Zopa Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Zopa has a total of 68 patents globally, out of which 27 have been granted. Of these 68 patents, more than 4% patents are active. Norway is where Zopa has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and the United States of America. Parallelly, Norway seems to be the main focused R&D centre and the United Kingdom is the origin country of Zopa.

Zopa was founded in the year 2005. Zopa operates as a financial services company. The Company offers consumer loans, deposit accounts and credit card services.

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

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Zopa have?

The founders Dave Nicholson has 0 patent, Giles Andrews has 0 patent, James Alexander has 26 patents, Richard Duvall has 0 patent and Tim Parlett has 0 patent. The CEO Jaidev Janardana has 0 patent.

How many patents does Zopa have?

Zopa has a total of 68 patents globally. These patents belong to 16 unique patent families. Out of 68 patents, 3 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Zopa File Every Year?

Zopa 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 GrantZopa Applications FiledZopa Patents Granted
20091
20082
200713
200622
2005312
200434
200324
200273

How many Zopa patents are Alive/Dead?

Zopa Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Zopa File in Different Countries?

Zopa Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Zopa Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Norway12
Australia11
United States Of America7
Germany4
China4
Europe5
Canada3
Austria3
Denmark2
Japan2
Hungary1
Russia1
Poland1
Eurasia1
Brazil1
Mexico1
Korea (South)1

Where are the Research Centres of Zopa Patents Located?

Research Centres of Zopa Patents

10 Best Zopa Patents

US20070027791A1 is the most popular patent in the Zopa portfolio. It has received 83 citations so far from companies like Somolend, Intuit, and Brain Capital.

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

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20070027791A183
US20070118751A121
WO2002005688A119
WO2002006143A112
WO2003072470A112
WO2003067513A16
US7322200B24
US6889901B22
USD515266S11
USD513022S11

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Zopa patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Zopa invention. They couldn’t because Zopa had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 2 Zopa patents in 18 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Zopa patent portfolio are Altisource, Bank of America, and Experian Information Solutions.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Zopa –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Zopa PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Altisource17
Bank Of America11
Experian Information Solutions11
IBM12
Intuit15
Jefferies Finance12

What Percentage of Zopa US Patent Applications were Granted?

Zopa (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 3 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 66.67%.

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

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Zopa?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Nixon & Vanderhye366.67%

What are Zopa‘s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Zopa?

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

R&D Focus: How has Zopa‘s search focus changed over the years?

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