AkzoNobel has a total of 15987 patents globally, out of which 8781 have been granted. Of these 15987 patents, more than 20% patents are active. Europe is where AkzoNobel has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Japan. Parallelly, Europe seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Netherlands is the origin country of AkzoNobel.
AkzoNobel was founded in the year 1994. The Company manufactures specialty chemicals. The Company offers decorative paints and coatings, surfactants, polymer, pulp and paper, bleaching and oxidizing, salt-chlorine and other chemical products. As of April 2023, the market cap of AkzoNobel is $13.55 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of AkzoNobel which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find AkzoNobel patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over AkzoNobel patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of AkzoNobel have?
The founder Alfred Nobel has 9 patents and CEO Thierry Vanlancker has 1 patent.
How many patents does AkzoNobel have?
AkzoNobel has a total of 15987 patents globally. These patents belong to 4030 unique patent families. Out of 15987 patents, 3210 patents are active.
How Many Patents did AkzoNobel 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 | AkzoNobel Applications Filed | AkzoNobel Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 10 |
| 2022 | 34 | 128 |
| 2021 | 77 | 165 |
| 2020 | 142 | 191 |
| 2019 | 102 | 235 |
| 2018 | 143 | 260 |
| 2017 | 175 | 356 |
| 2016 | 243 | 305 |
| 2015 | 346 | 289 |
| 2014 | 419 | 330 |
| 2013 | 326 | 374 |
| 2012 | 431 | 399 |
| 2011 | 505 | 461 |
How many AkzoNobel patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did AkzoNobel File in Different Countries?
Countries in which AkzoNobel Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe | 1399 |
| United States Of America | 1107 |
| Japan | 971 |
| Germany | 835 |
| China | 814 |
| Spain | 734 |
| Australia | 717 |
| Brazil | 674 |
| India | 674 |
| Russia | 613 |
| Austria | 578 |
| Korea (South) | 517 |
| Mexico | 498 |
| Canada | 391 |
| United Kingdom | 358 |
| Malaysia | 300 |
| South Africa | 283 |
| Poland | 269 |
| Taiwan | 264 |
| Portugal | 240 |
| Singapore | 214 |
| Norway | 197 |
| Viet Nam | 178 |
| Denmark | 177 |
| Indonesia | 147 |
| Hungary | 143 |
| Chile | 129 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 127 |
| New Zealand | 123 |
| Argentina | 116 |
| Philippines | 77 |
| Czech Republic | 75 |
| Saudi Arabia | 66 |
| Eurasia | 63 |
| Israel | 55 |
| Finland | 54 |
| Uruguay | 52 |
| Colombia | 50 |
| Ukraine | 44 |
| Peru | 44 |
| Slovakia | 34 |
| Italy | 31 |
| Morocco | 30 |
| Ecuador | 27 |
| Turkey | 26 |
| Sweden | 26 |
| Egypt | 23 |
| Slovenia | 21 |
| Estonia | 21 |
| Tunisia | 16 |
| Iceland | 15 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 |
| Belarus | 13 |
| France | 13 |
| Cyprus | 11 |
| Algeria | 10 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Croatia | 9 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 7 |
| Romania | 7 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | 5 |
| Serbia | 5 |
| Pakistan | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Greece | 3 |
| Malta | 3 |
| Lithuania | 3 |
| Jordan | 2 |
| Latvia | 2 |
| Africa | 2 |
| Africa | 1 |
| Brunei | 1 |
| Cuba | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Bahrain | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 1 |
| Albania | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of AkzoNobel Patents Located?
10 Best AkzoNobel Patents
US20030158344A1 is the most popular patent in the AkzoNobel portfolio. It has received 415 citations so far from companies like The Procter & Gamble, Ciba Corporation and ATRP Solutions.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of AkzoNobel:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20030158344A1 | 415 |
| WO2002014379A1 | 182 |
| US6506710B1 | 181 |
| US20030017271A1 | 120 |
| WO2008132196A1 | 106 |
| EP1719811A1 | 98 |
| WO2004072160A1 | 98 |
| US6440888B1 | 95 |
| US6579932B1 | 94 |
| WO2007091961A1 | 90 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to AkzoNobel patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to AkzoNobel invention. They couldn’t because AkzoNobel had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 409 AkzoNobel patents in 1842 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the AkzoNobel patent portfolio are BASF, Ecolab and PPG Industries.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing AkzoNobel –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing AkzoNobel Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| BASF | 37 | 81 |
| Ecolab | 22 | 57 |
| PPG Industries | 16 | 32 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | 11 | 36 |
| Dow Global Technologies | 11 | 14 |
| Nouryon Chemicals International | 9 | 21 |
| 3M Innovative | 9 | 25 |
| Halliburton Energy Services | 8 | 22 |
| Henkel | 7 | 20 |
| Clariant | 7 | 10 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on AkzoNobel Patents
Top AkzoNobel Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20080020961A1 | 15 |
| US7786202B2 | 11 |
| US8628689B2 | 11 |
| US7303654B2 | 9 |
| US6987135B2 | 9 |
| US7332065B2 | 8 |
| US7723410B2 | 8 |
| US20100330376A1 | 8 |
| US6589902B1 | 7 |
| US20070042023A1 | 7 |
| US20070056904A1 | 7 |
| US8388808B2 | 7 |
| US7727945B2 | 7 |
| US20160257845A1 | 7 |
| US6790554B2 | 7 |
What Percentage of AkzoNobel US Patent Applications were Granted?
AkzoNobel (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1013 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 719 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.29%.
Below are the key stats of AkzoNobel patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for AkzoNobel?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Akzo Nobel | 260 | 74.60% |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth | 190 | 66.32% |
| Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff | 132 | 64.12% |
| Nouryon Chemicals | 121 | 77.14% |
| Pdsd Law | 46 | 73.91% |
| Briscoe Kurt | 45 | 75.56% |
| Computer Packages | 21 | 100.00% |
| Gerald K White | 14 | 100.00% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye | 11 | 100.00% |
| Rohm And Haas Company | 11 | 90.00% |