Yubico has a total of 59 patents globally, out of which 47 have been granted. Of these 59 patents, more than 91% patents are active. The United States of America is where Yubico has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Australia. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Yubico.
Yubico was founded in the year 2007 by Stina Ehrensvard. The company’s line of business includes providing computer-related services and consulting.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Yubico which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Yubico patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Yubico patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Yubico have?
The founder and CEO Stina Ehrensvard have 7 patents.
How many patents does Yubico have?
Yubico has a total of 59 patents globally. These patents belong to 25 unique patent families. Out of 59 patents, 54 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Yubico File Every Year?
![Yubico Patents Filling Trend](https://insights.greyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1-1024x546.png)
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 | Yubico Applications Filed | Yubico Patents Granted |
2022 | – | 6 |
2021 | – | 3 |
2020 | 8 | 9 |
2019 | 3 | 9 |
2018 | 26 | 11 |
2017 | 1 | – |
2016 | – | 2 |
2015 | 1 | 2 |
2014 | 2 | 3 |
2012 | 3 | 1 |
How many Yubico patents are Alive/Dead?
![Yubico Patents Portfolio](https://insights.greyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Alive-Dead-1024x546.png)
How Many Patents did Yubico File in Different Countries?
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Countries in which Yubico Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States Of America | 19 |
Canada | 9 |
Australia | 6 |
Europe | 5 |
Germany | 4 |
Denmark | 3 |
Europe | 3 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Italy | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
China | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Yubico Patents Located?
![Research Centres of Yubico Patents](https://insights.greyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RD-25-1024x546.png)
10 Best Yubico Patents
US20110101093A1 is the most popular patent in the Yubico portfolio. It has received 161 citations so far from companies like Lsi Corporation, Ewi Holdings and Blackhawk Network.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Yubico:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US20110101093A1 | 161 |
WO2009025605A2 | 152 |
US9954578B2 | 10 |
US8806586B2 | 10 |
US9462470B2 | 7 |
US9122860B2 | 5 |
US8789146B2 | 3 |
USD771042S1 | 3 |
USD846557S1 | 3 |
USD884649S1 | 3 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Yubico patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Yubico invention. They couldn’t because Yubico had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO used 6 Yubico patents in 39 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Yubico patent portfolio are Assa Abloy, Schlage and Origin Future Energy.
List of the Companies who’s Patents were rejected citing Yubico –
Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Yubico Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
Assa Abloy | 3 | 3 |
Schlage | 2 | 2 |
Origin Future Energy | 1 | 2 |
Wavelynx Technologies | 1 | 1 |
Alibaba Group | 1 | 3 |
Sony | 1 | 1 |
Vasco Data Security | 1 | 1 |
Avocado Systems | 1 | 1 |
Agere Systems | 1 | 2 |
Bank Of New York | 1 | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Yubico Patents
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Top Yubico Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
US9954578B2 | 12 |
US20110101093A1 | 4 |
US8806586B2 | 2 |
US8739277B2 | 2 |
US8789146B2 | 2 |
US9122860B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of Yubico US Patent Applications were Granted?
Yubico (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 13 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 10 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 90.91%.
Below are the key stats of Yubico patent prosecution at the USPTO.
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Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Yubico?
Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
Fenwick & West Llp | 11 | 100.00% |
Bacon & Thomas Pllc | 1 | 100.00% |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp | 1 | 0.00% |