Eastman Chemical Company has a total of 12645 patents globally, out of which 4746 have been granted. Of these 12645 patents, more than 32% patents are active. United States of America is where Eastman Chemical Company has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Eastman Chemical Company.
Eastman Chemical Company was founded in 1920 by George Eastman. Eastman Chemical Company is an international chemical company which produces chemicals, fibers, and plastics. The Company’s operations include coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers, inks, fibers, performance chemicals and intermediates, performance polymers, and specialty plastics. As of May 2022, Eastman Chemical Company has a market cap of $13.33 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Eastman Chemical Company which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Eastman Chemical Company patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Eastman Chemical Company patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Eastman Chemical Company have?
The Founder George Eastman has 5 patents and the CEO Mark J. Costa have 0 patents.
How many patents does Eastman Chemical Company have?
Eastman Chemical Company has a total of 12645 patents globally. These patents belong to 3082 unique patent families. Out of 12645 patents, 4110 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Eastman Chemical Company 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 | Eastman Chemical Applications Filed | Eastman Chemical Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 508 | 248 |
| 2012 | 497 | 237 |
| 2013 | 460 | 269 |
| 2014 | 400 | 271 |
| 2015 | 410 | 152 |
| 2016 | 216 | 208 |
| 2017 | 416 | 165 |
| 2018 | 369 | 188 |
| 2019 | 392 | 193 |
| 2020 | 331 | 219 |
| 2021 | 104 | 183 |
| 2022 | – | 51 |
How many Eastman Chemical Company patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Eastman Chemical Company File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Eastman Chemical Company Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2109 |
| Europe | 1459 |
| Japan | 1183 |
| China | 1101 |
| Germany | 741 |
| India | 535 |
| Korea (South) | 482 |
| Brazil | 477 |
| Mexico | 439 |
| Canada | 294 |
| Austria | 284 |
| Taiwan | 272 |
| Australia | 268 |
| Malaysia | 185 |
| Spain | 174 |
| Singapore | 168 |
| Argentina | 160 |
| Indonesia | 120 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 76 |
| Poland | 65 |
| Russia | 61 |
| South Africa | 51 |
| Israel | 49 |
| Denmark | 41 |
| Norway | 36 |
| Viet Nam | 33 |
| Portugal | 27 |
| Saudi Arabia | 27 |
| New Zealand | 24 |
| Ukraine | 16 |
| Philippines | 14 |
| Chile | 13 |
| Finland | 13 |
| Hungary | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| Czech Republic | 6 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| Serbia | 4 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| Romania | 4 |
| Estonia | 3 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 2 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Eastman Chemical Company Patents Located?
10 Best Eastman Chemical Company Patents
US20020049622A1 is the most popular patent in the Eastman Chemical Company portfolio. It has received 405 citations so far from companies like Sap Ag, Oracle International Corporation and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Eastman Chemical Company:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20020049622A1 | 405 |
| US20130236711A1 | 310 |
| US6342304B1 | 194 |
| US20130278989A1 | 174 |
| US20060270806A1 | 167 |
| US6352783B1 | 158 |
| WO2003057478A1 | 151 |
| US20080268270A1 | 142 |
| US6444283B1 | 140 |
| US6846440B2 | 135 |
Which Companies are using Eastman Chemical Company Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Eastman Chemical Company patent portfolio are Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd, Basf and Sk Chemicals.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd | 66 |
| Basf | 34 |
| Sk Chemicals | 22 |
| Dow Global Technologies Inc | 22 |
| 3M Innovative Properties Company | 21 |
| LG | 19 |
| Saint-Gobain | 18 |
| Agc Inc | 14 |
| Nitto Denko | 13 |
| Kuraray Europe Gmbh | 12 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Eastman Chemical Company Patents
Top Eastman Chemical Company Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8441707B2 | 27 |
| US20130278989A1 | 24 |
| US6743488B2 | 20 |
| US20040035162A1 | 17 |
| US7846532B2 | 14 |
| US20020049622A1 | 14 |
| US6914120B2 | 13 |
| US7179535B2 | 12 |
| US7157133B2 | 11 |
| US8372912B2 | 11 |
| US7510771B2 | 11 |
| US6455620B1 | 10 |
| US7503947B2 | 9 |
| US8613822B2 | 9 |
| US20130095263A1 | 9 |
What Percentage of Eastman Chemical Company US Patent Applications were Granted?
Eastman Chemical Company (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2520 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1424 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 72.8%.
Below are the key stats of Eastman Chemical Company patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Eastman Chemical Company?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Eastman Chemical Company | 623 | 65.68% |
| Oblon Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt Llp | 244 | 96.31% |
| Phan Law Group Pllc | 116 | 94.69% |
| Steven A Owen | 101 | 54.29% |
| Michael J Blake | 93 | 85.54% |
| Michael K Carrier | 90 | 25.86% |
| Betty Joy Boshears | 79 | 47.95% |
| Louis N Moreno | 79 | 77.42% |
| Polly C Owen | 77 | 46.67% |
| B J Boshears | 55 | 68.18% |
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