Adidas has a total of 4476 patents globally, out of which 3441 have been granted. Of these 4476 patents, more than 73% patents are active. United States of America is where Adidas has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, Germany seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Adidas.
Adidas was founded in the year 1949. Adidas manufactures sports shoes and sports equipment. The Company produces products that include footwear, sports apparel and golf clubs and balls.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Adidas which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Adidas patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Adidas patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Adidas have?
The founder Adolf Dassler has 128 patents and CEO Bjørn Gulden has 0 patent.
How many patents does Adidas have?
Adidas has a total of 4476 patents globally. These patents belong to 977 unique patent families. Out of 4476 patents, 3310 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Adidas 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 | Adidas Applications Filed | Adidas Patents Granted |
| 2024 | 7 | 44 |
| 2023 | 94 | 314 |
| 2022 | 254 | 322 |
| 2021 | 214 | 464 |
| 2020 | 352 | 397 |
| 2019 | 517 | 386 |
| 2018 | 340 | 307 |
| 2017 | 436 | 262 |
| 2016 | 419 | 170 |
| 2015 | 289 | 77 |
| 2014 | 174 | 99 |
How many Adidas patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Adidas File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Adidas Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 1097 |
| Europe | 673 |
| China | 568 |
| Germany | 558 |
| Japan | 545 |
| United Kingdom | 455 |
| Austria | 265 |
| Korea (South) | 50 |
| Brazil | 46 |
| Canada | 40 |
| Australia | 20 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 19 |
| Argentina | 18 |
| India | 13 |
| Mexico | 13 |
| South Africa | 10 |
| Israel | 10 |
| Viet Nam | 9 |
| Malaysia | 9 |
| Indonesia | 6 |
| Colombia | 5 |
| Spain | 5 |
| Taiwan | 3 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Adidas Patents Located?
10 Best Adidas Patents
US6551252B2 is the most popular patent in the Adidas portfolio. It has received 704 citations so far from companies like Motorola, Aware Technologies and Vivometrics.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Adidas:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6551252B2 | 704 |
| US7670263B2 | 467 |
| US7927253B2 | 433 |
| US20070270671A1 | 349 |
| US20080082018A1 | 310 |
| US20070078324A1 | 300 |
| US7292867B2 | 295 |
| US6516540B2 | 272 |
| US7953549B2 | 249 |
| USD517297S1 | 228 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Adidas patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Adidas invention. They couldn’t because Adidas had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 324 Adidas patents in 2840 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Adidas patent portfolio are Nike, IBM and Under Armour.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Adidas –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Adidas Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Nike | 223 | 503 |
| IBM | 27 | 48 |
| Under Armour | 21 | 33 |
| Sony | 19 | 59 |
| Fitbit | 17 | 44 |
| Sotera Wireless | 16 | 46 |
| Polar Electro | 13 | 22 |
| Samsung | 13 | 32 |
| Apple | 13 | 22 |
| Puma | 9 | 18 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Adidas Patents
Top Adidas Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7670263B2 | 40 |
| US8137270B2 | 37 |
| US7267652B2 | 32 |
| US9317660B2 | 30 |
| US9409052B2 | 30 |
| US6551252B2 | 28 |
| US8360904B2 | 28 |
| US8221290B2 | 26 |
| US8702430B2 | 25 |
| US9737261B2 | 25 |
| US9392941B2 | 23 |
| US8818478B2 | 23 |
| US8033996B2 | 20 |
| US9833184B2 | 19 |
| US20080082018A1 | 18 |
What Percentage of Adidas US Patent Applications were Granted?
Adidas (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 642 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 481 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 89.91%.
Below are the key stats of Adidas patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Adidas?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P L L C | 392 | 92.08% |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp | 218 | 87.21% |
| Robert M Lyden | 8 | 85.71% |
| Westman Champlin & Koehler P A | 4 | 100.00% |
| Ratnerprestia | 3 | 100.00% |
| Brooks Kushman | 2 | 0% |
| Michael D Ellis | 2 | 0% |
| Miller Nash Llp | 2 | 50.00% |
| Nick Westman | 2 | 0% |
| Bracewell & Patterson L L P | 1 | 0% |
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What are Adidas’ key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Adidas?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Adidas in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Adidas thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Adidas’s search focus changed over the years?
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