Relativity has a total of 66 patents globally, out of which 37 have been granted. Of these 66 patents, more than 63% patents are active. United States of America is where Relativity has filed the maximum number of patents. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Relativity.
Relativity was founded in the year 2001. The Company provides software solutions. The Company offers end-to-end legal and compliance software solutions that helps to reduce the time-consuming task of contract review.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Relativity which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Relativity patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Relativity patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder of Relativity have?
The founder Andrew Sieja has 0 patent.
How many patents does Relativity have?
Relativity has a total of 66 patents globally. These patents belong to 42 unique patent families. Out of 66 patents, 42 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Relativity 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 | Relativity Applications Filed | Relativity Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | – |
| 2011 | – | 1 |
How many Relativity patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Relativity File in Different Countries?
All the Patents were filed by Relativity in the United States of America.
Where are Research Centres of Relativity Patents Located?
The Research Centre for all the Relativity patents is the United States of America.
10 Best Relativity Patents
US7113943B2 is the most popular patent in the Relativity portfolio. It has received 271 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Sony and Apple.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Relativity:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7113943B2 | 271 |
| US20060242190A1 | 261 |
| US6615208B1 | 259 |
| US6678679B1 | 135 |
| US6954750B2 | 107 |
| US20040039657A1 | 103 |
| US7844566B2 | 76 |
| US20060294101A1 | 76 |
| US20060224584A1 | 43 |
| US7024407B2 | 42 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Relativity patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Relativity invention. They couldn’t because Relativity had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 22 Relativity patents in 231 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Relativity patent portfolio are IBM, Google and Adobe.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Relativity –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Relativity Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 14 | 30 |
| 7 | 15 | |
| Adobe | 2 | 3 |
| Microsoft | 2 | 5 |
| Apple | 2 | 3 |
| Xerox | 2 | 6 |
| Cpa Global Patent | 2 | 8 |
| Cylance | 2 | 4 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 2 | 4 |
| Kontera Technologies | 1 | 5 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Relativity Patents
Top Relativity Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7113943B2 | 13 |
| US7844566B2 | 11 |
| US20060242190A1 | 11 |
| US7765098B2 | 8 |
| US20060224584A1 | 6 |
| US6954750B2 | 6 |
| US7415462B2 | 4 |
| US20060265362A1 | 4 |
| US8024344B2 | 4 |
| US20060294101A1 | 3 |
| US7720792B2 | 3 |
| US6678679B1 | 3 |
| US20040133574A1 | 3 |
| US20060242098A1 | 2 |
| US20040039657A1 | 2 |
What Percentage of Relativity US Patent Applications were Granted?
Relativity (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 42 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 28 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 84.85%.
Below are the key stats of Relativity patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Relativity?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Marshall Gerstein & Borun | 32 | 78.26% |
| Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox | 10 | 100.00% |