{"id":30341,"date":"2021-08-13T06:55:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T06:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=30341"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:24:59","slug":"apple-patents","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/apple-patents\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Patents \u2013 Insights &amp; Stats (Updated 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apple is founded in 1976 by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/steve-jobs-patents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Jobs<\/a><\/strong>, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne and operates as a consumer electronics company. Find Apple patents information, top technological areas of Apple, worldwide patent filing of Apple and patent filing trend over the years and find so many other stats over the Apple patents portfolio. &nbsp;Do read about some interesting highlights of&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/apple-smart-ring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Smart Ring<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/apple-foldable-phone-patents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Foldable Phone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/apple-facial-recognition-patents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Facial Recognition<\/a>&nbsp;portfolio:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Apple Innovation Prediction Roadmap: 2025-2030<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Apple Innovation Prediction Roadmap\" class=\"wp-image-111684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Innovation-Roadmap.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The insights and projections presented in this article are based on predictive analysis, current patent analysis that have been done, and publicly available information as of 2025. While care has been taken to ensure accuracy, the forward-looking statements are speculative and should not be interpreted as definitive strategic actions by Apple or its affiliates. This content is intended for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or investment advice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Want to explore which innovation areas Apple is likely to focus on next and where its future patent surge could occur? Fill out the form to get the details.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- [if lte IE 8]>\r\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2-legacy.js\"><\/script>\r\n<![endif]-->\r\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2.js\"><\/script> <script>\r\n  hbspt.forms.create({\r\n              region: \"na1\",\r\n              portalId: \"1791848\",\r\n              formId: \"80423420-ed8c-4752-9c8b-6930b6dc7c52\"\r\n});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Apple doing in AI?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know in July 2024, Apple made notable progress in AI, focusing on improving gesture recognition on wearables, better understanding user behavior, and enhancing handwriting recognition on touchscreens. These advancements aim to make Apple devices more intuitive and user-friendly. Apple&#8217;s AI patents have been cited by companies like Tencent, Baidu, and Taco Bell, as well as by nine universities, showing their wide-reaching impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where is Apple&#8217;s focused in this quarter?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Focus Area<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Publication Number<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Personalized User Experience<\/td><td>Developing Scalable Neural Processor Circuits For Efficient AI Computations.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/CN118072908A?patent_report_open=true&amp;utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CN118072908A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/CN112088386B?patent_report_open=true&amp;utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CN112088386B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AI and Neural Processing<\/td><td>Developing Scalable Neural Processor Circuits For Efficient AI Computations.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/CN112055862B?patent_report_open=true&amp;utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CN112055862B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Storage Management<\/td><td>Managing Available Storage Space In Computing Devices Efficiently.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/CN112119384B?patent_report_open=true&amp;utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CN112119384B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Check out Apple&#8217;s AI patents filed in July 2024:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/competitive-intelligence?embedded_url=insights_gate&#038;company=apple&#038;industry=ai\"height=\"150px\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How many patents does Apple have?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple has a total of 116492 patents globally. These patents belong to 50015 unique patent families. Out of 116492 patents, 98761 patents are active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Want to stay ahead in your key focus areas and surface high-value patents? Start patent monitoring that tracks what truly matters.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- [if lte IE 8]>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2-legacy.js\"><\/script>\n<![endif]-->\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2.js\"><\/script> <script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n              region: \"na1\",\n              portalId: \"1791848\",\n              formId: \"80423420-ed8c-4752-9c8b-6930b6dc7c52\"\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How many Apple patents are Alive\/Dead?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Worldwide Patents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Apple Patent Portfolio\" class=\"wp-image-104556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio-60x40.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio-100x67.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Portfolio.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Many Patents did Apple File Every Year?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Apple Patent Filing Trend\" class=\"wp-image-104557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend-60x40.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend-100x67.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Patent-Filing-Trend.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you wondering&nbsp;<strong>why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years?&nbsp;<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year of Patents Filing or Grant<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Apple Applications Filed<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Apple Patents Granted<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>1157<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>3382<\/td><td>7161<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>7123<\/td><td>5562<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>8490<\/td><td>5796<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>8969<\/td><td>6614<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>11537<\/td><td>5217<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>8287<\/td><td>4922<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018<\/td><td>7667<\/td><td>4581<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017<\/td><td>6006<\/td><td>4949<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>6848<\/td><td>5297<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2015<\/td><td>7016<\/td><td>4756<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014<\/td><td>6021<\/td><td>4228<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Many Patents did Apple File in Different Countries?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Apple Worldwide Patent filing\" class=\"wp-image-104558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing-60x40.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing-100x67.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple-Worldwide-Patent-Filing.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Countries in which Apple Filed Patents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Patents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>United States Of America<\/td><td>52348<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>China<\/td><td>15510<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe (EPO)<\/td><td>9042<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Korea<\/td><td>6250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japan<\/td><td>4857<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Australia<\/td><td>4456<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>India<\/td><td>3263<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taiwan<\/td><td>2499<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Germany<\/td><td>2257<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hong Kong (S.A.R.)<\/td><td>1568<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>United Kingdom<\/td><td>1328<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Canada<\/td><td>1287<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brazil<\/td><td>828<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Denmark<\/td><td>453<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mexico<\/td><td>348<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Singapore<\/td><td>159<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Russia<\/td><td>152<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Viet Nam<\/td><td>128<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Netherlands<\/td><td>118<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spain<\/td><td>84<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Austria<\/td><td>76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indonesia<\/td><td>69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chile<\/td><td>61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Africa<\/td><td>51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Finland<\/td><td>47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Malaysia<\/td><td>43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thailand<\/td><td>39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colombia<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Zealand<\/td><td>37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Israel<\/td><td>36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>France<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uruguay<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poland<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Argentina<\/td><td>24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Philippines<\/td><td>24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sweden<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Norway<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Turkey<\/td><td>16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>United Arab Emirates<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Switzerland<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ecuador<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Portugal<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Guatemala<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Italy<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bosnia And Herzegovina<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Montenegro<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Belgium<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where are Research Centres of Apple Patents Located?