Cardinal Health has a total of 8726 patents globally, out of which 1986 have been granted. Of these 8726 patents, more than 56% patents are active. USA is where Cardinal Health has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for Cardinal Health is USA. USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Cardinal Health.
Cardinal Health was founded in 1971 by Robert D. Walter. Company doing business in Hospital & Health Care industry. The Company offers range of services healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, medical product distribution, supply chain and operating room products. As of November 2021, Cardinal Health has a market cap of $13.37 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Cardinal Health which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Cardinal Health’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Cardinal Health’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does Cardinal Health have?
Cardinal Health has a total of 8726 patents globally. These patents belong to 961 unique patent families. Out of 8726 patents, 4921 patents are active.
How many Cardinal Health patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Cardinal Health File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Cardinal Health Applications Filed | Cardinal Health Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 538 | 56 |
| 2012 | 501 | 42 |
| 2013 | 404 | 43 |
| 2014 | 318 | 24 |
| 2015 | 209 | 50 |
| 2016 | 253 | 36 |
| 2017 | 188 | 28 |
| 2018 | 141 | 27 |
| 2019 | 174 | 9 |
| 2020 | 167 | 10 |
| 2021 | 120 | 1 |
How Many Patents did Cardinal Health File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Cardinal Health Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1927 |
| Europe | 1108 |
| Canada | 848 |
| Japan | 844 |
| Australia | 729 |
| Germany | 412 |
| China | 379 |
| Austria | 300 |
| Mexico | 233 |
| Spain | 226 |
| Korea (South) | 197 |
| Israel | 154 |
| Brazil | 139 |
| New Zealand | 107 |
| Russian Federation | 85 |
| South Africa | 79 |
| Denmark | 69 |
| Norway | 59 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 48 |
| Taiwan | 45 |
| Portugal | 42 |
| Singapore | 28 |
| Poland | 27 |
| United Kingdom | 16 |
| Cyprus | 15 |
| Slovenia | 8 |
| Chile | 7 |
| Colombia | 5 |
| Peru | 5 |
| India | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Panama | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Cardinal Health Patents Located?
10 Best Cardinal Health Patents
US20040167572A1 is the most popular patent in the Cardinal Health portfolio. It has received 1381 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Atrium Medical and Covidien.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Cardinal Health:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20040167572A1 | 1381 |
| US20090143141A1 | 893 |
| US20030036425A1 | 781 |
| US20030229344A1 | 741 |
| US20070259717A1 | 727 |
| US20030032474A1 | 697 |
| US20040019374A1 | 652 |
| US20080249608A1 | 633 |
| US6551270B1 | 623 |
| US20070260242A1 | 563 |
Which Companies are using Cardinal Health Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Cardinal Health patent portfolio are Covidien, Ethicon and Boston Scientific.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Covidien | 387 |
| Ethicon | 116 |
| Boston Scientific | 103 |
| Abbott | 100 |
| Cook Medical Technologies Llc | 58 |
| Sg Gaming Inc | 44 |
| Carefusion | 43 |
| C R Bard | 40 |
| Terumo Corporation | 37 |
| Olympus Corporation | 30 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Cardinal Health Patents
Top Cardinal Health Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20050113827A1 | 48 |
| US20090143141A1 | 47 |
| US20060047538A1 | 47 |
| US20020188294A1 | 38 |
| US6551270B1 | 37 |
| US20030018331A1 | 32 |
| US20050119655A1 | 30 |
| US20070259717A1 | 26 |
| US20070087834A1 | 26 |
| US20070259716A1 | 24 |
| US20030036425A1 | 22 |
| US20070117623A1 | 21 |
| US20060099238A1 | 21 |
| US20070154554A1 | 20 |
| US20020103459A1 | 19 |
What Percentage of Cardinal Health US Patent Applications were Granted?
Cardinal Health (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 711 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 656 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 93.58%.
Below are the key stats of Cardinal Health patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Cardinal Health?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius | 293 | 92.66% |
| Arent Fox | 78 | 100.00% |
| Fulwider Patton | 68 | 100.00% |
| Venable | 21 | 47.62% |
| Heller Ehrman | 18 | 100.00% |
| Neil K Nydegger | 17 | 100.00% |
| Ari M Bai | 13 | 100.00% |
| Casimir Jones | 13 | 61.54% |
| Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff | 10 | 100.00% |
| Olson And Hierl | 9 | 100.00% |
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What are Cardinal Health‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Cardinal Health?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Cardinal Health in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Cardinal Health thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Cardinal Health research focus changed over the years?
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