Assa Abloy has a total of 15424 patents globally, out of which 10114 have been granted. Of these 15424 patents, more than 48% patents are active. United States of America is where Assa Abloy has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and Sweden is the origin country of Assa Abloy.
Assa Abloy was founded in the year 1994. The Company develops, designs and manufactures a complete range of door opening solutions. The Company markets mechanical and electromechanical locking solutions, access control systems, identification technology, entrance automation, security doors and hotel security. As of March 2023, the market cap of Assa Abloy is $25.97 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Assa Abloy which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Assa Abloy patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Assa Abloy patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Assa Abloy have?
The CEO Johan Molin has 0 patents.
How many patents does Assa Abloy have?
Assa Abloy has a total of 15424 patents globally. These patents belong to 6000 unique patent families. Out of 15424 patents, 7498 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Assa Abloy 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 | Assa Abloy Applications Filed | Assa Abloy Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 24 | 104 |
| 2022 | 201 | 480 |
| 2021 | 423 | 432 |
| 2020 | 725 | 485 |
| 2019 | 600 | 576 |
| 2018 | 775 | 681 |
| 2017 | 621 | 673 |
| 2016 | 762 | 512 |
| 2015 | 740 | 467 |
| 2014 | 774 | 503 |
| 2013 | 781 | 497 |
| 2012 | 542 | 490 |
How many Assa Abloy patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Assa Abloy File in Different Countries?
Top 30 Countries in which Assa Abloy Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2271 |
| Europe | 1803 |
| Australia | 1181 |
| Germany | 1053 |
| China | 776 |
| Korea (South) | 765 |
| Canada | 657 |
| United Kingdom | 593 |
| Spain | 416 |
| New Zealand | 342 |
| Japan | 271 |
| Mexico | 265 |
| Poland | 257 |
| Brazil | 224 |
| Austria | 212 |
| Norway | 210 |
| Denmark | 204 |
| Sweden | 188 |
| Finland | 182 |
| Russia | 177 |
| India | 174 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 171 |
| Israel | 171 |
| Singapore | 151 |
| Taiwan | 150 |
| France | 122 |
| Portugal | 92 |
| South Africa | 85 |
| Malaysia | 70 |
| Italy | 68 |
Where are Research Centres of Assa Abloy Patents Located?
10 Best Assa Abloy Patents
US6476708B1 is the most popular patent in the Assa Abloy portfolio. It has received 388 citations so far from companies like Micron, Alien Technology and Motorola.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Assa Abloy:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6476708B1 | 388 |
| US6650227B1 | 321 |
| US6886104B1 | 311 |
| US6566997B1 | 303 |
| US6694436B1 | 301 |
| US20020029200A1 | 251 |
| US6386772B1 | 226 |
| US6877097B2 | 217 |
| US6560352B2 | 194 |
| US6487658B1 | 191 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Assa Abloy patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Assa Abloy invention. They couldn’t because Assa Abloy had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 671 Assa Abloy patents in 3627 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Assa Abloy patent portfolio are Schlage Lock Company, IBM and Samsung.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Assa Abloy –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Assa Abloy Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Schlage Lock Company | 32 | 73 |
| IBM | 30 | 60 |
| Samsung | 29 | 71 |
| Nec Corp | 21 | 41 |
| Hanchett Entry Systems | 21 | 57 |
| Microsoft | 20 | 45 |
| Qualcomm | 17 | 32 |
| Sony | 15 | 34 |
| 14 | 27 | |
| Apple | 14 | 33 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Assa Abloy Patents
Top Assa Abloy Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8063746B2 | 18 |
| US7890158B2 | 17 |
| US8234704B2 | 17 |
| US7706778B2 | 17 |
| US8102799B2 | 17 |
| US9111088B2 | 16 |
| US8787902B2 | 14 |
| US9292916B2 | 14 |
| US8608080B2 | 14 |
| US8229185B2 | 14 |
| US8317325B2 | 13 |
| US7995808B2 | 13 |
| US7147153B2 | 13 |
| US10024655B2 | 13 |
| US7394919B2 | 12 |
What Percentage of Assa Abloy US Patent Applications were Granted?
Assa Abloy (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 735 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 564 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 89.81%.
Below are the key stats of Assa Abloy patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Assa Abloy?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sheridan Ross | 222 | 85.71% |
| Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner Assa | 160 | 94.23% |
| Muirhead And Saturnelli | 123 | 85.12% |
| Westman Champlin & Koehler | 41 | 100.00% |
| Hid Global C O Westman Champlin & Koehler | 32 | 96.88% |
| Sheridan Ross | 23 | 77.27% |
| Fish & Richardson | 19 | 78.95% |
| Rodney F Brown | 16 | 100.00% |
| Moore & Van Allen | 15 | 100.00% |
| Delio Peterson & Curcio | 14 | 100.00% |