Labcorp Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Labcorp has a total of 3230 patents globally, out of which 1288 have been granted. Of these 3230 patents, more than 47% patents are active. The United States of America is where Labcorp has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Labcorp.

Labcorp was founded in the year 1969. Labcorp is a clinical laboratory company. The business develops specialized testing businesses, including those for oncology testing, HIV genotyping and phenotyping, diagnostic genetics, and clinical trials. As of January 2023, Labcorp has a market cap of $22.24 Billion.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Labcorp which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Labcorp patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Labcorp patent portfolio.

How many patents does the CEO of Labcorp have?

The CEO Adam Schechter have 0 patents.

How many patents does Labcorp have?

Labcorp has a total of 3230 patents globally. These patents belong to 730 unique patent families. Out of 3230 patents, 1544 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Labcorp File Every Year?

Labcorp Patents Filing Trend

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 GrantLabcorp Applications FiledLabcorp Patents Granted
20235
20226486
202115890
202015897
2019175123
201813264
201711185
201610361
201511956
201414473
201320068
201216659
20119441

How many Labcorp patents are Alive/Dead?

Labscorp Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Labcorp File in Different Countries?

Labcorp Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Labcorp Filed Patents

CountryPatent
United States Of America825
Europe402
Japan251
Canada229
Australia216
Germany172
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)169
China111
Korea (South)67
Spain49
Austria49
India47
Singapore43
Brazil34
Denmark33
Mexico29
Israel21
Portugal10
Norway10
Poland10
Italy6
Hungary6
United Kingdom4
Russia4
Eurasia4
Macao4
Lithuania3
Malta3
Slovenia2
Taiwan2
Turkey2
Croatia2
Serbia2
Albania2
South Africa1
New Zealand1
Argentina1
Sweden1
Czech Republic1
Switzerland1
Malaysia1
Ireland1

Where are Research Centres of Labcorp Patents Located?

Research Centers of Labcorp Patents

10 Best Labcorp Patents

US7544473B2 is the most popular patent in the Labcorp portfolio. It has received 570 citations so far from companies like Complete Genomics, Raindance Technologies and Adaptive Biotechnologies.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Labcorp:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US7544473B2570
US6613525B2451
US20050164241A1381
US20100216153A1369
US6399952B1357
US6939451B2317
US20020092767A1291
US6344326B1281
US6905827B2279
US6573043B1272

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Labcorp patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Labcorp invention. They couldn’t because Labcorp had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 261 Labcorp patents in 1545 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Labcorp patent portfolio are Life Technologies, IBM and Bank of America.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Labcorp –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Labcorp PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Life Technologies1839
IBM1022
Bank of America1020
Guardant Health89
National Science Foundation716
Natera721
Ariosa Diagnostics720
Quest Diagnostics Investments725
10X Genomics715
HP67

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Labcorp Patents

Top Labcorp Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20030050470A147
US8719776B227
US6905827B216
US6613525B215
US9091695B212
US6623860B212
US7876935B211
US6939451B211
US8467976B211
US8696595B210
US20030113906A19
US20110166029A19
US8852864B29
US20020092767A19
US6803019B19

What Percentage of Labcorp US Patent Applications were Granted?

Labcorp (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 252 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 157 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 74.06%.

Below are the key stats of Labcorp patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Labcorp?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Labcorp11074.36%
Medidata Solutions8680.95%
Myers Bigel1566.67%
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton771.43%
Morrison & Foerster6100%
Choate Hall & Stewart60%
Fisherbroyles4100%
Knobbe Martens4100%
Myriad Genetics4100%
Alston & Bird10%

What are Labcorp key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Labcorp?

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

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

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