AB InBev has a total of 2851 patents globally, out of which 2851 have been granted. Of these 2851 patents, more than 55% patents are active. United States of America is where AB InBev has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada, it has generated an annual revenue of $46.88 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of AB InBev.
AB InBev was founded in the year 1981 by InBev and Anheuser-Busch. Company is doing business in business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. As of February 2022, AB InBev has a market cap of $109.01 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of AB InBev which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find AB InBev’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over AB InBev’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of AB InBev have?
The founders, InBev and Anheuser-Busch have 0 patents respectively. The CEO, Michel Doukeris has 0 patents.
How many patents does AB InBev have?
AB InBev has a total of 2851 patents globally. These patents belong to 750 unique patent families. Out of 2851 patents, 1592 patents are active.
How many AB InBev patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did AB InBev 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 | AB InBev Applications Filed | AB InBev Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 127 | 63 |
| 2012 | 107 | 57 |
| 2013 | 128 | 58 |
| 2014 | 197 | 80 |
| 2015 | 218 | 100 |
| 2016 | 199 | 75 |
| 2017 | 351 | 81 |
| 2018 | 125 | 101 |
| 2019 | 157 | 158 |
| 2020 | 62 | 140 |
| 2021 | 38 | 115 |
| 2022 | – | 12 |
How Many Patents did AB InBev File in Different Countries?
Countries in which AB InBev Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 327 |
| Europe | 315 |
| Canada | 199 |
| China | 192 |
| Korea (South) | 174 |
| Australia | 166 |
| Brazil | 155 |
| Argentina | 120 |
| Russia | 120 |
| Mexico | 100 |
| Germany | 98 |
| Japan | 92 |
| Belgium | 85 |
| Spain | 69 |
| Denmark | 54 |
| United Kingdom | 53 |
| South Africa | 39 |
| Ukraine | 29 |
| New Zealand | 26 |
| Austria | 25 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 19 |
| Turkey | 15 |
| Singapore | 14 |
| India | 12 |
| Chile | 12 |
| Uruguay | 9 |
| Ecuador | 9 |
| Bolivia | 8 |
| Malaysia | 8 |
| Colombia | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | 7 |
| Croatia | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
| Peru | 5 |
| Montenegro | 5 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Serbia | 4 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Norway | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Mongolia | 3 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | 2 |
| Viet Nam | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Romania | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Guatemala | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of AB InBev Patents Located?
10 Best AB InBev Patents
US6444448B1 is the most popular patent in the AB InBev portfolio. It has received 132 citations so far from companies like Cargill, Pepsico, and Rxi Pharmaceuticals.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of AB InBev:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6444448B1 | 132 |
| US6499622B1 | 109 |
| US20110248035A1 | 106 |
| US7100789B2 | 96 |
| US20030153059A1 | 96 |
| US6561004B1 | 88 |
| US7810679B2 | 76 |
| US6702142B2 | 70 |
| USD732402S1 | 69 |
| USD713268S1 | 69 |
Which Companies are using AB InBev Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the AB InBev patent portfolio are Morgan Stanley, Ball Corporation, and Crown Packaging Technology.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Morgan Stanley | 5 |
| Ball Corporation | 5 |
| Crown Packaging Technology | 3 |
| Stolle Machinery Company | 3 |
| Container Development Ltd | 3 |
| Target Brands | 3 |
| Bank Of America | 2 |
| Petainer Large Container Ip | 2 |
| Pernod Ricard | 2 |
| Deutsche Bank | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on AB InBev Patents
Top AB InBev Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7810679B2 | 12 |
| US20030153059A1 | 11 |
| US6444448B1 | 8 |
| US20140053944A1 | 6 |
| US20070284371A1 | 5 |
| US6702142B2 | 4 |
| US6817127B2 | 4 |
| US7806299B2 | 4 |
| US6390292B2 | 4 |
| US8490825B2 | 4 |
| US20060150637A1 | 3 |
| US7501006B2 | 3 |
| US7380684B2 | 3 |
| US10789605B2 | 3 |
| US7562766B2 | 3 |
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for AB InBev?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Levy & Grandinetti | 94 | 59.49% |
| Michael Best & Friedrich Llp Mke | 7 | 0.00% |
| Hodgson Russ Llp | 6 | 0% |
| Brooks Kushman | 5 | 60.00% |
| Dorsey & Whitney Bedford | 5 | 0.00% |
| Holland & Hart Llp | 4 | 75.00% |
| Foley Gardere | 2 | 100.00% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 1 | 0.00% |
| Harness Dickey Troy | 1 | 100.00% |
| James W Kerr | 1 | 0.00% |
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What are AB InBev key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by AB InBev?
The chart below distributes patents filed by AB InBev in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where AB InBev thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How AB InBev search focus changed over the years?
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