutation |
| WO2020188269A1 | Cryptography Using A Cryptographic State |
| GB2589390B | Methods Of Generating A Key And A Communication Method |
| GB2590618B | Secure Update Propagation With Digital Signatures |
| GB2605964A | Sharing Cryptographic Material |
| GB2605293A | Secure Update Propagation With Digital Signatures |
| GB2602735A | Co-Processor For Cryptographic Operations |
| GB202207808D0 | Secure Processing System And Method |
| GB2601928A | Cryptographic Architecture For Cryptographic Permutation |
| GB2596763A | Cryptography Using A Cryptographic State |
| GB202110207D0 | Cryptographic System For Post -Quantum Cyrptographic Operations |
| GB2586674A | Co-Processor For Cryptographic Operations |
| GB202020614D0 | Random Number Generation |
| GB202020036D0 | Methods And Systems For Updatable Encryption |
| GB2585885A | Cryptographic Architecture For Cryptographic Permutation |
| GB202018650D0 | Randon Number Generation |
| GB2582900A | Cryptography Using A Cryptographic State |
| GB202008097D0 | Affine Masking For Secure Encryption Schemes |
| GB202005237D0 | Methods And Systems For Compressed Encryption |
| GB201917300D0 | Post-Quantum Secure Messaging |
| GB201911802D0 | Lattice Coprocessor |
| GB201911804D0 | Crypotgraphy Using A Crypotgraphy State |
| KR1020220047797A | Coprocessor For Cryptographic Operations |
| KR1020220028132A | Cryptographic Architectures For Cryptographic Permutations |
| AU2021253749A1 | Methods And Systems For Compressed Encryption |
What are PQShield innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by PQShield?
The chart below distributes patents filed by