Aristocrat Leisure has a total of 5532 patents globally, out of which 2598 have been granted. Of these 5532 patents, more than 50% patents are active. Australia is where Aristocrat Leisure has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the USA and New Zealand. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also Australia is the origin country of Aristocrat Leisure.
Aristocrat Leisure was founded in 1953. Aristocrat Leisure Limited manufactures and sells gaming machines in Australia and internationally. The Company also supplies gaming systems, software, table gaming equipment and other gaming-related products and services to casinos, clubs and hotels. As of October 2022, Aristocrat Leisure has a market cap of $16.7 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Aristocrat Leisure which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Aristocrat Leisure patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Aristocrat Leisure patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Aristocrat Leisure have?
The Founder Leonard Ainsworth has 39 patents and the CEO Trevor J Croker have 0 patents.
How many patents does Aristocrat Leisure have?
Aristocrat Leisure has a total of 5532 patents globally. These patents belong to 1423 unique patent families. Out of 5532 patents, 2773 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Aristocrat Leisure 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 | Aristocrat Leisure Applications Filed | Aristocrat Leisure Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 248 | 70 |
| 2012 | 416 | 201 |
| 2013 | 270 | 197 |
| 2014 | 114 | 123 |
| 2015 | 179 | 163 |
| 2016 | 280 | 113 |
| 2017 | 269 | 117 |
| 2018 | 453 | 121 |
| 2019 | 527 | 145 |
| 2020 | 416 | 229 |
| 2021 | 320 | 325 |
| 2022 | 133 | 201 |
How many Aristocrat Leisure patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Aristocrat Leisure File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Aristocrat Leisure Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Australia | 2812 |
| United States Of America | 2174 |
| New Zealand | 105 |
| Europe | 102 |
| South Africa | 92 |
| Japan | 35 |
| Canada | 28 |
| Mexico | 13 |
| Peru | 10 |
| Brazil | 8 |
| Macao | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Uruguay | 2 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| Norway | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Aristocrat Leisure Patents Located?
10 Best Aristocrat Leisure Patents
US6419579B1 is the most popular patent in the Aristocrat Leisure portfolio. It has received 776 citations so far from companies like IGT, Aruze Corporation and Scientific Games Internationa.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Aristocrat Leisure:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6419579B1 | 776 |
| US6511377B1 | 530 |
| US6491584B2 | 519 |
| US6604999B2 | 419 |
| US7056215B1 | 400 |
| US6572471B1 | 353 |
| US20110045896A1 | 335 |
| US20030222402A1 | 330 |
| US6676512B2 | 325 |
| US7008324B1 | 318 |
Which Companies are using Aristocrat Leisure 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 Aristocrat Leisure patent portfolio are IGT, Sg Gaming Inc, and UBS.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IGT | 103 |
| Sg Gaming Inc | 84 |
| Ubs Ag Stamford Branch | 73 |
| Aruze Gaming America Inc | 46 |
| Universal Entertainment Corporation | 44 |
| Konami Gaming Inc | 24 |
| Aruze Corp | 16 |
| Jefferies Finance Llc | 16 |
| Ags Llc | 13 |
| IBM | 13 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Aristocrat Leisure Patents
Top Aristocrat Leisure Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8413059B2 | 20 |
| US20080030496A1 | 11 |
| US8408989B2 | 11 |
| US7326113B2 | 10 |
| US6648758B2 | 10 |
| US6491584B2 | 10 |
| US6855052B2 | 10 |
| US6604999B2 | 9 |
| US7291068B2 | 9 |
| US6682073B2 | 9 |
| US7357299B2 | 9 |
| US20030222402A1 | 8 |
| US8166407B2 | 7 |
| US6755738B2 | 7 |
| US8348758B2 | 7 |
What Percentage of Aristocrat Leisure US Patent Applications were Granted?
Aristocrat Leisure (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 25 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 16 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 66.6%.
Below are the key stats of Aristocrat Leisure patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Aristocrat Leisure?
| Law firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Aristocrat Technologies Inc | 18 | 93.75% |
| Mcandrews Held & Malloy Ltd | 4 | 0.00% |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman Llp | 2 | 50.00% |
| Morrison & Foerster Llp | 1 | 0.00% |