Palo Alto Networks Inc patents

Palo Alto Networks Inc holds 1,574 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents1,574
Recent patents862
First publicationJan 6, 2015
Latest publicationApr 9, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201542
201653
201761
201860
201974
2020105
2021107
2022130
2023210
2024224
2025373
2026135
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201542
201653
201761
201860
201974
2020105
2021107
2022130
2023210
2024224
2025373
2026135

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
H04L63/20448
H04L63/1425389
H04L63/1416336
H04L63/0236295
H04L63/145205

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Electricity1,245
Physics827
Cross-Sectional Technologies18

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Frequently asked questions

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

How many patents does Palo Alto Networks Inc have in patentsdb?
Palo Alto Networks Inc is linked to 1,574 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Palo Alto Networks Inc patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Electricity (1,245); Physics (827); Cross-Sectional Technologies (18).
Is Palo Alto Networks Inc's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 224 in 2024 and 373 in 2025 (higher year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Palo Alto Networks Inc?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.