Yahoo has a total of 3284 patents globally, out of which 695 have been granted. Of these 3284 patents, more than 4% patents are active. The USA is where Yahoo has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and South Korea. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Yahoo and is also the origin country of the firm.
Yahoo was founded in the year 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo. The company was an American multinational technology company headquartered in California.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Yahoo which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Yahoo patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Yahoo patent portfolio.
How many patents does Yahoo have?
Yahoo has a total of 3284 patents globally. These patents belong to 1415 unique patent families. Out of 3284 patents, 150 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Yahoo 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 | Yahoo Applications Filed | Yahoo Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 1 | 30 |
| 2018 | 13 | 35 |
| 2017 | 28 | 40 |
| 2016 | 58 | 42 |
| 2015 | 66 | 73 |
| 2014 | 186 | 83 |
| 2013 | 145 | 111 |
| 2012 | 231 | 64 |
| 2011 | 212 | 39 |
How many Yahoo patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Yahoo File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Yahoo Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 583 |
| Europe | 291 |
| Korea (South) | 286 |
| Taiwan | 284 |
| China | 197 |
| Australia | 167 |
| India | 167 |
| Japan | 164 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 157 |
| Canada | 32 |
| Germany | 25 |
| Singapore | 22 |
| United Kingdom | 14 |
| Russia | 11 |
| Austria | 9 |
| Malaysia | 9 |
| Brazil | 8 |
| Viet Nam | 7 |
| Israel | 4 |
| France | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Yahoo Patents Located?
10 Best Yahoo Patents
US20030130993A1 is the most popular patent in the Yahoo portfolio. It has received 530 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, IBM, and LG Electronics.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Yahoo:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20030130993A1 | 530 |
| US20120324018A1 | 472 |
| US20090319288A1 | 348 |
| US6990628B1 | 342 |
| US20050144073A1 | 336 |
| US20100077484A1 | 307 |
| US20100063993A1 | 275 |
| US20090164301A1 | 244 |
| US20080249855A1 | 193 |
| US20110173569A1 | 179 |
Which Companies are using Yahoo 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 Yahoo! patent portfolio are Google, Microsoft, and Facebook.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| 110 | |
| Microsoft Technology Licensing | 93 |
| 71 | |
| IBM | 67 |
| Excalibur | 27 |
| Adobe | 17 |
| Samsung Electronics | 17 |
| Verizon Media | 14 |
| Amazon Technologies | 13 |
| Apple | 11 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Yahoo Patents
Top Yahoo Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20090319288A1 | 34 |
| US20090165022A1 | 20 |
| US20030130993A1 | 19 |
| US20110173569A1 | 18 |
| US20110035272A1 | 16 |
| US20080249855A1 | 16 |
| US20100223119A1 | 16 |
| US20100332304A1 | 14 |
| US20100217525A1 | 14 |
| US20110196733A1 | 14 |
| US20100076850A1 | 14 |
| US20100077484A1 | 14 |
| US20130325779A1 | 13 |
| US20100250332A1 | 12 |
| US20080281689A1 | 11 |