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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

Nasdaq: CSCO · Computer Communications Equipment · San Jose, CA · filing with the SEC since 1995
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

22,943 patents granted to the 55 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Cisco Systems, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
22,943
22,534 utility, 383 design, 26 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
1,020
Against 1,158 in 2024 and 1,329 in 2023
Applications published
17,080
1,331 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
55
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Digital communication3,700
Computer technology1,442
Telecommunications186
Optics179
Audio-visual technology131
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy67
Measurement54
Basic communication processes49
IT methods for management30
Semiconductors29
Control7
Transport5
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name55 counted
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KR)
20,351 granted
6,390 published
Cisco Technology, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
8,477 published
SPLUNK Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
1,884 granted
198 published
Splunk Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
998 published
Cisco Technology, Inc., a California corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
372 published
ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
167 granted
60 published
ACCEDIAN NETWORKS INC. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in NA)
170 granted
27 published
Cisco Systems Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
132 granted
33 published
Accedian Networks Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA. 4 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US, printed in CN)
0 granted
141 published
AppDynamics LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
33 granted
66 published
DUO SECURITY, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
57 granted
11 published
Duo Security, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
58 published
AppDynamics, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
53 published
Jasper Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
34 granted
1 published
Jasper Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
31 published
Acacia Communications, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
30 published
SignalFx, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
18 published
THOUSANDEYES LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
16 granted
1 published
Cisco Photonics Italy S.r.L. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
13 granted
3 published
ArmorBlox, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
14 published
BROADSOFT, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
11 granted
3 published
JULY SYSTEMS INC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 granted
9 published
SEDONASYS SYSTEMS LTD a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
13 granted
1 published
DEEPFACTOR, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
13 published
SEDONASYS SYSTEMS LTD a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IL
0 granted
13 published
ThousandEyes, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
12 published
ArmorBlox LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
11 granted
0 published
Fluidmesh Networks S.r.l. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
8 granted
3 published
Meraki, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 granted
3 published
DEEPFACTOR, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
7 granted
0 published
Acacia Technology, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
0 published
3C Interactive LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
3 published
Cisco Systems, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
5 published
Robust Intelligence, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
5 published
TAIL-F SYSTEMS AB a subsidiary
SE, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
2 published
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. A corporation of the State of California a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
4 published
Fluidmesh Networks S.r.l. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IT
0 granted
4 published
July Systems LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
3 published
Threatology, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
0 published
Threatology, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
3 published
BroadSoft, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
Cisco Systems (Sweden) Aktiebolag a subsidiary
SE, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
Cisco Systems Israel, Inc. a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
GALILEO TECHNOLOGIES CORP. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
PAWAA SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED a subsidiary
IN, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
Portshift Software Technologies LTD. a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
2 published
ROBUST INTELLIGENCE LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
Tail-f Systems AB a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in SE
0 granted
2 published
Cisco Systems (Sweden) AB a subsidiary
SE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Cisco Systems New Zealand Limited a subsidiary
NZ, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
EPSAGON LTD. a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
EPSAGON LTD. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IL
0 granted
1 published
EzDubs Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Fluidmesh Networks, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
cisco Systems, Inc., a California corporation its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (4)
Lightspin Technologies Ltd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in IL. 7 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
Galileo Technologies LLC
Most of its patents print IL; this name counts in US. 8 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Lightspin Technologies Ltd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in IL. 0 granted and 8 published under it are not counted.
ExtendMedia LLC
Most of its patents print CA; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,513,558Configuration of multi-personality access pointsDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,524Preventing abuse of media access control addresses by rogue devicesDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,511Using 802.11v action report messages to enhance roamingDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,118Artificial intelligence (AI) confidentiality proxy to secure AI data setsDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,114Network security functions for dynamic construction and programmatic placementDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,108Seamless MAC address rotation in multi-link device using multiple IP stacksDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,088Flow parser and per flow data center utilization in a cloud-based secure access service environmentDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,072Hardware accelerated path tracing analyticsDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,059Service assurance monitoring based on telemetryDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 30, 202512,513,017Wire fault detection techniques for power over communications cablingDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0392911ANCHORED DEVICE FINGERPRINTING FOR RISK-BASED AUTHENTICATIONDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392899UPLINK AND DOWNLINK DATA AND CONTEXT HANDLING FOR ROAMINGDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392626SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION CLUSTERING BASED ON INCLUDED LIBRARIES AND OBSERVED EVENTSDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392625ENABLING SECURITY POLICIES ON CLOUD SECURITY PROVIDER BASED ON SD-WAN CONTEXTDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392601MID-SESSION TRUST ASSESSMENTDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392586DYNAMIC USER AUTHENTICATION AND TRAFFIC STEERINGDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392579METHOD TO ACHIEVE DYNAMIC NAT66 ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTIONDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392576RANDOMIZING SERVER-SIDE ADDRESSESDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392549Make-Before-Break RoamingDigital communicationCISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392546MAPPING OF IPSEC TUNNELS TO SD-WAN SEGMENTATIONDigital communicationCisco Technology, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Digital communication 1,728 · Computer technology 442 · Telecommunications 110 · Optics 72 · Audio-visual technology 62 · Measurement 52.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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