Protegrity has a total of 208 patents globally, out of which 129 have been granted. Of these 208 patents, more than 62% patents are active. The United States of America is where Protegrity has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Protegrity.
Protegrity was founded in the year 2004. Data security products are provided by Protegrity. In addition to professional services, security gateways and other related services, the company provides data discovery, management, and protectors.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Protegrity which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Protegrity patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Protegrity patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Protegrity have?
The founder Ulf Mattsson have 170 patents and CEO Paul Mountford have 7 patents.
How many patents does Protegrity have?
Protegrity has a total of 208 patents globally. These patents belong to 60 unique patent families. Out of 208 patents, 131 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Protegrity 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 | Protegrity Applications Filed | Protegrity Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 18 |
| 2017 | 11 | 20 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 |
| 2015 | 21 | 14 |
| 2014 | 17 | 6 |
| 2013 | 26 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
How many Protegrity patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Protegrity File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Protegrity Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 132 |
| Europe | 28 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Australia | 6 |
| Korea (South) | 4 |
| Japan | 3 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Israel | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Protegrity Patents Located?
10 Best Protegrity Patents
US20130212007A1 is the most popular patent in the Protegrity portfolio. It has received 327 citations so far from companies like Visa, Sony and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Protegrity:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20130212007A1 | 327 |
| US20130212019A1 | 227 |
| US20130212024A1 | 206 |
| US8578176B2 | 203 |
| US20140032417A1 | 198 |
| WO2013119914A1 | 194 |
| US6963980B1 | 147 |
| US20080022136A1 | 133 |
| US20060259950A1 | 103 |
| US7120933B2 | 102 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Protegrity patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Protegrity invention. They couldn’t because Protegrity had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 60 Protegrity patents in 308 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Protegrity patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Chase Bank.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Protegrity –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Protegrity Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 13 | 33 |
| Microsoft | 13 | 21 |
| Chase Bank | 7 | 21 |
| Visa | 6 | 8 |
| Bank Of America | 6 | 13 |
| SAP | 4 | 10 |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 4 | 8 |
| Silicon Valley Bank | 3 | 3 |
| Amazon | 3 | 7 |
| Paypal | 2 | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Protegrity Patents
Top Protegrity Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8578176B2 | 11 |
| US8661263B2 | 8 |
| US20130212007A1 | 8 |
| US10810317B2 | 7 |
| US8893250B2 | 6 |
| US9087209B2 | 6 |
| US9973475B2 | 6 |
| US7313822B2 | 6 |
| US9443104B2 | 5 |
| US20060259950A1 | 5 |
| US7418098B1 | 5 |
| US7614085B2 | 5 |
| US7882555B2 | 4 |
| US7594266B2 | 4 |
| US7120933B2 | 4 |
What Percentage of Protegrity US Patent Applications were Granted?
Protegrity (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 112 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 81 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 79.41%.
Below are the key stats of Protegrity patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Protegrity?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Fenwick & West | 102 | 82.02% |
| Locke Lord | 9 | 12.5% |
| Chein Hwa S Tsao | 1 | 0% |