Holcim Group has a total of 3815 patents globally, out of which 1960 have been granted. Of these 3815 patents, more than 39% patents are active. United States of America is where Holcim Group has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada. Parallelly, France and USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and Switzerland is the origin country of Holcim Group.
Holcim Group was founded in 2015. Holcim Group provides building materials. The Company produces and markets ready-mixed concrete, cement, clinker, and ad-mixtures, as well as provides consulting and engineering services in all areas of the cement manufacturing process. Holcim operates cement manufacturing facilities worldwide. As of March 2022, Holcim Group has a market cap of $29.47 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Holcim Group which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Holcim Group patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Holcim Group patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Holcim Group have?
The CEO, Jan Jenisch have 0 patents.
How many patents does Holcim Group have?
Holcim Group has a total of 3815 patents globally. These patents belong to 1086 unique patent families. Out of 3815 patents, 1491 patents are active.
How many Holcim Group patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Holcim Group 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 | Holcim Applications Filed | Holcim Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 234 | 90 |
| 2012 | 202 | 100 |
| 2013 | 201 | 105 |
| 2014 | 180 | 133 |
| 2015 | 256 | 99 |
| 2016 | 238 | 116 |
| 2017 | 188 | 129 |
| 2018 | 78 | 139 |
| 2019 | 77 | 111 |
| 2020 | 50 | 129 |
| 2021 | 30 | 103 |
| 2022 | – | 8 |
How Many Patents did Holcim Group File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Holcim Group Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 538 |
| Europe | 392 |
| Canada | 251 |
| France | 205 |
| Austria | 164 |
| Germany | 163 |
| India | 141 |
| Brazil | 131 |
| Australia | 125 |
| Mexico | 122 |
| China | 110 |
| Spain | 108 |
| Poland | 98 |
| United Kingdom | 70 |
| Japan | 60 |
| Argentina | 59 |
| Indonesia | 59 |
| Russian Federation | 57 |
| South Africa | 53 |
| Malaysia | 48 |
| Philippines | 43 |
| Korea (South) | 43 |
| Morocco | 35 |
| Chile | 32 |
| Singapore | 27 |
| New Zealand | 22 |
| Portugal | 21 |
| Czech Republic | 20 |
| Israel | 17 |
| Denmark | 17 |
| Hungary | 16 |
| Norway | 16 |
| Viet Nam | 14 |
| Slovakia | 11 |
| Colombia | 11 |
| Slovenia | 10 |
| #N/A | 10 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 9 |
| Costa Rica | 8 |
| Egypt | 7 |
| Croatia | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 |
| Romania | 4 |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Panama | 1 |
| Eurasian Patent Organization | 1 |
| Republic of Moldova | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Holcim Group Patents Located?
10 Best Holcim Group Patents
US6409819B1 is the most popular patent in the Holcim Group portfolio. It has received 156 citations so far from companies like Halliburton Energy Services Inc, Bostik Sa and Lafarge Sa.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Holcim Group:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6409819B1 | 156 |
| USD468449S1 | 154 |
| US6572698B1 | 111 |
| US6402833B1 | 104 |
| US6451885B1 | 101 |
| US6864195B2 | 95 |
| US6723162B1 | 87 |
| US20070194482A1 | 85 |
| US6755905B2 | 83 |
| US20030175478A1 | 76 |
Which Companies are using Holcim Group 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 Holcim Group patent portfolio are Firestone Building Products Company Llc, Halliburton Energy Services Inc and Johns Manville.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Firestone Building Products Company Llc | 45 |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc | 13 |
| Johns Manville | 9 |
| Omya International Ag | 7 |
| Lafarge | 6 |
| United States Gypsum Company | 5 |
| Sika Technology Ag | 5 |
| Gcp Applied Technologies | 5 |
| 3M Innovative Properties Company | 4 |
| Roman Cement Llc | 4 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Holcim Group Patents
Top Holcim Group Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8043425B2 | 17 |
| US9834874B2 | 11 |
| US20070194482A1 | 10 |
| US7972688B2 | 9 |
| US7749924B2 | 9 |
| US8394744B2 | 8 |
| US6864195B2 | 8 |
| US8834626B2 | 8 |
| US6881256B2 | 8 |
| US20090305019A1 | 7 |
| US9523203B2 | 7 |
| US20080245012A1 | 7 |
| US7882671B2 | 7 |
| US7341105B2 | 7 |
| US6569541B1 | 6 |
What Percentage of Holcim Group US Patent Applications were Granted?
Holcim Group (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 162 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 127 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 84.11%.
Below are the key stats of Holcim Group patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Holcim Group?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 73 | 90.91% |
| Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery | 21 | 71.43% |
| Taft Stettinius & Hollister | 13 | 53.85% |
| Dentons Us Llp | 6 | 100.00% |
| Kevin E Joyce | 6 | 83.33% |
| Robert J Schneider | 6 | 83.33% |
| Lerner David Littenberg | 5 | 100.00% |
| Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc | 2 | 100.00% |
| Harness Dickey Troy | 2 | 100.00% |
| Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus P A | 2 | 0.00% |
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What are Holcim Group’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Holcim Group?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Holcim Group in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Holcim Group thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Holcim Group search focus changed over the years?
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