Coca Cola Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2024)

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.

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

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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?

Coca Cola 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 GrantCoca Cola Applications FiledCoca Cola Patents Granted
2024328
202371103
2022180266
2021247257
2020198253
2019235235
2018325237
2017439210
2016363281
2015512381
2014550344
2013466338

How many Coca Cola patents are Alive/Dead?

Coca Cola Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Coca Cola File in Different Countries?

Coca Cola Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Coca Cola Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States of America1188
Europe (EPO)898
Japan847
China753
Mexico536
Australia517
Brazil402
Canada371
Germany307
India238
United Kingdom237
Korea (South)222
Russia198
South Africa168
Argentina163
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)152
Taiwan142
Spain121
Chile113
Philippines99
Austria94
Indonesia80
Singapore71
Israel68
Denmark51
Malaysia51
Colombia46
Uruguay44
Turkey44
Poland33
Macao29
Norway26
Viet Nam22
New Zealand16
Costa Rica16
Switzerland15
Italy15
Croatia14
Ecuador10
Portugal10
Africa9
Albania9
Tunisia8
Peru8
Mongolia8
Georgia6
Eurasia6
Cyprus5
Slovenia5
Hungary4
Honduras3
Bulgaria3
Lithuania3
Egypt3
Romania3
Slovakia3
Thailand2
Brunei2
Malta2
Czech Republic2
Republic of Moldova2
Panama2
Ireland2
Morocco2
Kenya2
Netherlands1
Dominican Republic1
Serbia1
Kazakhstan1
Saudi Arabia1
Iceland1
Campodia1
Sweden1
Finland1

What Technologies are Covered by Coca Cola Patents?

Coca Cola Technology Area

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.

Technology Protected in different Areas

Where are Research Centers of Coca Cola Located?

R&D FocusHow Coca Cola Research Focus Changed Over the Years?

Coca Cola Patent Portfolio

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 NumberCitation Count
US7006993B1423
US6584309B1376
WO2006090183A2213
US20070116823A1197
US6948420B2173
US20090293733A1172
US6786134B2168
US20070116829A1156
US7194422B1147
US20080292775A1147

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 –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Coca Cola PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Pepsico46146
Purecircle45157
Nestle2262
Cargill2038
Sweet Green Fields International Co Limited1654
Suntory Holdings Limited1548
Marmon Foodservice Technologies Inc1338
Givaudan Sa1330
Fairlife Llc1268
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc1018

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Coca Cola Patents

Top Coca Cola Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20080058418A123
US9011956B221
US7829130B220
US20070116823A117
US7006993B116
US20070166447A116
US20090293733A116
US8791253B215
US8512789B215
US8017168B214
US11538302B213
US8993027B212
US9169285B212
US20080292775A111
US10905146B211

What Percentage of Coca Cola US Patent Applications were Granted?

Coca Cola (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1082 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 703 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 71.44%.

Below are the key stats of Coca Cola patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Coca Cola?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Eversheds Sutherland Us Llp36869.51%
Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch14481.31%
King & Spalding10263.77%
The Coca Cola Company8562.16%
Thomas R Boston6183.61%
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner4163.03%
King & Spalding3847.37%
Dentons Us Llp3371.88%
Merchant & Gould3253.33%
Foley & Lardner1372.73%

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