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple-1024x683.png\" alt=\"R&amp;D Centers of Apple\" class=\"wp-image-104560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple-60x40.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple-100x67.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Centers-of-Apple.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Top Patents Contributing subsidiaries of Apple?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-1024x602.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-50x29.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-1536x904.png 1536w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-60x35.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1-100x59.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Contributing-Subsidiaries-1.png 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Technologies are Covered by Apple Patents?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area-1024x546.png\" alt=\"Patent Technology Area \" class=\"wp-image-30346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area-50x27.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area-100x53.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-Area.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: The technology analysis has been done considering the patent data of Apple published till 2022)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Do read our analysis on <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/apple-facial-recognition-patents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Facial Recognition<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart below distributes&nbsp;<strong><em>patents filed by Apple in different countries based on the technology protected<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in patents. It also represents the markets where Apple thinks it\u2019s important to protect particular technology inventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-1024x519.png\" alt=\"Technology Protected in different countries\" class=\"wp-image-30347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-1536x779.png 1536w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected-100x51.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-protected.png 1668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where are Research Centers of Apple&nbsp;Located?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-1024x519.png\" alt=\"Apple R&amp;D Centers by Patents\" class=\"wp-image-30348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-1536x779.png 1536w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center-100x51.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RD-Center.png 1668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>R&amp;D Focus:&nbsp;How Apple Research Focus Changed&nbsp;Over the Years?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year-1024x546.png\" alt=\"Apple R&amp;D Focus by Years\" class=\"wp-image-30349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year-50x27.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year-100x53.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-through-the-year.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10 Best Apple Patents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US20060197753A1?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\">US20060197753A1<\/a>&nbsp;is the most popular patent in the Apple portfolio. It has received 5493 citations so far from companies like Elographics Inc, and Mattel Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Apple:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Publication Number<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Citation Count<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US20060197753A1?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US20060197753A1<\/a><\/td><td>5493<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US7663607B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US7663607B2<\/a><\/td><td>3761<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US7657849B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US7657849B2<\/a><\/td><td>3489<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US20060033724A1?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US20060033724A1<\/a><\/td><td>3001<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US7614008B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US7614008B2<\/a><\/td><td>2684<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US8279180B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US8279180B2<\/a><\/td><td>2448<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US7479949B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US7479949B2<\/a><\/td><td>2272<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US8239784B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US8239784B2<\/a><\/td><td>2230<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US7844914B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US7844914B2<\/a><\/td><td>2168<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.greyb.com\/patent\/US8479122B2?utm_source=Insight_gate&amp;utm_medium=top_ten_articles&amp;utm_campaign=insightgate&amp;utm_id=insightgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US8479122B2<\/a><\/td><td>1986<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Which Companies are using Apple Patents to Advance their Research?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top-cited technologies in the Apple patent portfolio are Software &amp; Services, Telecom &amp; User Interface. <strong>Samsung, Microsoft, and Qualcomm <\/strong>as the top forward citing assignees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Company<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Number of Patents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Samsung<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Microsoft<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2573<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Qualcomm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2034<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Google<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1824<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sony<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1556<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">LG<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1492<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IBM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1483<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Intel<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1309<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Blackberry<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">872<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nokia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">819<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Huawei<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">770<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Canon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">574<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Amazon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">469<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">BOE<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">450<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Facebook<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">422<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Apple patents?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The statistics below share strategic R&amp;D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Apple. They couldn\u2019t because Apple had protected those before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examiners at the USPTO used 16073 Apple patents in 147239 rejections (35 USC \u00a7&nbsp;102 or 35 USC&nbsp;\u00a7&nbsp;103 types). Below is the distribution of the number of blocked patent applications vs the technology cluster of Apple patents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent-1024x546.png\" alt=\"Technology Vs Blocking Patents\" class=\"wp-image-30350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent-50x27.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent-100x53.png 100w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tech-area-Vs-Blocking-patent.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Percentage of Apple US Patent Applications were Granted?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 47467 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 36904 have been granted leading to a&nbsp;<strong>grant rate of 89.39%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the key stats of Apple patent prosecution at the USPTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3.png 940w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3-300x42.png 300w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3-768x109.png 768w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3-50x7.png 50w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3-60x8.png 60w, https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-3-100x14.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Apple?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Law Firm<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Applications<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Success Rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin &amp; Goetzel<\/td><td>7872<\/td><td>89.28%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Treyz Law Group<\/td><td>3536<\/td><td>90.43%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Womble Bond Dickinson US Llp<\/td><td>3051<\/td><td>94.84%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kilpatrick Townsend &amp; Stockton Llp<\/td><td>2848<\/td><td>88.62%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dla Piper Llp<\/td><td>2514<\/td><td>88.88%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dickinson Wright Rllp<\/td><td>2045<\/td><td>88.55%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brownstein<\/td><td>2023<\/td><td>88.36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blank Rome Llp<\/td><td>1778<\/td><td>83.08%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bakerhostetler<\/td><td>1701<\/td><td>75.91%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fish &amp; Richardson Pc<\/td><td>1692<\/td><td>86.43%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kubota &amp; Basol Llp<\/td><td>1554<\/td><td>94.14%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fletcher<\/td><td>1545<\/td><td>87.98%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sterne Kessler Goldstein &amp; Fox Pllc<\/td><td>1337<\/td><td>92.17%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One more thing, We have converted this entire analysis in PDF form that you can download and save for later reading (or sharing with your friends). 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