TrueCar has a total of 172 patents globally, out of which 91 have been granted. Of these 172 patents, more than 61% patents are active. The United States of America is where TrueCar 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 TrueCar.
TrueCar was founded in 2005. TrueCar develops and publishes an online automotive information and communication platform. The Company provides data and price reports for cars both online and over the phone for consumers and a communications platform for automobile dealers to communicate with consumers.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of TrueCar which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find TrueCar patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over TrueCar patent portfolio.
How many patents do the Founder and CEO of TrueCar have?
The Founder Jim Nguyen have 0 patents, Oded Noy have 12 patents, Scott Painter have 66 patents, Tom Taira have 12 patents and CEO Jantoon Reigersman have 0 patents.
How many patents does TrueCar have?
TrueCar has a total of 172 patents globally. These patents belong to 49 unique patent families. Out of 172 patents, 106 patents are active.
How Many Patents did TrueCar 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 | TrueCar Applications Filed | TrueCar Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 14 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 |
| 2013 | 26 | 7 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
How many TrueCar patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did TrueCar File in Different Countries?
Countries in which TrueCar Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 119 |
| Canada | 11 |
| Europe | 11 |
| Japan | 8 |
| China | 7 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of TrueCar Patents Located?
10 Best TrueCar Patents
US8219464B2 is the most popular patent in the TrueCar portfolio. It has received 86 citations so far from companies like Experian Information Solutions, Capital One Services, Auto I.D.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of TrueCar:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8219464B2 | 86 |
| US20090187513A1 | 84 |
| US8645193B2 | 76 |
| US7945483B2 | 67 |
| US20140279263A1 | 66 |
| US20150310466A1 | 62 |
| US20150363865A1 | 52 |
| US20140074553A1 | 50 |
| US9811847B2 | 49 |
| US9754304B2 | 49 |
What are TrueCar key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by TrueCar?
The chart below distributes patents filed by TrueCar