STMicroelectronics has a total of 20390 patents globally, out of which 14295 have been granted. Of these 20390 patents, more than 80% patents are active. The United States of America is where STMicroelectronics has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, France seems to be the main focused R&D center and also Switzerland is the origin country of STMicroelectronics.
STMicroelectronics was founded in 1987. STMicroelectronics designs, develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductor integrated circuits and discrete devices. The Company’s products are used in the telecommunications, consumer electronics, automotive, computer, and industrial sectors. As of October 2022, STMicroelectronics has a market cap of $28.61 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of STMicroelectronics which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find STMicroelectronics patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over STMicroelectronics patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of STMicroelectronics have?
The CEO Jean-Marc Chery has 0 patents.
How many patents does STMicroelectronics have?
STMicroelectronics has a total of 20390 patents globally. These patents belong to 8721 unique patent families. Out of 20390 patents, 16430 patents are active.
How Many Patents did STMicroelectronics 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 | STMicroelectronics Applications Filed | STMicroelectronics Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 1318 | 959 |
| 2012 | 1031 | 1026 |
| 2013 | 994 | 1286 |
| 2014 | 859 | 1111 |
| 2015 | 1944 | 992 |
| 2016 | 1652 | 1218 |
| 2017 | 1498 | 1003 |
| 2018 | 1334 | 1347 |
| 2019 | 1788 | 1409 |
| 2020 | 1862 | 1397 |
| 2021 | 1432 | 1501 |
| 2022 | 321 | 1046 |
How many STMicroelectronics patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did STMicroelectronics File in Different Countries?
Countries in which STMicroelectronics Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 8316 |
| China | 4288 |
| Europe | 2246 |
| France | 2125 |
| Italy | 1420 |
| Germany | 1323 |
| Japan | 187 |
| United Kingdom | 144 |
| Austria | 41 |
| Korea (South) | 31 |
| Taiwan | 15 |
| Singapore | 12 |
| Spain | 10 |
| Israel | 6 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Poland | 3 |
| India | 3 |
| Denmark | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of STMicroelectronics Patents Located?
10 Best STMicroelectronics Patents
US8667654B2 is the most popular patent in the STMicroelectronics portfolio. It has received 267 citations so far from companies like Asm Ip Holding, and Asm Japan.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of STMicroelectronics:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8667654B2 | 267 |
| US9675368B2 | 245 |
| US8295301B2 | 230 |
| US8509318B2 | 221 |
| US8664044B2 | 162 |
| US20110179864A1 | 147 |
| US8862955B2 | 145 |
| US8039332B2 | 121 |
| US8470689B2 | 120 |
| US8228684B2 | 104 |
Which Companies are using STMicroelectronics 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 STMicroelectronics patent portfolio are TSMC, Samsung and IBM.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Tsmc | 266 |
| Samsung Electronics | 199 |
| IBM | 185 |
| Qualcomm | 120 |
| Intel | 120 |
| Infineon Technologies | 105 |
| Texas Instruments | 81 |
| Apple | 77 |
| Sony Corporation | 62 |
| Deutsche Bank | 62 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on STMicroelectronics Patents
Top STMicroelectronics Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8433084B2 | 28 |
| US8942394B2 | 18 |
| US7982723B2 | 17 |
| US7884588B2 | 17 |
| US8049287B2 | 16 |
| US8106924B2 | 16 |
| US9258467B2 | 15 |
| US9502518B2 | 15 |
| US10084080B2 | 15 |
| US8916481B2 | 14 |
| US8305004B2 | 14 |
| US20130336590A1 | 14 |
| US9539389B2 | 13 |
| US7975921B2 | 13 |
| US8116379B2 | 13 |
What Percentage of STMicroelectronics US Patent Applications were Granted?
STMicroelectronics (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 8267 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 7074 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 90.0%.
Below are the key stats of STMicroelectronics patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for STMicroelectronics?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Seed Ip Law Group Llp | 2176 | 91.26% |
| Stmicroelectronics Inc | 1949 | 90.29% |
| Crowe & Dunlevy St | 1065 | 86.98% |
| Slater Matsil Llp | 634 | 94.00% |
| Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Llp | 324 | 89.81% |
| Fleit Intellectual Property Law | 275 | 89.82% |
| Stmicroelectronics Inc | 243 | 90.95% |
| Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P C | 173 | 86.71% |
| Lisa K Jorgenson Esq | 75 | 94.67% |
| Marshall Gerstein & Borun Llp | 72 | 87.50% |