Whoop has a total of 352 patents globally, out of which 206 have been granted. Of these 352 patents, 85% patents are active. Europe (EPO) is where Whoop has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and United Kingdom. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Whoop.
Whoop was founded in 2002. The company develops wearable performance technology that delivers personalized insights to help users improve overall fitness. Its device continuously monitors sleep, strain, and recovery, enabling users to optimize training, reduce injury risk, predict performance, and avoid overtraining while gaining a deeper understanding of their bodies and potential.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Whoop which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Whoop patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Whoop patent portfolio.
How many patents does Whoop have?
Whoop has a total of 352 patents globally. These patents belong to 70 unique patent families. Out of 352 patents, 300 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Whoop 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 | Whoop Applications Filed | Whoop Patents Granted |
| 2026 | 18 | 42 |
| 2025 | 90 | 99 |
| 2024 | 44 | 14 |
| 2023 | 46 | 5 |
| 2022 | 19 | 24 |
| 2021 | 57 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
Whoop’s patent activity accelerated sharply in 2025, with 26 of its 70 unique patent families, about 37% of the portfolio tracing their earliest priority to that year. This indicates that the filing surge reflects a meaningful expansion of new IP rather than only follow-on filings around older inventions.
The recent families span wearable hardware, UI/design protection, and emerging health-monitoring technologies. Going forward, the jurisdictions in which these families enter national phases will help reveal Whoop’s most strategically important technologies and markets.
How many Whoop patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Whoop File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Whoop Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe (EPO) | 99 |
| United States of America | 95 |
| United Kingdom | 56 |
| Australia | 17 |
| Canada | 14 |
| Germany | 13 |
| Japan | 7 |
| Austria | 7 |
| China | 3 |
| India | 3 |
Where are Research Centers of Whoop Patents Located?
10 Best Whoop Patents
US20140073486A1 is the most popular patent in the Whoop portfolio. It has received 852 citations so far from companies like Nike, Microsoft, Nokia.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Whoop:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20140073486A1 | 852 |
| WO2014039567A1 | 123 |
| US20140343372A1 | 81 |
| US10264982B2 | 65 |
| US20140350356A1 | 60 |
| US20140323827A1 | 54 |
| US20160324432A1 | 51 |
| US10182726B2 | 46 |
| US11185241B2 | 44 |
| WO2016209491A1 | 42 |
What Percentage of Whoop US Patent Applications were Granted?
Whoop (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 65 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 19 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 63.33%.
Below are the key stats of Whoop patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Whoop?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Strategic Patents PC | 63 | 65.52% |
| Morris Manning & Martin Llp | 2 | 0.00% |
Is Whoop’s Patent Portfolio Evolving from a Hardware Moat to a Software and Data Moat?
Whoop’s portfolio shows protection across two increasingly complementary layers. On the hardware side, patent families cover wearable bands and straps, batteries, housings, coupling members, clasps and device-fit technologies, while design filings also protect graphical user interfaces.
At the same time, the portfolio includes data- and insight-driven inventions such as sleep-intention detection, physiological signal processing, glucose monitoring, effective-age evaluation and machine-learning-based blood pressure assessment. This combination suggests Whoop is extending its IP moat beyond the physical wearable toward protecting how physiological data is processed, interpreted and converted into health insights.
Which Technology Areas Does Whoop’s Patent Portfolio Focus On?
Whoop’s patent portfolio spans multiple technology areas across wearable sensing, physiological monitoring, device engineering and health analytics. Core technical themes include heart-rate and physiological signal sensing, ECG-related technologies, tissue and oxygen monitoring, wearable fit and signal-quality optimization.
More recent inventions extend into glucose monitoring, blood-pressure evaluation, machine-learning-based physiological assessment and other advanced health metrics. The portfolio also includes mechanical innovations relating to straps, housings, batteries, clasps and wearable-device components. Alongside these utility inventions, Whoop has also built a notable design-patent portfolio covering the appearance of wearable products and graphical user interfaces.
This combination indicates that Whoop is protecting not only the underlying technology and functionality of its platform, but also the physical and digital design elements through which users interact with the product. The portfolio therefore reflects a multi-layered IP strategy covering sensing, analytics, and hardware architecture and product experience.
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