Louis Vuitton Patents – Key Insights and Stats

LVMH, popularly known as Louis Vuitton, has a total of 11808 patents globally, out of which 10011 have been granted. Of these 11808 patents, more than 73% patents are active. European countries is where Louis Vuitton has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by USA and the United Kingdom, it has generated an annual revenue of $69.35 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, France seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Louis Vuitton.

LVMH was founded in the year 1854 by Louis Vuitton. LVMH is a luxury fashion house based in France. Its products includes anything from high-end handbags and leather items to ready-to-wear, shoes, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses, and books. As of April 2022, Louis Vuitton has a market cap of $348.15 Billion.

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

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Louis Vuitton have?

The founder, Louis Vuitton, has 24 patents. The CEO and Chairman, Bernard Arnault, has 0 patents.

How many patents does Louis Vuitton have?

Louis Vuitton has a total of 11808 patents globally. These patents belong to 5757 unique patent families. Out of 11808 patents, 8695 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Louis Vuitton File Every Year?

Louis Vuitton 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 GrantLouis Vuitton Applications FiledLouis Vuitton Patents Granted
2011356324
2012463259
2013498343
2014513416
2015906550
2016984812
2017758761
2018973843
201913401000
2020575999
2021584801
202237204

How many Louis Vuitton patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Louis Vuitton Worldwide Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Louis Vuitton File in Different Countries?

Louis Vuitton Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Louis Vuitton Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Europe1294
United States Of America1119
United Kingdom1089
Japan875
China820
France752
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)725
Taiwan567
Australia466
United Arab Emirates394
Canada361
Korea (South)245
Germany226
Singapore222
Saudi Arabia207
Mexico186
Malaysia145
Macao112
Spain102
Philippines101
Viet Nam85
Switzerland85
Indonesia83
Turkey78
Israel75
India72
Italy67
Chile61
Russia58
Brazil58
Austria55
Montenegro29
Uruguay19
Norway19
New Zealand17
Kazakhstan14
South Africa14
Ireland11
Denmark10
Portugal10
Argentina10
Bosnia and Herzegovina10
Tunisia9
Iceland9
Dominican Republic6
Hungary6
Czech Republic5
Croatia5
Sweden5
Poland5
Ecuador4
Costa Rica4
Slovenia4
Thailand4
Cyprus3
Morocco3
Finland2
San Marino2
Honduras2
Netherlands1
Lithuania1
Slovakia1
Serbia1
Malta1
Mongolia1
Ukraine1
Bolivia1

Where are Research Centers of Louis Vuitton Patents Located?

Research Centres of Louis Vuitton

10 Best Louis Vuitton Patents

USD666503S1 is the most popular patent in the Louis Vuitton portfolio which talks about the design of a wrist watch! It has received 153 citations so far from companies like Apple, Cartier International, and Harry Winston.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Louis Vuitton:

Publication NumberCitation Count
USD666503S1153
USD602894S198
USD563101S183
US20050203809A181
US6471972B167
USD749342S163
USD577591S161
USD813539S161
US7398868B259
USD508653S154

Which Companies are using Louis Vuitton 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 Louis Vuitton patent portfolio are Loreal, Procter and Gamble, and Google.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Loreal12
Procter & Gamble5
Google4
J Oil Mills3
The Swatch Group2
Epson2
Henkel2
Rolex2
Amorepacific Corporation2
Chromaderm2

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Louis Vuitton Patents

Top Louis Vuitton Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20050203809A110
US6641848B15
US7296665B25
US10192115B15
US7060693B14
US20020098213A14
US7381436B24
US20080095968A13
US6495147B13
US6471972B13
US7499380B23
US20070086651A13
US20090065600A13
US20060018202A13
US20090076834A13

Versions of two of Louis Vuitton’s monogram handbags with built-in flexible OLED digital screens were released earlier in 2020. The Canvas of the Future bags are constructed of PVC-coated canvas with a Louis Vuitton monogram design in brown and cream, with black patent leather on the sides, and have working video screens. According to Louis Vuitton, the pieces aim to blur the boundaries between your smartphone and bag – a “fusion of savoir-faire and innovation”.

LVMH, Richemont, and the Prada Group have joined together for the first time to develop the Aura Blockchain Consortium  (or Aura for short), a blockchain platform greater than Gucci x Balenciaga. Customers of these businesses will be able to track the origins of the luxury goods they buy through Aura, all the way down to the ingredients used to make them.

But what is a blockchain?

A blockchain is a secure, permanent, and public record of transactions. Blockchains, unlike the ledgers maintained and updated by traditional institutions, are widely considered as transparent since their data cannot be manipulated.

For Aura, the blockchain acts as a database of luxury products. In the same way that artworks are now linked to NFTs, each product will be given its own digital identification. Consider it a digital equivalent of the certificates that often accompany high-end watches.

Luxury brands will record the origins of their items on these digital certificates. The certificates in Louis Vuitton’s exhibit reveal the origins of the raw materials used in their products, as well as the factories where they were made and the store where they were eventually purchased. You’ll be able to determine what type of leather your Louis Vuitton purse is made of!

You’ve probably experienced the frustration of attempting to determine whether a designer purse offered on eBay, Carousell, or Vestiaire Collective is genuine. All of that uncertainty, as well as the pain of buying a copycat, will be eliminated with Aura.

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What are Louis Vuitton’s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Louis Vuitton?

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

R&D Focus: How has Louis Vuitton‘s search focus changed over the years?

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Interested in knowing about the areas of innovation that are being protected by Louis Vuitton?

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