Proofpoint Inc patents

Proofpoint Inc holds 432 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents432
Recent patents190
First publicationApr 28, 2015
Latest publicationApr 7, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20154
20167
201722
201816
201922
202036
202145
202261
202358
202476
202576
20269
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20154
20167
201722
201816
201922
202036
202145
202261
202358
202476
202576
20269

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Electricity380
Physics353
Human Necessities2

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Proofpoint Inc have in patentsdb?
Proofpoint Inc is linked to 432 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Proofpoint Inc patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Electricity (380); Physics (353); Human Necessities (2).
Is Proofpoint Inc's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 76 in 2024 and 76 in 2025 (similar year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Proofpoint Inc?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.