Boston Scientific Scimed Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2023)

Boston Scientific Scimed has a total of 19779 patents globally, out of which 9921 have been granted. Of these 19779 patents, more than 49% patents are active. The United States of America is where Boston Scientific Scimed has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China. Parallelly, The United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also USA is the origin country of Boston Scientific Scimed. Boston Scientific Scimed was founded in 1972. The company’s line of business includes the manufacturing of medical, surgical, ophthalmic and veterinary instruments and apparatus. Do read about some of the most popular patents of Boston Scientific Scimed which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Boston Scientific Scimed patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Boston Scientific Scimed patent portfolio.

How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Boston Scientific Scimed have?

The Founder John Abele has 3 patents has 180 and Pete M. Nicholas have 6 patents and the CEO Michael F. Mahoney have 38 patents.

How many patents does Boston Scientific Scimed have?

Boston Scientific Scimed has a total of 19779 patents globally. These patents belong to 6203 unique patent families. Out of 19779 patents, 9871 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Boston Scientific Scimed 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	Boston Scientific Scimed Applications Filed	Boston Scientific Scimed Patents Granted
2023	174	458
2022	647	708
2021	1017	730
2020	1460	836
2019	1124	775
2018	1099	689
2017	1067	742
2016	1213	720
2015	1116	550
2014	1306	621
2013	1028	586
2012	1051	536

How many Boston Scientific Scimed patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

How Many Patents did Boston Scientific Scimed File in Different Countries?

Countries in which Boston Scientific Scimed Filed Patents

Country	Patents
United States Of America	8594
Europe	2302
China	1230
Japan	1227
Germany	1111
Austria	941
Australia	607
Canada	530
Korea (South)	211
Spain	105
India	20
United Kingdom	20
Italy	19
New Zealand	13
Brazil	5
Israel	5
Denmark	4
Netherlands	3
Russia	3
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)	3
Poland	2
Portugal	2
Mexico	1

Where are Research Centers of Boston Scientific Scimed Patents Located?

10 Best Boston Scientific Scimed Patents

US20060252993A1 is the most popular patent in the Boston Scientific Scimed portfolio. It has received 1491 citations so far from companies like Avinger, Inc., Olympus Corporation and Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Boston Scientific Scimed:

Publication Number	Citation Count
US20060252993A1	1491
US7334718B2	1472
US7934631B2	1469
US8006889B2	1402
US7708181B2	1388
US7546939B2	1383
US8043207B2	1361
US7896215B2	1333
US8286845B2	1325
US20080190989A1	1288

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Boston Scientific Scimed patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Boston Scientific Scimed invention. They couldn’t because Boston Scientific Scimed had protected those before them. Examiners at the USPTO referred 3354 Boston Scientific Scimed patents in 22765 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types). The top citing companies in the Boston Scientific Scimed patent portfolio are Covidien, Cook Medical Technologies and Biosense Webster. List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Boston Scientific Scimed –

Company	Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Boston Scientific Scimed Patents	Number of Rejections (102 & 103)
Covidien	340	875
Cook Medical Technologies	294	762
Biosense Webster	220	577
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems	187	490
Medtronic	155	415
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division	141	392
Olympus Corporation	141	231
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha	113	272
C R Bard	99	272
Philips	80	192

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Boston Scientific Scimed Patents

Top Boston Scientific Scimed Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent Number	Count of Rejected Applications
US7922650B2	84
US7291146B2	50
US8496653B2	32
US7846107B2	26
US7381219B2	26
US8628465B2	25
US8103327B2	25
US8128617B2	25
US20080188928A1	25
US8353860B2	23
US7717843B2	23
US20060252993A1	23
US8485966B2	22
US7955255B2	22
US8535368B2	21

What Percentage of Boston Scientific Scimed US Patent Applications were Granted?

Boston Scientific Scimed (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 10430 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 7493 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 80.28%. Below are the key stats of Boston Scientific Scimed patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Boston Scientific Scimed?

Law Firm	Total Applications	Success Rate
Seager Tufte & Wickhem	2339	81.09%
Bookoff Mcandrews	1136	80.04%
Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus	963	81.18%
Brake Hughes Bellermann	709	95.44%
Fish & Richardson	319	49.12%
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath	309	79.52%
Hunton Andrews Kurth	226	61.78%
Fay Kaplun & Marcin	219	70.16%
Vista Ip Law Group	164	35.85%
Boston Scientific Corporation	136	83.09%

What are Boston Scientific Scimed key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Boston Scientific Scimed?

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

R&D Focus: How has Boston Scientific Scimed search focus changed over the years?

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