Carnival Corp has a total of 154 patents globally, out of which 95 have been granted. Of these 154 patents, more than 80% patents are active. United States of America is where Carnival Corp has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany, it has generated an annual revenue of $12.98 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center of Carnival Corp.
Carnival Corp was founded in the year 1972 by Ted Arison and Micky Arison. Company is doing business in cruise industry. As of April 2022, Carnival Corp has a market cap of $22.93 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Carnival Corp which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Carnival Corp patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Carnival Corp patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Carnival Corp have?
The founders, Ted Arison and Micky Arison have 0 patents respectively. The CEO, Arnold W. Donald has 0 patents.
How many patents does Carnival Corp have?
Carnival Corp has a total of 154 patents globally. These patents belong to 149 unique patent families. Out of 154 patents, 552 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Carnival Corp 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 | Carnival Corp Applications Filed | Carnival Corp Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 3 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 |
| 2013 | 15 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 |
| 2015 | 27 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
| 2017 | 46 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 26 |
| 2021 | 11 | 19 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
How many Carnival Corp patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Carnival Corp File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Carnival Corp Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 25 |
| Europe | 18 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Italy | 9 |
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Canada | 9 |
| Australia | 9 |
| China | 8 |
| Korea (South) | 5 |
| Taiwan | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Poland | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Eurasia | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Carnival Corp Patents Located?
10 Best Carnival Corp Patents
WO2013179266A1 is the most popular patent in the Carnival Corp portfolio. It has received 25 citations so far from companies like Hug Engineering, Haldor Topsøe, and Ecospray Tech.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Carnival Corp:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| WO2013179266A1 | 25 |
| US10037642B2 | 19 |
| WO2012176161A1 | 19 |
| WO2014169967A1 | 14 |
| US8768752B1 | 9 |
| WO2016029926A1 | 9 |
| US10499228B2 | 7 |
| US10304271B2 | 7 |
| US10045184B2 | 7 |
| EP2415982A1 | 7 |
What Percentage of Carnival Corp US Patent Applications were Granted?
Carnival Corp (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 16 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 9 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 69.23%.
Below are the key stats of Carnival Corp patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Carnival Corp?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp | 6 | 100.00% |
| Mcdermott Will & Emery Llp | 5 | 100.00% |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp | 4 | 25.00% |
| Fish & Richardson P C Bo | 1 | 0.00% |
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What are Carnival Corp key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Carnival Corp?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Carnival Corp in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Carnival Corp thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Carnival Corp search focus changed over the years?
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