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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Watchguard Technologies, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 49

% Expired Patents = 4.1

EPO Patents = 2

Trademarks = 25

Forward Citations = 1,471

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53 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

David Wayne Bonn (7 out of 7 patents)

Yeejang James Lin (6 out of 21 patents)

Robert Osborne (6 out of 7 patents)

4. Thomas Linden (5 out of 11 patents)

5. John Alsop (5 out of 5 patents)

6. Richard Melvin Fogel (5 out of 5 patents)

7. Rod Gilchrist (5 out of 6 patents)

8. Christopher John Gabe (4 out of 4 patents)

9. Bruce Murray Walker (4 out of 4 patents)

10. Nick Takaski Marvais (4 out of 4 patents)

11. Brad Robel-Forrest (3 out of 7 patents)

12. Jungji Yu (3 out of 5 patents)

13. Jeff Hsu (3 out of 3 patents)

14. Ming-Jeng Lee (3 out of 3 patents)

15. Mark D Hughes (3 out of 3 patents)

Core Competencies:

Malicious Traffic Detection

Email Filtering

Network Monitoring

Evil Twin Access Points

Scalable Proxy

Cluster Architecture

SIP Security

VPN Management

Packet Classification

Policy Engine

Denial-of-Service Blocking

Subnetwork Identification

49 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 11863985 - Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points (2024-01-02),

2. 11863984 - Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points (2024-01-02),

3. 11432152 - Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points (2022-08-30),

4. 10432658 - Systems and methods for identifying and performing an action in response to identified malicious network traffic (2019-10-01),

5. 10193898 - Reputation-based method and system for determining a likelihood that a message is undesired (2019-01-29),

6. 9444682 - Location-aware configuration (2016-09-13),

7. 9203865 - Cluster architecture for network security processing (2015-12-01),

8. 9003485 - Systems and methods for the rapid deployment of network security devices (2015-04-07),

9. 8977746 - Systems and methods for scalable network monitoring (2015-03-10),

10. 8839402 - Systems and methods for scalable network monitoring (2014-09-16),

11. 8799992 - Systems and methods for the rapid deployment of network security devices (2014-08-05),

12. 8650632 - Scalable transparent proxy (2014-02-11),

13. 8572190 - Method and system for recognizing desired email (2013-10-29),

14. 8560645 - Location-aware configuration (2013-10-15),

15. 8527592 - Reputation-based method and system for determining a likelihood that a message is undesired (2013-09-03),

Company Overview

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. is a prominent provider of network security solutions, headquartered in Seattle, WA. The company specializes in advanced technologies aimed at safeguarding networks from various cyber threats, including malicious network traffic and unauthorized access points. Their offerings encompass scalable network monitoring, email server systems, and reputation-based methods to enhance security. WatchGuard is committed to delivering robust protection against unsolicited messaging and SIP-based communication vulnerabilities, ensuring comprehensive security for organizations.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

49 Patents

#55 in Seattle, WA

#164 in Washington

#7,150 in US

#14,293 in the World

Seattle, WA, United States of America

Watchguard Technologies, Inc.

Forward Citations = 1,471

53 inventors:

David Wayne Bonn (7 out of 7 patents)

Yeejang James Lin (6 out of 21 patents)

Robert Osborne (6 out of 7 patents)

4. Thomas Linden (5 out of 11 patents)

5. John Alsop (5 out of 5 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Watchguard Technologies, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/watchguard-technologies

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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