CMR Surgical has a total of 1053 patents globally, out of which 436 have been granted. Of these 1053 patents, more than 92% patents are active. United Kingdom is where CMR Surgical has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Japan. Parallelly, United Kingdom seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of CMR Surgical.
CMR Surgical was founded in the year 2014. The Company designs and develops surgical robotic systems. The Company offers a robotic surgical system for minimal access surgery.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of CMR Surgical which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find CMR Surgical patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over CMR Surgical patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of CMR Surgical have?
The founders Luke Hares has 3 patents, Mark Slack has 20 patents and Martin Frost has 1 patent. The CEO Per Vegard Nerseth has 0 patent.
How many patents does CMR Surgical have?
CMR Surgical has a total of 1053 patents globally. These patents belong to 272 unique patent families. Out of 1053 patents, 979 patents are active.
How Many Patents did CMR Surgical 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 | CMR Surgical Applications Filed | CMR Surgical Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 4 | 35 |
| 2022 | 111 | 164 |
| 2021 | 128 | 128 |
| 2020 | 135 | 57 |
| 2019 | 175 | 35 |
| 2018 | 126 | 10 |
| 2017 | 129 | 7 |
| 2016 | 194 | – |
| 2015 | 35 | – |
| 2014 | 16 | – |
How many CMR Surgical patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did CMR Surgical File in Different Countries?
Countries in which CMR Surgical Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United Kingdom | 218 |
| United States Of America | 160 |
| Japan | 124 |
| China | 116 |
| Europe | 110 |
| India | 100 |
| Australia | 45 |
| Brazil | 38 |
| Germany | 24 |
| Italy | 15 |
| Denmark | 7 |
| Norway | 7 |
| Chile | 6 |
| Spain | 6 |
| Russia | 4 |
Where are Research Centres of CMR Surgical Patents Located?
10 Best CMR Surgical Patents
US10813705B2 is the most popular patent in the CMR Surgical portfolio. It has received 193 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Cilag and Auris Health.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of CMR Surgical:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US10813705B2 | 193 |
| US10206752B2 | 150 |
| US10080618B2 | 145 |
| US9937012B2 | 145 |
| US10463436B2 | 142 |
| US10499891B2 | 141 |
| US10919156B2 | 132 |
| US10161816B2 | 132 |
| USD840360S1 | 38 |
| WO2018162921A1 | 26 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to CMR Surgical patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to CMR Surgical invention. They couldn’t because CMR Surgical had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 16 CMR Surgical patents in 35 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the CMR Surgical patent portfolio are Ethicon, Medicaroid Corporation and Ubtech.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing CMR Surgical –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing CMR Surgical Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Ethicon | 3 | 8 |
| Medicaroid Corporation | 1 | 2 |
| Ubtech | 1 | 2 |
| Auris Health | 1 | 1 |
| Covidien | 1 | 4 |
| Asensus Surgical | 1 | 2 |
| Elementary Robotics | 1 | 2 |
| Olympus Winter & Ibe | 1 | 1 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech | 1 | 2 |
| The Blueprint Laboratory | 1 | 1 |
Top CMR Surgical Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9943964B2 | 3 |
| US10926404B2 | 1 |
| US20210121255A1 | 1 |
| US11071599B2 | 1 |
| US10420617B2 | 1 |
| US9983240B2 | 1 |
| US10426558B2 | 1 |
| US11033348B2 | 1 |
| US10463436B2 | 1 |
| US11133761B2 | 1 |
| US10517685B2 | 1 |
| US10398516B2 | 1 |
| US9937012B2 | 1 |
| US10624703B2 | 1 |
| US10299873B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of CMR Surgical US Patent Applications were Granted?
CMR Surgical (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 138 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 71 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 98.61%.
Below are the key stats of CMR Surgical patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for CMR Surgical?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Lando & Anastasi | 81 | 100.00% |
| Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar | 19 | 100.00% |
| Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck | 10 | 87.50% |
| Occhiuti & Rohlicek | 9 | 100.00% |
| King & Spalding | 7 | 100.00% |
| Finch & Maloney | 6 | 100.00% |
| Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton | 4 | 100.00% |
| Dergosits & Noah | 2 | 100.00% |