Quora has a total of 27 patents globally, out of which 10 have been granted. Of these 27 patents, more than 55% patents are active. The United States of America is where Quora has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and India. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Quora.
Quora was founded in the year 2009 by Adam D’Angelo and Charlie Cheever. Quora provides internet media services. The Company improves the collection of questions and answers created, organized and edited by users. Quora serves consumers worldwide.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Quora which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Quora patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Quora patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Quora have?
The founder Charlie Cheever has 7 patents and CEO Adam D’Angelo has 18 patents.
How many patents does Quora have?
Quora has a total of 27 patents globally. These patents belong to 11 unique patent families. Out of 27 patents, 15 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Quora 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 | Quora Applications Filed | Quora Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | – | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | – |
How many Quora patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Quora File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Quora Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 19 |
| Australia | 2 |
| India | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Europe | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Quora Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Quora patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Quora Patents
US20140281895A1 is the most popular patent in the Quora portfolio. It has received 32 citations so far from companies like Kobo, Yahoo and Microsoft.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Quora:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20140281895A1 | 32 |
| US20120173566A1 | 32 |
| US20140229293A1 | 24 |
| US20140032273A1 | 23 |
| US8516379B2 | 21 |
| US20110302285A1 | 16 |
| US9064029B2 | 7 |
| US20150363504A1 | 5 |
| US20130339879A1 | 4 |
| US9256662B2 | 2 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Quora patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Quora invention. They couldn’t because Quora had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 10 Quora patents in 66 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Quora patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft and Google.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Quora –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Quora Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 9 | 15 |
| Microsoft | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | |
| R21 Solutions | 1 | 1 |
| Kobo | 1 | 1 |
| Bank Of America | 1 | 2 |
| Business Objects Software | 1 | 2 |
| Meta Platforms | 1 | 2 |
| D2L | 1 | 4 |
| Techexcel | 1 | 5 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Quora Patents
Top Quora Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8516379B2 | 10 |
| US20140229293A1 | 6 |
| US20120173566A1 | 4 |
| US9064029B2 | 4 |
| US20140281895A1 | 3 |
| US20140032273A1 | 2 |
| US9256662B2 | 2 |
| US9135603B2 | 1 |
| US20110302285A1 | 1 |
| US11017685B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of Quora US Patent Applications were Granted?
Quora (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 35 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 26 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 81.25%.
Below are the key stats of Quora patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Quora?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | 21 | 76.19% |
| Polsinelli | 12 | 100.00% |
| IBM | 1 | 100.00% |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | 1 | 0.00% |
List of Quora Patents
| Quora Patents | Title |
| US11516264B2 | Methods And Systems For Soliciting An Answer To A Question |
| US11243671B2 | Methods And Systems For Soliciting An Answer To A Question |
| US11159588B2 | Methods And Systems For Soliciting An Answer To A Question |
| US11017685B2 | Methods And Systems For Presenting Topic-Specific Biographical Information Of A User |
| US9864487B2 | Techniques For Publishing Viewers Of Content |
| US9852211B2 | Methods And Systems For Merging Topics Assigned To Content Items In An Online Application |
| US9256662B2 | Techniques For Publishing Viewers Of Content |
| US9135603B2 | Methods And Systems For Merging Topics Assigned To Content Items In An Online Application |
| US9064029B2 | Dynamically Identifying And Evaluating Component Hierarchy For Rendering Content Components On A Webpage |
| US8516379B2 | Methods And Systems For Soliciting An Answer To A Question |
| US20220269386A1 | Methods And Systems For Soliciting An Answer To A Question |
| US20210407311A1 | Methods And Systems For Presenting Topic-Specific Biographical Information Of A User |
| US20150363504A1 | Dynamically Identifying And Evaluating Component Hierarchy For Rendering Content Components On A Webpage |
| US20140281895A1 | Techniques For Embedding Quotes Of Content |
| US20140229293A1 | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| US20140032273A1 | System Of Credits For Use With A Network-Based Application |
| US20130339879A1 | Methods And Systems For Soliciting An Answer To A Question |
| US20120173566A1 | Multi-Functional Navigation Bar |
| US20110302285A1 | Update Server To Update Rendered Content |
| EP2956898A4 | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| CN105122289A | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| WO2014127029A1 | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| AU2019261760A1 | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| AU2014216377A1 | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| HK1213074A | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| IN71442015A | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |
| CA2901251A1 | Techniques For Facilitating The Promotion Of Organic Content |