CSR has a total of 83 patents globally, out of which 54 have been granted. Of these 83 patents, more than 20% patents are active. The Australia is where CSR has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by New Zealand and United States of America. Parallelly, the Australia seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of CSR.
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Do read about some of the most popular patents of CSR which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find CSR patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over CSR patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of CSR have?
The CEO Julie Coates have 0 patent.
How many patents does CSR have?
CSR has a total of 83 patents globally. These patents belong to 57 unique patent families. Out of 83 patents, 83 patents are active.
How Many Patents did CSR 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 | CSR Applications Filed | CSR Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | – | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
How many CSR patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did CSR File in Different Countries?
Countries in which CSR Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Australia | 37 |
| New Zealand | 13 |
| United States Of America | 11 |
| Taiwan | 10 |
| Italy | 5 |
| Europe | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of CSR Patents Located?
10 Best CSR Patents
US7236883B2 is the most popular patent in the CSR portfolio. It has received 172 citations so far from companies like Salco Products, Apple and Honeywell.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of CSR:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7236883B2 | 172 |
| US6930634B2 | 154 |
| US7142157B2 | 61 |
| US20040076732A1 | 51 |
| US6775319B2 | 44 |
| US7573422B2 | 29 |
| US7403154B2 | 20 |
| NZ517658A | 17 |
| US6650879B1 | 16 |
| AU2005100702A4 | 9 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to CSR patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to CSR invention. They couldn’t because CSR had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 7 CSR patents in 53 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the CSR patent portfolio are Texas Instruments, Nestec and Qualcomm.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing CSR –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing CSR Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Texas Instruments | 4 | 9 |
| Nestec | 3 | |
| Qualcomm | 2 | 2 |
| Panasonic | 2 | 2 |
| Fathom Systems | 2 | 5 |
| Rx Networks | 2 | 5 |
| Avago Technologies | 2 | 2 |
| Philips | 1 | 2 |
| Epson | 1 | 3 |
| Maxlinear | 1 | 4 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on CSR Patents
Top CSR Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7142157B2 | 7 |
| US7573422B2 | 6 |
| US7236883B2 | 5 |
| US6775319B2 | 5 |
| US20040076732A1 | 3 |
| US6930634B2 | 1 |
| US7403154B2 | 1 |
What are CSR key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by CSR?
The chart below distributes patents filed by CSR