Land O’Lakes Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Land O’Lakes has a total of 933 patents globally, out of which 546 have been granted. Of these 933 patents, more than 73% patents are active. The United States of America is where Land O’Lakes has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and Mexico. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Land O’Lakes.

Land O’Lakes was founded in the year 1921. Dairy goods are produced and distributed by Land O’Lakes. In addition to producing food items, the company also promotes and sells associated goods like spreads, cheese, milk, and butter.

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

How many patents does the CEO of Land O’Lakes have?

The CEO Beth Ford have 0 patents.

How many patents does Land O’Lakes have?

Land O’Lakes has a total of 933 patents globally. These patents belong to 251 unique patent families. Out of 933 patents, 682 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Land O’Lakes File Every Year?

Land O’Lakes Patent 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 GrantLand O’Lakes Applications FiledLand O’Lakes Patents Granted
202337
20222241
20213359
20208190
2019194106
20187944
20175134
20166721
20155628
20144213
20136420
20124721
2011116

How many Land O’Lakes patents are Alive/Dead?

How Many Patents did Land O’Lakes File in Different Countries?

Land O’Lakes Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Land O’Lakes Filed Patents

CountryPatent
United States Of America410
Canada91
Mexico81
Australia51
Europe40
Brazil34
South Africa24
Ireland23
New Zealand20
Argentina20
China18
Germany15
Denmark9
Costa Rica5
Japan5
Poland4
Taiwan4
Colombia3
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)3
Austria3
Spain3
Viet Nam2
Africa2
Panama2
Ecuador1
Kenya1
Chile1
Norway1
India1

Where are Research Centres of Land O’Lakes Patents Located?

R&D Centres of Land O’Lakes

10 Best Land O’Lakes Patents

WO2013003558A1 is the most popular patent in the Land O’Lakes portfolio. It has received 238 citations so far from companies like Bayer Cropscience, BASF and Bayer AG.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Land O’Lakes:

Publication NumberCitation Count
WO2013003558A1238
US6866861B1172
USD521380S1107
USD496272S191
US8767194B285
US7566817B276
USD502394S172
USD489975S172
US6338040B170
US20020145742A160

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Land O’Lakes patents?

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 59 Land O’Lakes patents in 211 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Land O’Lakes patent portfolio are Monsanto Technology, Nestle and Laboratorio Jaer.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Land O’Lakes –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Land O’Lakes PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Monsanto Technology59
Nestle35
Laboratorio Jaer29
IBM22
Abbott Laboratories23
Conagra Foods Rdm27
Yeaman Machine Technologies23
Corteva Agriscience26
Manildra Milling22
3M Innovativ23

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Land O’Lakes Patents

Top Land O’Lakes Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US6406729B15
US8092853B25
US20020145742A15
US8144319B24
US6544579B14
US7371401B23
US8519008B23
US8181433B23
US8689619B23
US7297354B23
US6830771B23
US20040009261A12
US9146223B12
US20040180124A12
US20060029713A12

What Percentage of Land O’Lakes US Patent Applications were Granted?

Land O’Lakes (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 162 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 117 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 79.05%.

Below are the key stats of Land O’Lakes patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Land O’Lakes?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Dorsey & Whitney7186.89%
Z Peter Sawicki2286.36%
Westman Champlin & Koehler2157.14%
Kinney & Lange1943.75%
Law Office Of Phillip F Fox540.00%
Norton Rose Fulbright5100.00%
Virgil B Hill4100.00%
Winthrop & Weinstine2100.00%
Fish & Richardson1100.00%
Husch Blackwell10.00%

What are Land O’Lakes key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Land O’Lakes?

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

R&D Focus: How has Land O’Lakes search focus changed over the years?

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