Jabil has a total of 1580 patents globally, out of which 757 have been granted. Of these 1580 patents, more than 61% patents are active. The United States of America is where Jabil has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Taiwan Parallelly, USA, China and Taiwan seems to be the main focused R&D center and USA is the origin country of Jabil.
Jabil was founded in 1966 by William E. Morean and James Golden. Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services. As of January 2022, Jabil has a market cap of $10.14 Million.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Jabil which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Jabil patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over the Jabil patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Jabil have?
The CEO, Timothy L. Main and Mark T Mondello have 0 patents, The Founders, William E. Morean and James Golden have 0 Patents.
How many patents does Jabil have?
Jabil has a total of 1580 patents globally. These patents belong to 860 unique patent families. Out of 1580 patents, 961 patents are active.
How many Jabil patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Jabil 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 | Jabil Applications Filed | Jabil Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 52 | 21 |
| 2012 | 94 | 16 |
| 2013 | 55 | 27 |
| 2014 | 66 | 21 |
| 2015 | 102 | 44 |
| 2016 | 104 | 56 |
| 2017 | 129 | 50 |
| 2018 | 164 | 48 |
| 2019 | 183 | 78 |
| 2020 | 141 | 90 |
| 2021 | 106 | 166 |
| 2022 | – | 3 |
How Many Patents did Jabil File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Jabil Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 433 |
| China | 323 |
| Taiwan | 255 |
| Europe | 162 |
| Germany | 30 |
| Japan | 23 |
| Korea (South) | 20 |
| Australia | 20 |
| Israel | 18 |
| Canada | 17 |
| Finland | 16 |
| Austria | 9 |
| India | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Singapore | 6 |
| Ireland | 6 |
| Viet Nam | 5 |
| Indonesia | 5 |
| Malaysia | 5 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Russian Federation | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Jabil Patents Located?
10 Best Jabil Patents
US7261453B2 is the most popular patent in the Jabil portfolio. It has received 156 citations so far from companies like Texas Instruments, Lighting Science Group Corporation and Biological Illumination Llc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Jabil:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7261453B2 | 156 |
| US7549236B2 | 119 |
| US6559828B1 | 115 |
| US20020082977A1 | 115 |
| US20060098772A1 | 99 |
| US7325956B2 | 90 |
| USD714932S1 | 78 |
| US7969531B1 | 75 |
| US6229488B1 | 60 |
| US20100284132A1 | 59 |
Which Companies are using Jabil 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 Jabil patent portfolio are Adidas, Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co Ltd and Epson.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Adidas | 5 |
| Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co Ltd | 5 |
| Epson | 5 |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd | 5 |
| Fujifilm | 4 |
| Intel | 4 |
| Htc | 4 |
| Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co Ltd | 4 |
| Procter & Gamble | 3 |
| Delta Electronics | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Jabil Patents
Top Jabil Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8508928B2 | 13 |
| US7950829B2 | 9 |
| US20020082977A1 | 9 |
| US8430262B2 | 8 |
| US8692790B2 | 8 |
| US7549236B2 | 8 |
| US7983032B2 | 7 |
| US7325957B2 | 7 |
| US6830344B2 | 7 |
| US9201295B2 | 6 |
| US20110290798A1 | 6 |
| US10046521B2 | 6 |
| US20100284132A1 | 6 |
| US20150120373A1 | 6 |
| US10005368B2 | 5 |
What Percentage of Jabil US Patent Applications were Granted?
Jabil (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 250 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 192 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 88.07%.
Below are the key stats of Jabil patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Jabil?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Barnes & Thornburg | 64 | 88.24% |
| Jabil Inc | 53 | 97.44% |
| Hp Inc | 18 | 94.44% |
| Price Heneveld Llp | 17 | 69.70% |
| Daniel Basov Vp For Iqor Technologies Inc | 10 | 100.00% |
| Volpe Koenig | 9 | 77.78% |
| Norton Rose Fulbright Us Llp | 6 | 100.00% |
| Jabil Circuit Inc | 5 | 80.00% |
| Weber Rosselli & Cannon Llp | 5 | 100.00% |
| Holland & Knight Llp | 4 | 100.00% |
The company operates under two segments -Electronics Manufacturing Systems (EMS) and Diversified Manufacturing Services (DMS). The EMS segment serves customers primarily in the automotive, capital equipment, computing and storage, digital home, industrial and energy, networking, and telecommunications industries. The DMS segment is focused on providing engineering solutions and a focus on material sciences and technologies.
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What are Jabil’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Jabil?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Jabil in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Jabil thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Jabil search focus changed over the years?
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