Newell Brands has a total of 14360 patents globally, out of which 9174 have been granted. Of these 14360 patents, more than 29% patents are active. United States of America is where Newell Brands has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Newell Brands.
Newell Brands was founded in 1903 by Edgar Newell. Newell Brands retails consumer products. The Company offers housewares, home furnishings, office supplies, tools and hardware, and hair accessories. Newell Brands markets its products worldwide. As of March 2022, Newell Brands has a market cap of $9.62 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Newell Brands which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Newell Brands patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Newell Brands patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Newell Brands have?
The CEO, Ravi Saligram have 0 patents.
How many patents does Newell Brands have?
Newell Brands has a total of 14360 patents globally. These patents belong to 6015 unique patent families. Out of 14360 patents, 4298 patents are active.
How many Newell Brands patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Newell Brands 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 | Newell Brands Applications Filed | Newell Brands Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 684 | 592 |
| 2012 | 602 | 484 |
| 2013 | 465 | 419 |
| 2014 | 423 | 366 |
| 2015 | 388 | 364 |
| 2016 | 342 | 343 |
| 2017 | 276 | 322 |
| 2018 | 322 | 294 |
| 2019 | 196 | 253 |
| 2020 | 192 | 228 |
| 2021 | 53 | 161 |
| 2022 | 16 | 57 |
How Many Patents did Newell Brands File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Newell Brands Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 4010 |
| Europe | 1506 |
| China | 1238 |
| Canada | 1108 |
| Japan | 1107 |
| Australia | 871 |
| Germany | 721 |
| United Kingdom | 676 |
| Taiwan | 341 |
| Korea (South) | 325 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 278 |
| Mexico | 245 |
| Austria | 133 |
| France | 125 |
| Brazil | 109 |
| India | 102 |
| Spain | 92 |
| Russia | 82 |
| New Zealand | 63 |
| Italy | 48 |
| Malaysia | 38 |
| Singapore | 29 |
| Turkey | 27 |
| Switzerland | 26 |
| Chile | 21 |
| Israel | 20 |
| Poland | 19 |
| South Africa | 19 |
| Norway | 15 |
| Denmark | 13 |
| Philippines | 12 |
| Argentina | 11 |
| Portugal | 9 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
| Indonesia | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 |
| Belgium | 6 |
| Sweden | 5 |
| Viet Nam | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| Slovenia | 3 |
| Peru | 2 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Newell Brands Patents Located?
10 Best Newell Brands Patents
US6587739B1 is the most popular patent in the Newell Brands portfolio. It has received 729 citations so far from companies like Icontrol Networks Inc, IBM and Nio Usa Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Newell Brands:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6587739B1 | 729 |
| US20020011923A1 | 379 |
| US6409066B1 | 214 |
| USD724385S1 | 181 |
| US6583369B2 | 179 |
| USD592913S1 | 159 |
| US6538215B2 | 154 |
| US6609821B2 | 149 |
| US6480672B1 | 149 |
| US6662845B1 | 141 |
Which Companies are using Newell Brands 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 Newell Brands patent portfolio are Wonderland Switzerland Ag, Epson and Graco Children’S Products Inc.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Wonderland Switzerland Ag | 44 |
| Epson | 20 |
| Graco Children’S Products Inc | 19 |
| Sanford Lp | 18 |
| Dorel Juvenile Group Inc | 18 |
| Philips | 15 |
| Nike | 15 |
| 14 | |
| Bank Of America | 14 |
| Kids2 Inc | 12 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Newell Brands Patents
Top Newell Brands Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20150077737A1 | 30 |
| US6587739B1 | 28 |
| US6609821B2 | 21 |
| US8245870B2 | 18 |
| US20040149790A1 | 12 |
| US8322530B2 | 11 |
| US6612474B2 | 11 |
| US8926840B2 | 10 |
| US7386947B2 | 10 |
| US20050045681A1 | 10 |
| US8186537B2 | 9 |
| US8681372B2 | 9 |
| US7696711B2 | 9 |
| US6832543B2 | 9 |
| US6758592B2 | 9 |
What Percentage of Newell Brands US Patent Applications were Granted?
Newell Brands (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 6 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 40.0%.
Below are the key stats of Newell Brand’s patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Newell Brands?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Eversheds Sutherland Us Llp | 4 | 66.67% |
| Marshall Gerstein & Borun Llp | 2 | 0.00% |
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What are Newell Brands’ key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Newell Brands?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Newell Brands in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Newell Brands thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Newell Brands search focus changed over the years?
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