UST has a total of 90 patents globally, out of which 32 have been granted. Of these 90 patents, more than 57% patents are active. United States of America is where UST has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by India and Europe. Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also United States of America is the origin country of UST.
UST was founded in the year 1998. The Company provides IT services. The Company mainly offers end-to-end IT services and solutions for Global 1000 companies.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of UST which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find UST patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over UST patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of UST have?
The founder G. A. Menon has o patent and Stephen Ross has 0 patent and CEO Krishna Sudheendra has 0 patent.
How many patents does UST have?
UST has a total of 90 patents globally. These patents belong to 40 unique patent families. Out of 90 patents, 52 patents are active.
How Many Patents did UST 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 | UST Applications Filed | UST Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 |
| 2022 | 14 | 9 |
| 2021 | 14 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | – |
How many UST patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did UST File in Different Countries?
Countries in which UST Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 40 |
| India | 12 |
| Europe | 9 |
| Canada | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of UST Patents Located?
10 Best UST Patents
US20170038919A1 is the most popular patent in the UST portfolio. It has received 21 citations so far from companies like Nasdaq, Capital One Services and Intuit.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of UST:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20170038919A1 | 21 |
| US20180068269A1 | 19 |
| WO2016138183A1 | 9 |
| US9020868B2 | 8 |
| US9558441B2 | 7 |
| US10841746B2 | 5 |
| US20220230013A1 | 3 |
| US20210264253A1 | 3 |
| US20190317761A1 | 3 |
| US20170255858A1 | 3 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to UST patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to UST invention. They couldn’t because UST had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 13 UST patents in 64 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the UST patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft Technology and Oracle International Corporation.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing UST –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing UST Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 4 | 11 |
| Microsoft Technology | 2 | 3 |
| Oracle International Corporation | 2 | 6 |
| Splunk | 1 | 3 |
| Carsarrive Network | 1 | 2 |
| Cloud Software Group | 1 | 3 |
| Raytheon Company | 1 | 1 |
| Comcast Cable Communications | 1 | 4 |
| Zensar Technologies | 1 | 1 |
| Dow Global Technologies | 1 | 1 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on UST Patents
Top UST Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20180068269A1 | 6 |
| US10630559B2 | 5 |
| US9542408B2 | 4 |
| US9558441B2 | 4 |
| US9020868B2 | 2 |
| US20170038919A1 | 2 |
| US9659247B2 | 2 |
| US11197464B2 | 1 |
| US11526692B2 | 1 |
| US20210264253A1 | 1 |
| US20220230013A1 | 1 |
| US10620990B2 | 1 |
| US20200241916A1 | 1 |
What Percentage of UST US Patent Applications were Granted?
UST (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 29 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 15 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 65.22%.
Below are the key stats of UST patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for UST?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Nixon Peabody Llp | 25 | 57.89% |
| Thompson Hine L L P | 3 | 100.00% |
| Servilla Whitney Llc Amt | 1 | 100.00% |
What are UST key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by UST?
The chart below distributes patents filed by UST