ServiceNow has a total of 2577 patents globally, out of which 1840 have been granted. Of these 2577 patents, more than 71% patents are active. United States of America is where ServiceNow has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia, it has generated an annual revenue of $5.896 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of ServiceNow.
ServiceNow was founded in the year 2003 by David Loo, Fred Luddy, Bow Ruggeri, and Don Goodliffe. Company is doing business in platform-as-a-service provider, providing technical management support, such as IT service management, to the IT operations of large corporations, including providing help desk functionality. As of March 2022, ServiceNow has a market cap of $117.22 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ServiceNow which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ServiceNow’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ServiceNow’ patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of ServiceNow have?
The founders, David Loo, Fred Luddy, Bow Ruggeri, and Don Goodliffe have 0 patents respectively. The CEO, Bill McDermott has 0 patents.
How many patents does ServiceNow have?
ServiceNow has a total of 2577 patents globally. These patents belong to 1477 unique patent families. Out of 2577 patents, 1853 patents are active.
How many ServiceNow patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did ServiceNow 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 | ServiceNow Applications Filed | ServiceNow Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 94 | 69 |
| 2012 | 49 | 117 |
| 2013 | 28 | 335 |
| 2014 | 31 | 72 |
| 2015 | 47 | 29 |
| 2016 | 91 | 37 |
| 2017 | 281 | 35 |
| 2018 | 299 | 45 |
| 2019 | 434 | 130 |
| 2020 | 264 | 253 |
| 2021 | 72 | 306 |
| 2022 | – | 55 |
How Many Patents did ServiceNow File in Different Countries?
Countries in which ServiceNow Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2057 |
| Europe | 145 |
| Australia | 106 |
| Canada | 78 |
| Germany | 61 |
| Japan | 21 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| India | 9 |
| China | 7 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 4 |
Where are Research Centers of ServiceNow Patents Located?
10 Best ServiceNow Patents
US7053413B2 is the most popular patent in the ServiceNow portfolio. It has received 360 citations so far from companies like Samsung, General Electric, and Sony.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ServiceNow:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7053413B2 | 360 |
| US20030163537A1 | 356 |
| US6421777B1 | 312 |
| US7103874B2 | 254 |
| US7058953B2 | 254 |
| US7584278B2 | 250 |
| US20060025985A1 | 244 |
| US7609179B2 | 238 |
| US7774323B2 | 237 |
| US6907395B1 | 230 |
Which Companies are using ServiceNow Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the ServiceNow patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 368 |
| Microsoft | 213 |
| Oracle | 89 |
| SAP | 72 |
| Amazon | 57 |
| 53 | |
| Bank Of New York | 50 |
| Hewlett Packard | 46 |
| Vmware | 43 |
| Cisco | 39 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on ServiceNow Patents
Top ServiceNow Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7343312B2 | 33 |
| US8015563B2 | 29 |
| US8630961B2 | 26 |
| US8549513B2 | 21 |
| US7657639B2 | 21 |
| US9560036B2 | 20 |
| US7053413B2 | 19 |
| US8600572B2 | 18 |
| US8544068B2 | 18 |
| US7219154B2 | 18 |
| US8065315B2 | 17 |
| US9710644B2 | 16 |
| US8584131B2 | 15 |
| US7243094B2 | 15 |
| US8539561B2 | 14 |
What Percentage of ServiceNow US Patent Applications were Granted?
ServiceNow (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1669 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1417 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 96.59%.
Below are the key stats of ServiceNow patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for ServiceNow?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Servicenow C O Fletcher Yoder Pc | 1036 | 97.90% |
| Servicenow Inc | 70 | 79.41% |
| Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc | 13 | 100.00% |
| Mbhb Servicenow Inc | 10 | 100.00% |
| Van Pelt Yi & James Llp | 7 | 100.00% |
| Lee & Hayes P C | 5 | 66.67% |
| At&T Intellectual Property | 3 | 100.00% |
| Ibm Corporation | 3 | 100.00% |
| Inactive Rsw Iplaw | 3 | 100.00% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3 | 100.00% |
ServiceNow is working on a wide range of projects, combining the hunt for breakthrough technology with the continual need to adapt to consumer needs and improve the sustainability of ServiceNow products.
ServiceNow accomplishes this by combining significant consumer trends, cutting-edge science, and the use of data and digital technologies to create exceptional products, services, and experiences.
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What are ServiceNow key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by ServiceNow?
The chart below distributes patents filed by ServiceNow in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where ServiceNow thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How ServiceNow search focus changed over the years?
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