SoundHound has a total of 380 patents globally, out of which 197 have been granted. Of these 380 patents, more than 78% patents are active. The United States of America is where SoundHound has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of SoundHound.
SoundHound was founded in 2005 by Keyvan Mohajer. Soundhound develops application software. The Company offers platform for music search and discovery solution that identifies songs, plays music and lyrics, and allows users to share music as well as entertainment content. Soundhound serves customers worldwide.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of SoundHound which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find SoundHound patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over SoundHound patent portfolio.
How many patents does SoundHound have?
SoundHound has a total of 380 patents globally. These patents belong to 133 unique patent families. Out of 380 patents, 298 patents are active.
How Many Patents did SoundHound 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 | Soundhound Applications Filed | Soundhound Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 27 | 36 |
| 2023 | 19 | 27 |
| 2022 | 34 | 31 |
| 2021 | 61 | 31 |
| 2020 | 46 | 15 |
| 2019 | 66 | 11 |
| 2018 | 40 | 3 |
| 2017 | 27 | 7 |
| 2016 | 14 | 7 |
How many SoundHound patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did SoundHound File in Different Countries?
Countries in which SoundHound Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 240 |
| Japan | 38 |
| China | 36 |
| Europe (EPO) | 25 |
| Korea (South) | 21 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 6 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of SoundHound Patents Located?
10 Best SoundHound Patents
US10418032B1 is the most popular patent in the SoundHound portfolio. It has received 158 citations so far from companies like IBM, Toshiba & Google.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of SoundHound:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US10418032B1 | 158 |
| US20180122372A1 | 118 |
| US8433431B1 | 80 |
| US11132504B1 | 72 |
| US20180315415A1 | 69 |
| US7788279B2 | 59 |
| US20190035385A1 | 56 |
| US20160314794A1 | 52 |
| US20210182660A1 | 47 |
| US20210065712A1 | 38 |
What Percentage of SoundHound US Patent Applications were Granted?
SoundHound (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 258 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 149 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 71.98%.
Below are the key stats of SoundHound patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for SoundHound?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Vierra Magen Marcus Llp | 80 | 93.10% |
| Soundhound (In-House Dept.) | 43 | 52.78% |
| Platinum Intellectual Property Llp | 32 | 88.89% |
| Dana Legal Services | 24 | 54.17% |
| Fenwick | 24 | 66.67% |
| Stevens Law Group | 15 | 66.67% |
| Yps Soundhound Matters | 8 | 66.67% |
| Dinsmore & Shohl Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
| Eastman Kodak Company | 2 | 50.00% |
| Jonah Law | 2 | 50.00% |
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What are SoundHound key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by SoundHound?
The chart below distributes patents filed by SoundHound in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where SoundHound thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has SoundHound search focus changed over the years?
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