Amcor has a total of 3671 patents globally, out of which 2142 have been granted. Of these 3671 patents, more than 57% patents are active. United States of America is where Amcor has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Amcor.
Amcor was founded in 1860. Amcor operates as a packaging company. The Company offers wide range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and medical sectors. Amcor serves customers worldwide. As of May 2022, Amcor has a market cap of $18.12 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of Amcor which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Amcor patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Amcor patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Amcor have?
The Founder Samuel Ramsden has 0 patents and the CEO Ron Delia have 0 patents.
How many patents does Amcor have?
Amcor has a total of 3671 patents globally. These patents belong to 1339 unique patent families. Out of 3671 patents, 2097 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Amcor 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 | Amcor Applications Filed | Amcor Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 198 | 126 |
| 2012 | 279 | 116 |
| 2013 | 244 | 125 |
| 2014 | 283 | 136 |
| 2015 | 288 | 102 |
| 2016 | 245 | 107 |
| 2017 | 233 | 181 |
| 2018 | 132 | 213 |
| 2019 | 104 | 205 |
| 2020 | 67 | 209 |
| 2021 | 23 | 146 |
| 2022 | 1 | 37 |
How many Amcor patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Amcor File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Amcor Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 757 |
| Europe | 548 |
| Germany | 313 |
| Brazil | 285 |
| China | 201 |
| Canada | 168 |
| Australia | 121 |
| Mexico | 118 |
| Spain | 109 |
| Japan | 81 |
| New Zealand | 74 |
| Poland | 70 |
| India | 64 |
| Russia | 50 |
| Austria | 50 |
| Denmark | 42 |
| United Kingdom | 27 |
| Chile | 25 |
| Portugal | 22 |
| Korea (South) | 20 |
| Singapore | 20 |
| Argentina | 20 |
| France | 16 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| Slovenia | 11 |
| Israel | 11 |
| Croatia | 10 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Indonesia | 8 |
| Finland | 7 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| Ukraine | 4 |
| Cyprus | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Morocco | 3 |
| Peru | 3 |
| Hungary | 3 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Africa | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Viet Nam | 2 |
| Guatemala | 1 |
| El Salvador | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Amcor Patents Located?
10 Best Amcor Patents
US6595380B2 is the most popular patent in the Amcor portfolio. It has received 207 citations so far from companies like Graham Packaging Company, Red Bull Gmbh and Krones.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Amcor:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6595380B2 | 207 |
| US6815023B1 | 155 |
| US6942116B2 | 147 |
| US6514451B1 | 146 |
| US20100272938A1 | 142 |
| US7150372B2 | 123 |
| US7914726B2 | 107 |
| US6763968B1 | 105 |
| US7451886B2 | 104 |
| US7422782B2 | 97 |
Which Companies are using Amcor 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 Amcor patent portfolio are Discma Ag, Yoshino Kogyosho and Krones.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Discma Ag | 65 |
| Yoshino Kogyosho | 41 |
| Krones | 20 |
| Khs Corpoplast Gmbh | 17 |
| Sidel Participations | 16 |
| Eastman Chemical Company | 10 |
| Dow Global Technologies Inc | 9 |
| Nestle | 7 |
| Co2Pac Limited | 7 |
| Cryovac Inc | 7 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Amcor Patents
Top Amcor Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8474368B2 | 55 |
| US7914726B2 | 25 |
| US8276774B2 | 16 |
| US8110259B2 | 14 |
| US6595380B2 | 13 |
| US20100272938A1 | 12 |
| US8945702B2 | 11 |
| US8573964B2 | 11 |
| US8029893B2 | 10 |
| US7451886B2 | 10 |
| US8017064B2 | 10 |
| US8827688B2 | 8 |
| US8053047B2 | 8 |
| US9610744B2 | 8 |
| US6942116B2 | 7 |
What Percentage of Amcor US Patent Applications were Granted?
Amcor (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 301 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 213 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.8%.
Below are the key stats of Amcor patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Amcor?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Harness Dickey Troy | 178 | 77.85% |
| Jonathan O’Brien | 21 | 100.00% |
| Ratnerprestia | 20 | 25.00% |
| Honigman Llp | 8 | 100.00% |
| Alston & Bird Llp | 7 | 42.86% |
| Crowell Indianapolis | 6 | 50.00% |
| Harness Dickey & Pierce | 5 | 100.00% |
| Eric J Sosenko | 4 | 100.00% |
| Harness Dickey & Pierce Plc | 4 | 75.00% |
| Merchant & Gould Pc | 4 | 0.00% |
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