{"id":30116,"date":"2021-07-21T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T08:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=30116"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:11:13","slug":"spotify-patents","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/spotify-patents\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Patents \u2013 Insights & Stats (Updated 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With over 356 million monthly active users and 158 million paying subscribers, Spotify is the world’s largest music streaming service. Founded in 2006 in Sweden, Spotify is available in 178 countries and has a library of 90 million songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotify\u2019s Innovations across Technologies in Last 5 Years<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Technology<\/strong><\/td>No. Of Patents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Contextual And Location Aware Services<\/a><\/td>90<\/td><\/tr>
Personalized Media Recommendations<\/a><\/td>80<\/td><\/tr>
User Interface Design<\/a><\/td>75<\/td><\/tr>
Music And Audio Recognition<\/a><\/td>51<\/td><\/tr>
Synchronized Playback Across Devices<\/a><\/td>35<\/td><\/tr>
Voice Control And Virtual Assistants<\/a><\/td>34<\/td><\/tr>
Advertising And Sponsor-Directed Content<\/a><\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
Playlist, Shuffling And Queue Management<\/a><\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
Vehicle And Appliance Integration<\/a><\/td>22<\/td><\/tr>
Media Caching And Buffering<\/a><\/td>18<\/td><\/tr>
Storage And Database Management<\/a><\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
Plagiarism Detection And Media Rights Management<\/a><\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
User Demographic Analysis<\/a><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Live Streaming And Event Management<\/a><\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Payments And Transactions Systems<\/a><\/td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Get detail report on Spotify’s patents filed in last 5 years across various technologies<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Spotify has a total of 1124 patents globally, out of which 649 have been granted. Of these 1124 patents, more than 78% patents are active. United States of America is where Spotify has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Germany. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Sweden is the origin country of Spotify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotify was founded in 2006. Spotify is a commercial music streaming service that offers a variety of digital content from numerous record labels and artists. It allows users to listen to music online with some restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

How many patents does <\/strong>Spotify <\/strong>have?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spotify has a total of 1124 patents globally. These patents belong to 516 unique patent families. Out of 1124 patents, 887 patents are active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Many Patents did <\/strong>Spotify <\/strong>File Every Year?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? <\/strong>It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn\u2019t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year of Patents Filing or Grant<\/strong><\/td>Spotify Applications Filed<\/strong><\/td>Spotify Patents Granted<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>10<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>53<\/td>59<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>89<\/td>126<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>113<\/td>103<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>139<\/td>91<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>133<\/td>68<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>106<\/td>71<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>112<\/td>56<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>120<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>112<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>59<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How many <\/strong>Spotify <\/strong>patents are Alive\/Dead?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Worldwide Patents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Spotify<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How Many Patents did Spotify File in Different Countries?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Spotify<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Countries in which Spotify Filed Patents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>Patent<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
United States of America<\/td>733<\/td><\/tr>
Europe (EPO)<\/td>212<\/td><\/tr>
Germany<\/td>37<\/td><\/tr>
United Kingdom<\/td>28<\/td><\/tr>
Korea (South)<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
Japan<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
China<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Austria<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Slovenia<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Hungary<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Spain<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Sweden<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Denmark<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Croatia<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Lithuania<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Canada<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Poland<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Brazil<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Serbia<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Portugal<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
India<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Norway<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Where are Research Centers <\/strong>of <\/strong>Spotify <\/strong>Patents <\/strong>Located?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What Technologies are Covered by Spotify Patents?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The chart below distributes patents filed by Spotify in different countries on the basis of the technology protected<\/em><\/strong> in patents. It also represents the markets where Spotify thinks it\u2019s important to protect particular technology inventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Spotify<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Where are Research Centers of Spotify Located?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Spotify<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

R&D Focus<\/strong>: How Spotify Research Focus Changed Over the Years?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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10 Best <\/strong>Spotify <\/strong>Patents<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

US20160260140A1<\/a> is the most popular patent in the Spotify portfolio. It has received 80 citations so far from companies like Sonos, Amper Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Spotify:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Publication Number<\/strong><\/td>Citation Count<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
US20160260140A1<\/a><\/td>80<\/td><\/tr>
USD830375S1<\/a><\/td>73<\/td><\/tr>
USD815130S1<\/a><\/td>59<\/td><\/tr>
US9934785B1<\/a><\/td>58<\/td><\/tr>
USD815128S1<\/a><\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
USD824924S1<\/a><\/td>46<\/td><\/tr>
US20140289241A1<\/a><\/td>46<\/td><\/tr>
US8898766B2<\/a><\/td>42<\/td><\/tr>
USD815127S1<\/a><\/td>37<\/td><\/tr>
USD781906S1<\/a><\/td>37<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Spotify patents?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Spotify invention. They couldn\u2019t because Spotify had protected those before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examiners at the USPTO referred 128 Spotify patents in 614 rejections (35 USC \u00a7 102 or 35 USC \u00a7 103 types).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top citing companies in the Spotify patent portfolio are Google, TiVo Corporation and Apple.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Spotify \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Company<\/strong><\/td>Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Spotify Patents<\/strong><\/td>Number of Rejections (102 & 103)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Google<\/td>17<\/td>31<\/td><\/tr>
TiVo Corporation<\/td>15<\/td>27<\/td><\/tr>
Apple<\/td>13<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>
Microsoft<\/td>11<\/td>22<\/td><\/tr>
Meta<\/td>10<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
Chase Bank<\/td>9<\/td>14<\/td><\/tr>
At&T<\/td>8<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
Rovi Guides Inc<\/td>7<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
LG Electronics<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
Samsung<\/td>7<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Spotify Patents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Top<\/strong> Spotify Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Patent Number<\/strong><\/td>Count of Rejected Applications<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
US9319445B2<\/td>18<\/td><\/tr>
US9043850B2<\/td>18<\/td><\/tr>
US10620797B2<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
US8073854B2<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
US9380059B2<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
US9883284B2<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
US20140289241A1<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
US9063640B2<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
US8280539B2<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
US9787687B2<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
US9529888B2<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
US8898766B2<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
US9195383B2<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
US10440075B2<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
US9402093B2<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What Percentage of Spotify US Patent Applications were Granted?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spotify (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 730 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 777 have been granted leading to a\u00a0grant rate of 87.68%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are the key stats of Spotify patent prosecution at the USPTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Spotify?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Law Firm<\/strong><\/td>Total Applications<\/strong><\/td>Success Rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Morgan Lewis & Bockius Llp Pa<\/td>271<\/td>88.66%<\/td><\/tr>
Merchant & Gould P C<\/td>240<\/td>96.21%<\/td><\/tr>
Tucker Ellis Llp<\/td>105<\/td>66.67%<\/td><\/tr>
Mbhb Spotify<\/td>98<\/td>98.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Alston & Bird Llp<\/td>11<\/td>87.50%<\/td><\/tr>
Alexandre Kampouris<\/td>1<\/td>100.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Maginot Moore & Beck Llp<\/td>1<\/td>100.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Moore & Van Allen Pllc<\/td>1<\/td>100.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Morrison & Foerster Llp<\/td>1<\/td>100.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Sbpj Scienbizip P C<\/td>1<\/td>100.00%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One more thing, We have converted this entire analysis into PDF form that you can download and save for later reading (or sharing with your friends). You can download it using the form below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n