Bath & Body Works Patents – Insights and Stats (Updated 2024)

Bath & Body Works has a total of 403 patents globally, out of which 376 have been granted. Of these 403 patents, more than 66% patents are active. United States of America is where Bath & Body Works has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United Kingdom and Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Bath & Body Works.

Bath & Body Works was founded in the year 1990. Bath & Body Works specializes in retailing a wide array of personal care items, including shampoos, shower gels, lotions, candles, soaps, sanitizers, foot creams, fragrances, as well as spa and skin treatments.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Bath & Body Works which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Bath & Body Works patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Bath & Body Works patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Bath & Body Works have?

The founder Les Wexner has 0 patents and the CEO Gina Boswell has 0 patents.

How many patents does Bath & Body Works have?

Bath & Body Works has a total of 403 patents globally. These patents belong to 133 unique patent families. Out of 403 patents, 270 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Bath & Body Works File Every Year?

Bath & Body Works Patent Filing Trend

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 GrantBath & Body Works Applications FiledBath & Body Works Patents Granted
202416
20232727
2022723
202197
20207566
20192012
201866
2017713
2016824
20153817
20141522
20131811

How many Bath & Body Works patents are Alive/Dead?

Bath & Body Works Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Bath & Body Works File in Different Countries?

Bath & Body Works Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Bath & Body Works Filed Patents

CountryPatent
United States of America108
United Kingdom77
Canada73
Europe (EPO)39
China36
Mexico16
United Arab Emirates6
Turkey6
Italy5
Austria4
Germany4
Argentina3
Japan3
Brazil3
France3
Australia2
Korea (South)2
Saudi Arabia2
Spain1
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)1
New Zealand1
India1
Philippines1

Where are Research Centres of Bath & Body Works Patents Located?

R&D Centres of Bath & Body Works

What Technologies are covered by Bath & Body Works Patents?

Through the 32 utility patents owned by Bath and Body Works, the company has patented innovations in several technology areas such as Fragrance dispenser, Skincare, Object Holder and Containers and Packaging. To our surprise, we found patents related to Garments, Customer Segmentation Strategy and Laundry Device.

The patent, WO2006124465A2, describes a novel method for garment construction which can be particularly
helpful in construction of clothes covering the trunk portion of the body.

Customer Segmentation Strategy is described in patent, EP1366406A4, wherein marketing methods and strategies are described for segmenting customers and potential customers intended to increase the efficiency of marketing efforts.

Yet another interesting product, fragrancy pearls is described in patent, EP1126015B1, especially designed for diffusing anti-static and pleasant scents to clothes during drying.

Bath & Body Works Utility Patents

Bath and Body Works owns 101 design patents for patenting innovative designs related to Containers and Packaging, Fragrance Dispenser, Object Holder and Fragrance Diffuser. The company has also patented designs for coffee flask, stickers and candle jars as can be observed in the chart below.

Bath & Body Works Design Patents

10 Best Bath & Body Works Patents

US6730137B2 is the most popular patent in the Bath & Body Works portfolio. It has received 109 citations so far from companies like Cargill Inc, Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc and S.C. Johnson & Son.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Bath & Body Works:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6730137B2109
US20110027124A194
US20040033463A193
US6923639B277
USD578395S170
USD617439S160
USD617646S159
USD629881S159
USD522119S159
USD623532S157

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Bath & Body Works patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Bath & Body Works invention. They couldn’t because Bath & Body Works had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 17 Bath & Body Works patents in 88 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Bath & Body Works patent portfolio are Mary Kay Inc, Deerpath Capital and Cargill Inc.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Bath & Body Works –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Bath & Body Works PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Mary Kay Inc411
Deerpath Capital29
Cargill Inc23
Yankee Candle22
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide11
Sc Johnson & Son13
Andiva Inc12
Bausch & Lomb11
Aeron Lifestyle Technology12
Bird Brain Inc11

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Bath & Body Works Patents

Top Bath & Body Works Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US8435541B210
US8496948B24
US6730137B24
US8301019B23
US7277626B23
US6669468B23
US20110027124A13
US6555069B12
US6508644B12
US7681782B21
US20080159974A11
US8506289B21
US20210015955A11
US6923639B21
US20040033463A11

What Percentage of Bath & Body Works US Patent Applications Were Granted?

Bath & Body Works (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 37 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 33 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 89.19%.

Below are the key stats of Bath & Body Works patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Bath & Body Works?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Notaro Michalos & Zaccaria P C3085.00%
Bose Mckinney & Evans Llp3100.00%
Colucci & Umans1100.00%
Intellectual Property Group10.00%
Kelley Drye & Warren Llp1100.00%
Zarleyconley Plc1100.00%

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