PTC has a total of 467 patents globally, out of which 314 have been granted. Of these 467 patents, more than 41% patents are active. United States Of America is where PTC has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Korea (South) and Germany. Parallelly, United States Of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of PTC.
PTC was founded in 1985 by Samuel Geisberg. PTC develops and delivers technology solutions, comprised of software and services. The Company’s technology is primarily used by discrete manufacturers to design, operate, and maintain complex products. PTC’s technology is also used to connect products to the Internet for purposes of capturing and analysing information from them. As of April 2022 PTC has a market cap of $11.68 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of PTC which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find PTC patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over PTC patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of PTC have?
The Founder Samuel Geisberg & CEO, James E. Heppelmann has 0 patents.
How many patents does PTC have?
PTC has a total of 467 patents globally. These patents belong to 212 unique patent families. Out of 467 patents, 192 patents are active.
How Many Patents did PTC 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 | PTC Applications Filed | PTC Patents Granted |
| 2010 | 16 | 14 |
| 2011 | 24 | 17 |
| 2012 | 12 | 16 |
| 2013 | 14 | 19 |
| 2014 | 29 | 17 |
| 2015 | 35 | 13 |
| 2016 | 32 | 13 |
| 2017 | 20 | 15 |
| 2018 | 25 | 24 |
| 2019 | 16 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
How many PTC patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did PTC File in Different Countries?
Countries in which PTC Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 215 |
| Korea (South) | 50 |
| Germany | 37 |
| Europe | 37 |
| Japan | 31 |
| United Kingdom | 16 |
| France | 10 |
| Austria | 7 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Canada | 4 |
| India | 3 |
| China | 3 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of PTC Patents Located?
10 Best PTC Patents
US20030033191A1 is the most popular patent in the PTC portfolio. It has received 384 citations so far from companies like Boeing and International Business Machines.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of PTC:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20030033191A1 | 384 |
| US7082460B2 | 252 |
| US6757714B1 | 235 |
| US7117239B1 | 232 |
| US20070005736A1 | 223 |
| US6377162B1 | 205 |
| US7373291B2 | 197 |
| US7149792B1 | 182 |
| US6546406B1 | 156 |
| US7185014B1 | 153 |
What Percentage of PTC US Patent Applications were Granted?
PTC (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 196 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 161 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 88.46%.
Below are the key stats of PTC patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for PTC?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Burns & Levinson | 49 | 100.00% |
| Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 41 | 97.56% |
| Meunier Carlin & Curfman | 31 | 80.65% |
| Clocktower Law | 15 | 86.67% |
| Patent Gc Llc | 14 | 85.71% |
| Greenberg Traurig | 10 | 90.00% |
| Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders | 7 | 40.00% |
| Choate Hall & Stewart | 3 | 33.33% |
| Fish & Richardson | 3 | 0.00% |
| Onshape | 3 | 33.33% |
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