Coca Cola has a total of 9246 patents globally, out of which 5479 have been granted. Of these 9246 patents, more than 45% patents are active. United States of America is where Coca Cola has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Coca Cola.
Coca Cola was founded in the year 1886. The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, markets and distributes soft drink concentrates and syrups. The Company also distributes and markets juice and juice-drink products.
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How many patents does Coca Cola have?
Coca Cola has a total of 9246 patents globally. These patents belong to 2448 unique patent families. Out of 9246 patents, 4194 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Coca Cola 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 | Coca Cola Applications Filed | Coca Cola Patents Granted |
| 2024 | 3 | 28 |
| 2023 | 71 | 103 |
| 2022 | 180 | 266 |
| 2021 | 247 | 257 |
| 2020 | 198 | 253 |
| 2019 | 235 | 235 |
| 2018 | 325 | 237 |
| 2017 | 439 | 210 |
| 2016 | 363 | 281 |
| 2015 | 512 | 381 |
| 2014 | 550 | 344 |
| 2013 | 466 | 338 |
How many Coca Cola patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Coca Cola File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Coca Cola Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 1188 |
| Europe (EPO) | 898 |
| Japan | 847 |
| China | 753 |
| Mexico | 536 |
| Australia | 517 |
| Brazil | 402 |
| Canada | 371 |
| Germany | 307 |
| India | 238 |
| United Kingdom | 237 |
| Korea (South) | 222 |
| Russia | 198 |
| South Africa | 168 |
| Argentina | 163 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 152 |
| Taiwan | 142 |
| Spain | 121 |
| Chile | 113 |
| Philippines | 99 |
| Austria | 94 |
| Indonesia | 80 |
| Singapore | 71 |
| Israel | 68 |
| Denmark | 51 |
| Malaysia | 51 |
| Colombia | 46 |
| Uruguay | 44 |
| Turkey | 44 |
| Poland | 33 |
| Macao | 29 |
| Norway | 26 |
| Viet Nam | 22 |
| New Zealand | 16 |
| Costa Rica | 16 |
| Switzerland | 15 |
| Italy | 15 |
| Croatia | 14 |
| Ecuador | 10 |
| Portugal | 10 |
| Africa | 9 |
| Albania | 9 |
| Tunisia | 8 |
| Peru | 8 |
| Mongolia | 8 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Eurasia | 6 |
| Cyprus | 5 |
| Slovenia | 5 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Honduras | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 |
| Lithuania | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 |
| Romania | 3 |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| Brunei | 2 |
| Malta | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Republic of Moldova | 2 |
| Panama | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 |
| Kenya | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Campodia | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
What Technologies are Covered by Coca Cola Patents?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Coca-Cola in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Coca-Cola thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
Where are Research Centers of Coca Cola Located?
R&D Focus: How Coca Cola Research Focus Changed Over the Years?
10 Best Coca Cola Patents
US7006993B1 is the most popular patent in the Coca Cola portfolio. It has received 423 citations so far from companies like Invenda Corporation, Sonicwall Inc and Yodlee.Com.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Coca Cola:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7006993B1 | 423 |
| US6584309B1 | 376 |
| WO2006090183A2 | 213 |
| US20070116823A1 | 197 |
| US6948420B2 | 173 |
| US20090293733A1 | 172 |
| US6786134B2 | 168 |
| US20070116829A1 | 156 |
| US7194422B1 | 147 |
| US20080292775A1 | 147 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Coca Cola patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Coca Cola invention. They couldn’t because Coca Cola had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 367 Coca Cola patents in 2848 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Coca Cola patent portfolio are PepSico, Purecircle and Nestle.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Coca Cola –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Coca Cola Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Pepsico | 46 | 146 |
| Purecircle | 45 | 157 |
| Nestle | 22 | 62 |
| Cargill | 20 | 38 |
| Sweet Green Fields International Co Limited | 16 | 54 |
| Suntory Holdings Limited | 15 | 48 |
| Marmon Foodservice Technologies Inc | 13 | 38 |
| Givaudan Sa | 13 | 30 |
| Fairlife Llc | 12 | 68 |
| Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc | 10 | 18 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Coca Cola Patents
Top Coca Cola Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20080058418A1 | 23 |
| US9011956B2 | 21 |
| US7829130B2 | 20 |
| US20070116823A1 | 17 |
| US7006993B1 | 16 |
| US20070166447A1 | 16 |
| US20090293733A1 | 16 |
| US8791253B2 | 15 |
| US8512789B2 | 15 |
| US8017168B2 | 14 |
| US11538302B2 | 13 |
| US8993027B2 | 12 |
| US9169285B2 | 12 |
| US20080292775A1 | 11 |
| US10905146B2 | 11 |
What Percentage of Coca Cola US Patent Applications were Granted?
Coca Cola (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1242 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 818 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 72.01%.
Below are the key stats of Coca Cola patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Coca Cola?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Eversheds Sutherland Us Llp | 431 | 69.38% |
| Coca Cola (Inhouse IP Dept) | 135 | 84.09% |
| King & Spalding Tccc | 158 | 56.83% |
| Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch | 144 | 83.37% |
| Thomas R Boston | 61 | 83.61% |
| Merchant & Gould Tccc | 41 | 51.52% |
| Dentons Us Llp | 40 | 70.00% |
| Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner | 46 | 84.87% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 17 | 82.35% |
| Purecircle Usa Inc | 14 | 77.78% |
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