Zscaler has a total of 334 patents globally, out of which 178 have been granted. Of these 334 patents, more than 95% patents are active. The United States of America is where Zscaler has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by India and Europe. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Zscaler.
Zscaler was founded in the year 2008 by Jay Chaudhry and Kailash Kailash. The company operates as a security software company. The Company offers cloud-based platform that provides web and mobile security, threat protection, cloud application visibility and networking solutions. Company serves clients worldwide. As of January 2023, the market cap of Zscaler is $ 18.39 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Zscaler which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Zscaler patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Zscaler patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Zscaler have?
The founder Kailash Kailash has 18 patents and CEO Jay Chaudhry has 6 patents.
How many patents does Zscaler have?
Zscaler has a total of 334 patents globally. These patents belong to 144 unique patent families. Out of 334 patents, 318 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Zscaler 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 | Zscaler Applications Filed | Zscaler Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 | 29 |
| 2021 | 59 | 23 |
| 2020 | 79 | 18 |
| 2019 | 27 | 23 |
| 2018 | 16 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 | 11 |
| 2016 | 21 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | 1 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 11 | 8 |
How many Zscaler patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Zscaler File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Zscaler Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 266 |
| India | 33 |
| Europe | 14 |
| Germany | 6 |
| China | 2 |
Where are the Research Centres of Zscaler Patents Located?
10 Best Zscaler Patents
US8286239B1 is the most popular patent in the Zscaler portfolio. It has received 327 citations so far from companies like Verisign, IBM, and Amazon.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Zscaler:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8286239B1 | 327 |
| US8763071B2 | 286 |
| US8259571B1 | 197 |
| US8464335B1 | 124 |
| US9369433B1 | 114 |
| US9705922B2 | 109 |
| US8478708B1 | 108 |
| US9152789B2 | 95 |
| US8205264B1 | 80 |
| US9060239B1 | 65 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Zscaler patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Zscaler invention. They couldn’t because Zscaler had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 81 Zscaler patents in 521 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Zscaler patent portfolio are IBM, Microsoft, and Ca Inc.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Zscaler –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Zscaler Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 17 | 32 |
| Microsoft | 12 | 29 |
| Ca Inc | 11 | 18 |
| Bank Of America | 8 | 18 |
| Cisco | 8 | 16 |
| Connectloud | 6 | 6 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 6 | 9 |
| Vmware | 5 | 11 |
| Trend Micro | 5 | 6 |
| Citrix Systems | 5 | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Zscaler Patents
Top Zscaler Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9119017B2 | 25 |
| US8763071B2 | 16 |
| US8413239B2 | 13 |
| US9369433B1 | 12 |
| US8955091B2 | 11 |
| US8286220B2 | 10 |
| US8010085B2 | 8 |
| US8478708B1 | 7 |
| US8259571B1 | 7 |
| US7899849B2 | 7 |
| US7921089B2 | 7 |
| US8464335B1 | 6 |
| US9003023B2 | 5 |
| US9705922B2 | 5 |
| US9152789B2 | 5 |
What Percentage of Zscaler US Patent Applications were Granted?
Zscaler (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 206 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 125 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 98.43%.
Below are the key stats of Zscaler patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Zscaler?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Clements Bernard Baratta Walker | 190 | 100.00% |
| Zscaler | 14 | 100.00% |
| Blueshift | 2 | 0.00% |