WPP has a total of 287 patents globally, out of which 171 have been granted. Of these 287 patents, more than 39% patents are active. The United States of America is where WPP has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Korea (South) and China. Parallelly, Korea (South) seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also the United Kingdom is the origin country of WPP.
WPP was founded in the year 1985. WPP runs a division for communications services. The services the company offers include branding and identity, consulting, public relations, healthcare and specialized communications, and advertising and media investment management. As of April 2023, WPP has a market cap of $12.82 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of WPP which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find WPP patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over WPP patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of WPP have?
The founder Jack Smith, Martin Sorrell have 91, 0 patents and CEO Mark Read have 0 patents.
How many patents does WPP have?
WPP has a total of 287 patents globally. These patents belong to 201 unique patent families. Out of 287 patents, 113 patents are active.
How Many Patents did WPP 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 | WPP Applications Filed | WPP Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 |
| 2019 | 21 | 9 |
| 2018 | 18 | 7 |
| 2017 | 26 | 4 |
| 2016 | 14 | 6 |
| 2015 | 16 | 9 |
| 2014 | 21 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 |
| 2012 | 11 | 5 |
| 2011 | 14 | 8 |
How many WPP patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did WPP File in Different Countries?
Countries in which WPP Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 45 |
| Korea (South) | 38 |
| China | 22 |
| Philippines | 21 |
| Europe | 28 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| France | 12 |
| Germany | 11 |
| Japan | 11 |
| Czech Republic | 8 |
| Australia | 6 |
| Taiwan | 6 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Norway | 4 |
| India | 3 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Malta | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of WPP Patents Located?
10 Best WPP Patents
US6847972B1 is the most popular patent in the WPP portfolio. It has received 80 citations so far from companies like Google, Microsoft and Chacha Search.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of WPP:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6847972B1 | 80 |
| US7156536B1 | 42 |
| US6838486B2 | 41 |
| US20140152564A1 | 38 |
| US20080147475A1 | 37 |
| US8370207B2 | 35 |
| US9283429B2 | 31 |
| US9358426B2 | 29 |
| US7253226B1 | 19 |
| US6955771B2 | 19 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to WPP patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to WPP invention. They couldn’t because WPP had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 23 WPP patents in 211 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the WPP patent portfolio are IBM, Walmart and Samsung.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing WPP –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing WPP Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 4 | 11 |
| Walmart | 4 | 6 |
| Samsung | 3 | 7 |
| Streamligh | 3 | 7 |
| Visyn | 3 | 6 |
| Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials | 2 | 3 |
| Nike | 2 | 7 |
| Intel | 2 | 5 |
| Dupont | 2 | 3 |
| Ricoh | 2 | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on WPP Patents
Top WPP Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9358426B2 | 23 |
| US8370207B2 | 11 |
| US9283429B2 | 11 |
| US20080147475A1 | 9 |
| US7253226B1 | 8 |
| US9986307B2 | 5 |
| US7410631B2 | 3 |
| US7156536B1 | 3 |
| US8341022B2 | 3 |
| US6955771B2 | 3 |
| US7264874B2 | 3 |
| US9919186B2 | 2 |
| US20180201718A1 | 2 |
| US9940589B2 | 2 |
| US7645436B1 | 2 |