Labcorp has a total of 3230 patents globally, out of which 1288 have been granted. Of these 3230 patents, more than 47% patents are active. The United States of America is where Labcorp has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Labcorp.
Labcorp was founded in the year 1969. Labcorp is a clinical laboratory company. The business develops specialized testing businesses, including those for oncology testing, HIV genotyping and phenotyping, diagnostic genetics, and clinical trials. As of January 2023, Labcorp has a market cap of $22.24 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Labcorp which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Labcorp patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Labcorp patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Labcorp have?
The CEO Adam Schechter have 0 patents.
How many patents does Labcorp have?
Labcorp has a total of 3230 patents globally. These patents belong to 730 unique patent families. Out of 3230 patents, 1544 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Labcorp 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 | Labcorp Applications Filed | Labcorp Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | 64 | 86 |
| 2021 | 158 | 90 |
| 2020 | 158 | 97 |
| 2019 | 175 | 123 |
| 2018 | 132 | 64 |
| 2017 | 111 | 85 |
| 2016 | 103 | 61 |
| 2015 | 119 | 56 |
| 2014 | 144 | 73 |
| 2013 | 200 | 68 |
| 2012 | 166 | 59 |
| 2011 | 94 | 41 |
How many Labcorp patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Labcorp File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Labcorp Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 825 |
| Europe | 402 |
| Japan | 251 |
| Canada | 229 |
| Australia | 216 |
| Germany | 172 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 169 |
| China | 111 |
| Korea (South) | 67 |
| Spain | 49 |
| Austria | 49 |
| India | 47 |
| Singapore | 43 |
| Brazil | 34 |
| Denmark | 33 |
| Mexico | 29 |
| Israel | 21 |
| Portugal | 10 |
| Norway | 10 |
| Poland | 10 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Hungary | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Russia | 4 |
| Eurasia | 4 |
| Macao | 4 |
| Lithuania | 3 |
| Malta | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Albania | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Labcorp Patents Located?
10 Best Labcorp Patents
US7544473B2 is the most popular patent in the Labcorp portfolio. It has received 570 citations so far from companies like Complete Genomics, Raindance Technologies and Adaptive Biotechnologies.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Labcorp:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7544473B2 | 570 |
| US6613525B2 | 451 |
| US20050164241A1 | 381 |
| US20100216153A1 | 369 |
| US6399952B1 | 357 |
| US6939451B2 | 317 |
| US20020092767A1 | 291 |
| US6344326B1 | 281 |
| US6905827B2 | 279 |
| US6573043B1 | 272 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Labcorp patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Labcorp invention. They couldn’t because Labcorp had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 261 Labcorp patents in 1545 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Labcorp patent portfolio are Life Technologies, IBM and Bank of America.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Labcorp –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Labcorp Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Life Technologies | 18 | 39 |
| IBM | 10 | 22 |
| Bank of America | 10 | 20 |
| Guardant Health | 8 | 9 |
| National Science Foundation | 7 | 16 |
| Natera | 7 | 21 |
| Ariosa Diagnostics | 7 | 20 |
| Quest Diagnostics Investments | 7 | 25 |
| 10X Genomics | 7 | 15 |
| HP | 6 | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Labcorp Patents
Top Labcorp Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20030050470A1 | 47 |
| US8719776B2 | 27 |
| US6905827B2 | 16 |
| US6613525B2 | 15 |
| US9091695B2 | 12 |
| US6623860B2 | 12 |
| US7876935B2 | 11 |
| US6939451B2 | 11 |
| US8467976B2 | 11 |
| US8696595B2 | 10 |
| US20030113906A1 | 9 |
| US20110166029A1 | 9 |
| US8852864B2 | 9 |
| US20020092767A1 | 9 |
| US6803019B1 | 9 |
What Percentage of Labcorp US Patent Applications were Granted?
Labcorp (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 252 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 157 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 74.06%.
Below are the key stats of Labcorp patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Labcorp?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Labcorp | 110 | 74.36% |
| Medidata Solutions | 86 | 80.95% |
| Myers Bigel | 15 | 66.67% |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | 7 | 71.43% |
| Morrison & Foerster | 6 | 100% |
| Choate Hall & Stewart | 6 | 0% |
| Fisherbroyles | 4 | 100% |
| Knobbe Martens | 4 | 100% |
| Myriad Genetics | 4 | 100% |
| Alston & Bird | 1 | 0% |