Jotun has a total of 514 patents globally, out of which 133 have been granted. Of these 514 patents, more than 69% patents are active. European Countries is where Jotun has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and South Korea. Parallelly, Europe seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Jotun.
Jotun was founded in the year 1926 by Odd Gleditsch Sr. The business is a worldwide chemical corporation based in Norway that specialises mostly in ornamental paints and performance coatings. It is among the biggest producers of paints and coatings goods worldwide.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Jotun which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Jotun patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Jotun patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Jotun have?
The founder, Odd Gleditsch Sr., has 0 patents. The CEO, Morten Fon, has 0 patents.
How many patents does Jotun have?
Jotun has a total of 514 patents globally. These patents belong to 79 unique patent families. Out of 514 patents, 355 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Jotun 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 | Jotun Applications Filed | Jotun Patents Granted |
2011 | 11 | 2 |
2012 | 21 | 6 |
2013 | 32 | 12 |
2014 | 6 | 4 |
2015 | 24 | 3 |
2016 | 22 | 9 |
2017 | 75 | 7 |
2018 | 98 | 6 |
2019 | 44 | 6 |
2020 | 37 | 9 |
2021 | 15 | 20 |
2022 | 1 | 20 |
How many Jotun patents are Alive/Dead?

How Many Patents did Jotun File in Different Countries?

Countries in which Jotun Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
Europe | 82 |
China | 80 |
Korea (South) | 53 |
United States Of America | 33 |
Singapore | 33 |
United Kingdom | 30 |
Japan | 19 |
Norway | 18 |
India | 18 |
Germany | 14 |
Australia | 12 |
Malaysia | 10 |
Russia | 8 |
Brazil | 7 |
Spain | 5 |
South Africa | 5 |
Austria | 4 |
Turkey | 4 |
Viet Nam | 4 |
Indonesia | 3 |
Poland | 3 |
Chile | 2 |
Canada | 2 |
Denmark | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Thailand | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Jotun Patents Located?

10 Best Jotun Patents
US20100179281A1 is the most popular patent in the Jotun portfolio. It has received 27 citations so far from companies like Halliburton Energy Services and LG.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Jotun:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US20100179281A1 | 27 |
WO2003080747A1 | 24 |
WO2009007276A1 | 24 |
WO2009100908A1 | 22 |
CN102083925A | 21 |
EP3085748A1 | 18 |
WO2004096927A1 | 17 |
WO2013107827A1 | 17 |
EP3078715A1 | 16 |
US7351783B1 | 14 |
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What are Jotun’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Jotun’s?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Jotun’s in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Jotun’s thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How Jotun’s search focus changed over the years?

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