What Did The Patent Landscape of SKECHERS Look Like?

Skechers is a global footwear company known for its diverse range of stylish and comfortable shoes. Established in 1992 by Robert Greenberg and based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers has become a prominent player in the footwear industry.

As of April 2023, Skechers’ market capitalization was approximately $11 billion.

SKECHERS has a total of 455 patent families globally. Out of 455 patent Families, 279 patent Families are active

Have a look at some of the most well-known patents held by SKECHERS that we have covered in this article. You can also get information on SKECHERS patents, the global patent filing activity country-wise, its historical patent filing trends, and many more statistics regarding SKECHERS’s patent portfolio.

Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in Skechers

This chart shows the number of applications filed and the number of grants from these applications. Grant rate is a good indicator to identify successful applications and the graph helps to understand the progress in the technology area.

Detailed Patent Portfolio Of Skechers

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	246
DESIGN	DEAD	EXPIRED	136
UTILITY MODEL	ACTIVE	GRANTED	29
UTILITY MODEL	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	13
APPLICATION	DEAD	DISCONTINUATION	7
		LAPSED	5
		EXPIRED	2
		NON-PAYMENT	2
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	2
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	2
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	2
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	5
		NON-PAYMENT	2
		CEASED	2
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	2

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Skechers

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Skechers on the basis of the technology protected in patents. This helps to understand the most frequently used concepts and the key focus areas in the technology space.

Top Publications In The Domain With Their Forward Citation Frequency

The table below depicts the patents with most number of forward citations. These patents are likely to be the source of advancement in the domain and can be considered as valuable and core inventions.

Publication Number	Year Wise Break Down					Count of Citing Patents
Publication Number	< 2006	2006-2010	2011-2015	2016-2020	>2020	Count of Citing Patents
US-D397851-S	1	2	15	74	24	116
US-20140013624-A1	0	0	21	67	25	113
US-D424287-S	1	0	22	45	6	74
US-D643602-S1	0	0	25	41	0	66
US-D644418-S1	0	0	15	47	0	62
US-D643603-S1	0	0	16	42	0	58
US-D408972-S	6	0	0	38	10	54
US-D619793-S1	0	0	14	37	0	51
US-D432294-S	0	1	11	29	10	51
US-D401745-S	4	0	2	33	12	51

Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In Skechers?

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Skechers

The table below represents the top 10 market domains according to their IPC classification where inventors believed it was critical to safeguard certain technical inventions.

IPC Classification	Number of Applications	Number of Granted	% Granted
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR (A43B)	58	44	76
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (F21V)	10	9	90
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL (A43C)	4	2	50
SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (A63C)	3	0	0
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES , , and , RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS F21K, F21L, F21S, F21V (F21W)	3	3	100
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES , , and , RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED F21K, F21L, F21S, F21V (F21Y)	3	3	100
PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (A61H)	2	2	100
ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (A61N)	2	2	100
CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (A63F)	2	0	0
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL (G06T)	2	0	0

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