Esteve Pharmaceuticals has a total of 1089 patents globally, out of which 620 have been granted. Of these 1089 patents, more than 47% patents are active. The United States of America is where Esteve Pharmaceuticals has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Germany. Parallelly, Spain seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Europe (EPO) is the origin country of Esteve Pharmaceuticals.
Esteve Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1929. The company develops pharmaceutical products aimed at improving lives. It focuses on generic medicines, veterinary drugs, and vaccines, and also provides R&D support in biotechnology and pharmaceutical chemicals.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Esteve Pharmaceuticals which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Esteve Pharmaceuticals patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Esteve Pharmaceuticals patent portfolio.
How many patents does Esteve Pharmaceuticals have?
Esteve Pharmaceuticals has a total of 1089 patents globally. These patents belong to 201 unique patent families. Out of 1089 patents, 517 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Esteve Pharmaceuticals 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 | Esteve Pharmaceuticals Applications Filed | Esteve Pharmaceuticals Patents Granted |
2025 | – | 10 |
2024 | 5 | 20 |
2023 | 1 | 23 |
2022 | 33 | 45 |
2021 | 27 | 45 |
2020 | 72 | 90 |
2019 | 63 | 69 |
2018 | 87 | 62 |
2017 | 116 | 62 |
2016 | 137 | 44 |
How many Esteve Pharmaceuticals patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents

How Many Patents did Esteve Pharmaceuticals File in Different Countries?

Countries in which Esteve Pharmaceuticals Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States of America | 111 |
Europe (EPO) | 86 |
Germany | 77 |
Israel | 67 |
Japan | 59 |
Canada | 52 |
Austria | 44 |
China | 43 |
Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 41 |
Spain | 40 |
Singapore | 39 |
Australia | 27 |
Brazil | 25 |
Korea (South) | 23 |
Russia | 22 |
Philippines | 21 |
South Africa | 20 |
Denmark | 19 |
Taiwan | 19 |
India | 18 |
Mexico | 14 |
Portugal | 14 |
Argentina | 13 |
Norway | 11 |
Slovenia | 11 |
New Zealand | 10 |
Malaysia | 10 |
Croatia | 10 |
Poland | 9 |
Slovakia | 9 |
Malta | 8 |
Italy | 7 |
Colombia | 7 |
Estonia | 6 |
Ukraine | 5 |
Tunisia | 4 |
Hungary | 4 |
Macao | 4 |
Serbia | 3 |
Lithuania | 3 |
Morocco | 3 |
Montenegro | 2 |
Albania | 2 |
Chile | 2 |
Cyprus | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Peru | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 |
Jordan | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Viet Nam | 1 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Esteve Pharmaceuticals Patents Located?

10 Best Esteve Pharmaceuticals Patents
US20080233539A1 is the most popular patent in the Esteve Pharmaceuticals portfolio. It has received 64 citations so far from companies like Biomet 3I Llc, Zimmer Dental, Aeton Medical Llc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Esteve Pharmaceuticals:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US20080233539A1 | 64 |
US8999948B2 | 43 |
US20140087331A1 | 24 |
US9988425B2 | 21 |
WO2017178510A1 | 21 |
US7696199B2 | 21 |
WO2017191304A1 | 18 |
WO2017178515A1 | 16 |
WO2018115064A1 | 15 |
WO2018060097A1 | 15 |
What Percentage of Esteve Pharmaceuticals US Patent Applications were Granted?
Esteve Pharmaceuticals (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 106 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 75 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 77.32%.
Below are the key stats of Esteve Pharmaceuticals patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Esteve Pharmaceuticals?
Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
The Firm Of Hueschen And Sage | 79 | 74.29% |
Gary J Gershik John P White | 4 | 75.00% |
Locke Lord Llp | 4 | 100.00% |
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox Pllc | 4 | 100.00% |
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders Llp | 4 | 50.00% |
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc | 2 | 100.00% |
Hoffmann & Baron Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
Ostrolenk Faber Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
Arentfox Schiff Chicago | 1 | 100.00% |
Banner & Witcoff Ltd | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Esteve Pharmaceuticals key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Esteve Pharmaceuticals?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Esteve Pharmaceuticals in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Esteve Pharmaceuticals thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Esteve Pharmaceuticals search focus changed over the years?

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