Patents that remain pending or in prosecution for a long time to the tune of several years or a decade or more are called submarine patents.
We considered patents filed between 1980-2010 that were in prosecution for more than 10 years. There are 7400 Submarine patents out of which 5745 are still active.
Schibsted has a total of 10 patents globally, out of which 3 have been granted. Of these 10 patents, more than 30% patents are active. Europe is where Schibsted has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and Finland. Parallelly, Europe seems to be
Cargill has a total of 8290 patents globally, out of which 2917 have been granted. Of these 8290 patents, more than 40% patents are active. USA is where Cargill has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada, it has generated an annual revenue of $134 billion
Between 2000 and 2020, Texas Instruments filed 22950 patent applications at the USPTO and abandoned 2953 (13%) patent applications. How Many Patent Applications did Texas Instruments abandon Every Year? Texas Instruments Patent Filing vs Abandonment Trend What Percentage of Filed Patents were Abandoned Every Year?