Coca Cola has a total of 8978 patents globally, out of which 5199 have been granted. Of these 8978 patents, more than 48% patents are active. The United States of America is where Coca Cola has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Coca Cola.
Coca Cola is founded in 1892 by Asa Griggs Candler and doing business in Food & Beverages, find Coca Cola patents information, top technological areas of Coca Cola, worldwide patent filing of Coca Cola and patent filing trend over the years and find so many other stats over the Coca Cola patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Coca Cola have?
The Founder Asa Griggs Candler has 0 patents and the CEO James Quincey have 0 patents.
How many patents does Coca Cola have?
Coca Cola has a total of 8978 patents globally. These patents belong to 2405 unique patent families. Out of 8978 patents, 4347 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 |
| 2023 | 9 | 68 |
| 2022 | 105 | 252 |
| 2021 | 178 | 233 |
| 2020 | 193 | 233 |
| 2019 | 228 | 223 |
| 2018 | 317 | 226 |
| 2017 | 428 | 202 |
| 2016 | 355 | 265 |
| 2015 | 504 | 367 |
| 2014 | 545 | 328 |
| 2013 | 466 | 316 |
| 2012 | 435 | 303 |
| 2011 | 350 | 240 |
How many Coca Cola patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Coca Cola File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Coca Cola Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1138 |
| Europe | 868 |
| Japan | 815 |
| China | 726 |
| Mexico | 524 |
| Australia | 502 |
| Brazil | 393 |
| Canada | 370 |
| Germany | 271 |
| United Kingdom | 234 |
| India | 234 |
| Korea (South) | 213 |
| Russia | 198 |
| South Africa | 166 |
| Argentina | 162 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 151 |
| Taiwan | 142 |
| Spain | 120 |
| Chile | 112 |
| Philippines | 99 |
| Austria | 90 |
| Indonesia | 78 |
| Singapore | 71 |
| Israel | 66 |
| Malaysia | 51 |
| Denmark | 50 |
| Colombia | 46 |
| Turkey | 44 |
| Uruguay | 44 |
| Poland | 33 |
| Macao | 29 |
| Norway | 26 |
| Viet Nam | 21 |
| New Zealand | 16 |
| Costa Rica | 15 |
| Switzerland | 15 |
| Croatia | 14 |
| Italy | 14 |
| Ecuador | 10 |
| Portugal | 10 |
| Africa | 9 |
| Albania | 9 |
| Peru | 8 |
| Tunisia | 8 |
| Mongolia | 8 |
| Eurasia | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Slovenia | 5 |
| Cyprus | 5 |
| Hungary | 4 |
| Honduras | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 |
| Lithuania | 3 |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Romania | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Brunei | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Malta | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 |
| Panama | 2 |
| Republic of Moldova | 2 |
| Kenya | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Cambodia | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 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 Microsoft, GoDaddy Inc, and SonicWall. The patent’s geographical coverage is in major countries like United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia.
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 |
| US20080292775A1 | 147 |
| US7194422B1 | 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 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 Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Eversheds Sutherland Us Llp | 368 | 69.51% |
| Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch | 144 | 81.31% |
| King & Spalding | 102 | 63.77% |
| The Coca Cola Company | 85 | 62.16% |
| Thomas R Boston | 61 | 83.61% |
| Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner | 41 | 63.03% |
| King & Spalding | 38 | 47.37% |
| Dentons Us Llp | 33 | 71.88% |
| Merchant & Gould | 32 | 53.33% |
| Foley & Lardner | 13 | 72.73% |
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