Verisign Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Verisign has a total of 1248 patents globally, out of which 593 have been granted. Of these 1248 patents, more than 47% patents are active. United States of America is where Verisign has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Verisign.

Verisign was founded in 1995 by D. James Bidzos. VeriSign operates as a provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure. The Company enables the security, stability, and resiliency of key internet infrastructure and services, as well as provides root zone maintainer services. VeriSign serves customers worldwide. As of May 2022, Verisign has a market cap of $17.97 Billion.

Read about some of the most popular patents of Verisign which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Verisign patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Verisign patent portfolio.

How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Verisign have?

The Founder and CEO, D. James Bidzos have 0 patents.

How many patents does Verisign have?

Verisign has a total of 1248 patents globally. These patents belong to 380 unique patent families. Out of 1248 patents, 594 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Verisign File Every Year?

Verisign Patents Filing Trend

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 GrantVerisign Applications FiledVerisign Patents Granted
20111418
201212020
20136732
20148849
20157270
20167948
20177559
20184569
2019854
20201758
2021832
202211

How many Verisign patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Verisign Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Verisign File in Different Countries?

Verisign Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Verisign Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America420
Europe241
Australia75
Japan56
Germany54
China51
Korea (South)46
India36
Canada35
Brazil17
Israel17
Singapore15
Mexico9
Norway7
Russia6
United Kingdom6
New Zealand6
South Africa6
Taiwan5
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)4
Austria4
Spain2
Costa Rica2
Argentina1

Where are Research Centers of Verisign Patents Located?

Research Centers of Verisign Patents

10 Best Verisign Patents

US7664831B2 is the most popular patent in the Verisign portfolio. It has received 188 citations so far from companies like The Go Daddy Group Inc, Amazon and Google.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Verisign:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US7664831B2188
US8521908B2176
US8527658B2165
US8935744B286
US6714209B269
US8713676B267
US7337910B267
US7000028B161
US8645700B256
US8935785B252

Which Companies are using Verisign 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 Verisign patent portfolio are Barclays Bank Plc, IBM and Microsoft.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Barclays Bank Plc46
IBM41
Microsoft36
Amazon Technologies Inc16
Cisco Technology Inc16
Google14
Palo Alto Networks13
Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Co Na12
At&T11
Sap Se10

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Verisign Patents

Top Verisign Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US9245114B245
US20120308003A123
US20030110234A118
US20030097410A118
US20120174196A118
US8935785B217
US20120096019A115
US8862777B214
US20160205106A114
US8832836B213
US7664831B212
US9022280B211
US10083291B211
US20040260947A111
US8719232B210

What Percentage of Verisign US Patent Applications were Granted?

Verisign (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 549 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 431 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 88.3%.

Below are the key stats of Verisign patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Verisign?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Mh2 Technology Law Group Llp21290.09%
Baker Botts Llp62100.00%
Artegis Law Group Llp6188.52%
Munck Wilson Mandala Llp33100.00%
Womble Bond Dickinson Us Llp3085.19%
Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel Symantec16100.00%
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks Pc1283.33%
James A D White10100.00%
Kenyon & Kenyon Llp988.89%
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp9100.00%

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What are Verisign’s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Verisign?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Verisign in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Verisign thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Verisign’s search focus changed over the years?

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