British American Tobacco has a total of 16382 patents globally, out of which 5556 have been granted. Of these 16382 patents, more than 71% patents are active. United States of America is where British American Tobacco has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for British American Tobacco is USA & Europe. Parallelly, USA and Europe seems to be the main focused R&D center and UK is the origin country of British American Tobacco.
British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 by James Buchanan Duke. British American Tobacco doing business in Tobacco Industry. The company offers a range of products on Tobacco (Cigarettes, Cigars and Nicotine pouches), Consumer goods. As of December 2021, British American Tobacco has a market cap of $85.61 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of British American Tobacco which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find British American Tobacco patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over British American Tobacco patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and CEO of British American Tobacco have?
Founder, James Buchanan Duke have 0 patents. CEO Jack Bowles have 0 patents
How many patents does British American Tobacco have?
British American Tobacco has a total of 10068 patents globally. These patents belong to 2721 unique patent families. Out of 10068 patents, 4997 patents are active.
How many British American Tobacco patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did British American Tobacco 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 | BAT Applications Filed | BAT Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 830 | 241 |
| 2012 | 959 | 236 |
| 2013 | 981 | 247 |
| 2014 | 925 | 258 |
| 2015 | 1201 | 294 |
| 2016 | 1327 | 361 |
| 2017 | 1374 | 394 |
| 2018 | 1486 | 571 |
| 2019 | 1706 | 719 |
| 2020 | 1428 | 696 |
| 2021 | 681 | 734 |
How Many Patents did British American Tobacco File in Different Countries?
Countries in which British American Tobacco Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2407 |
| United Kingdom | 1616 |
| Europe | 1550 |
| Japan | 1334 |
| Korea (South) | 979 |
| Russian Federation | 855 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 573 |
| Malaysia | 560 |
| Canada | 487 |
| China | 465 |
| Indonesia | 462 |
| Brazil | 397 |
| Australia | 389 |
| India | 287 |
| Germany | 233 |
| Turkey | 232 |
| South Africa | 227 |
| Spain | 155 |
| Chile | 134 |
| Argentina | 132 |
| Mexico | 131 |
| Poland | 127 |
| Israel | 124 |
| Philippines | 110 |
| Taiwan | 108 |
| Ukraine | 74 |
| Singapore | 48 |
| Austria | 47 |
| Hungary | 37 |
| Viet Nam | 35 |
| Denmark | 32 |
| New Zealand | 26 |
| Romania | 10 |
| Thailand | 9 |
| Netherlands | 9 |
| Costa Rica | 8 |
| Sweden | 7 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 5 |
| Norway | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | 5 |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Honduras | 4 |
| African Regional Industrial Property Organization | 3 |
| Peru | 3 |
| Republic of Moldova | 3 |
| Uruguay | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Guatemala | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| El Salvador | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Panama | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 1 |
| Eurasian Patent Organization | 1 |
| Jordan | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of British American Tobacco Patents Located?
10 Best British American Tobacco Patents
US20130255702A1 is the most popular patent in the British American Tobacco portfolio. It has received 670 citations so far from companies like Altria, Philip Morris International and Juul.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of British American Tobacco:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20130255702A1 | 670 |
| US7726320B2 | 629 |
| US6598607B2 | 390 |
| US20070062549A1 | 346 |
| US7025066B2 | 343 |
| US6730832B1 | 337 |
| US20140261487A1 | 335 |
| US8079371B2 | 332 |
| US20070215167A1 | 316 |
| US20080029116A1 | 304 |
Which Companies are using British American Tobacco 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 British American Tobacco patent portfolio are Philip Morris, Altria Client Services Inc and Rai Strategic Holdings Inc.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Philip Morris | 271 |
| Altria Client Services Inc | 179 |
| Rai Strategic Holdings Inc | 94 |
| Japan Tobacco | 90 |
| Huizhou Kimree Technology Co Ltd | 42 |
| Fontem Holdings 1 Bv | 31 |
| Nicoventures Holdings Limited | 30 |
| Ayr Ltd | 29 |
| Kimree Hi-Tech Inc | 28 |
| Cortland Capital Market Services Llc | 24 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on British American Tobacco Patents
Top British American Tobacco Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9439455B2 | 104 |
| US7726320B2 | 78 |
| US8833364B2 | 59 |
| US20130255702A1 | 48 |
| US8881737B2 | 44 |
| US10004259B2 | 44 |
| US9078473B2 | 29 |
| US9854841B2 | 27 |
| US6929013B2 | 24 |
| US9423152B2 | 22 |
| US7810507B2 | 21 |
| US7861728B2 | 20 |
| US8079371B2 | 18 |
| US8910640B2 | 18 |
| US20140261486A1 | 18 |
What Percentage of British American Tobacco US Patent Applications were Granted?
British American Tobacco (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2055 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1618 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 81.39%.
Below are the key stats of British American Tobacco patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for British American Tobacco?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Cantor Colburn Llp | 200 | 66.67% |
| Patterson Thuente Pedersen | 137 | 65.15% |
| Mckee Voorhees & Sease | 102 | 39.33% |
| John F Salazar | 10 | 90.00% |
| Middleton Reutlinger | 10 | 80.00% |
| Day Pitney Llp | 5 | 40.00% |
| Colin D Barnitz | 3 | 100.00% |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth | 3 | 66.67% |
| Jones Day | 3 | 100.00% |
| Norton Rose Fulbright Us Llp | 3 | 0.00% |
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What are BAT’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by British American Tobacco?
The chart below distributes patents filed by BAT in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where BAT thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How British American Tobacco search focus changed over the years?
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