Lupin has a total of 3366 patents globally, out of which 1289 have been granted. Of these 3366 patents, more than 33% patents are active. India is where Lupin has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Lupin.
Lupin was founded in 1968. Lupin is a pharmaceutical company that develops and distributes a wide range of healthcare products. It focuses on generics, branded and complex generics, APIs, biosimilar, and specialty medicines. The company serves key therapeutic areas such as tuberculosis, diabetes, cardiovascular, respiratory, women’s health, and neurological disorders. Lupin also develops value-added medicines using advanced platform technologies.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Lupin which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Lupin patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Lupin patent portfolio.
How many patents does Lupin have?
Lupin has a total of 3366 patents globally. These patents belong to 824 unique patent families. Out of 3366 patents, 1112 patents are active.
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How Many Patents did Lupin 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 | Lupin Applications Filed | Lupin Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 13 | 66 |
| 2024 | 23 | 68 |
| 2023 | 56 | 45 |
| 2022 | 118 | 88 |
| 2021 | 127 | 64 |
| 2020 | 333 | 124 |
| 2019 | 76 | 81 |
| 2018 | 143 | 96 |
| 2017 | 145 | 104 |
| 2016 | 194 | 120 |
How many Lupin patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Lupin File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Lupin Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| India | 603 |
| United States of America | 353 |
| Europe (EPO) | 218 |
| Australia | 139 |
| Japan | 128 |
| South Africa | 104 |
| Mexico | 104 |
| Canada | 100 |
| Brazil | 94 |
| China | 67 |
| Germany | 67 |
| Austria | 55 |
| Korea (South) | 49 |
| Philippines | 47 |
| Spain | 38 |
| Malaysia | 38 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 35 |
| Singapore | 35 |
| Israel | 32 |
| Indonesia | 32 |
| Italy | 30 |
| United Kingdom | 30 |
| New Zealand | 30 |
| Colombia | 29 |
| Chile | 29 |
| Africa | 29 |
| Russia | 29 |
| Viet Nam | 19 |
| Peru | 19 |
| Eurasia | 18 |
| Denmark | 17 |
| Portugal | 17 |
| Costa Rica | 17 |
| Georgia | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 16 |
| Ukraine | 16 |
| Poland | 15 |
| Norway | 14 |
| Hungary | 14 |
| Argentina | 14 |
| Croatia | 13 |
| Slovenia | 12 |
| Ecuador | 12 |
| Malta | 11 |
| Cuba | 11 |
| Taiwan | 10 |
| Serbia | 10 |
| Morocco | 10 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 |
| Slovakia | 9 |
| Tunisia | 8 |
| Lithuania | 8 |
| Turkey | 7 |
| Albania | 7 |
| Algeria | 7 |
| Estonia | 7 |
| Cyprus | 7 |
| Dominican Republic | 6 |
| Nicaragua | 5 |
| Mongolia | 4 |
| Finland | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| Jordan | 4 |
| Belize | 4 |
| Guatemala | 4 |
| El Salvador | 3 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Kenya | 2 |
| Panama | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| San Marino | 2 |
| Iceland | 2 |
| Pakistan | 1 |
| Brunei | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Lupin Patents Located?
10 Best Lupin Patents
US20050153946A1 is the most popular patent in the Lupin portfolio. It has received 123 citations so far from companies like Xenoport, Taro Pharmaceuticals, Nitromed.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Lupin:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20050153946A1 | 123 |
| WO2013136249A1 | 88 |
| WO2009008005A1 | 71 |
| WO2013164769A1 | 69 |
| WO2012069917A1 | 63 |
| JP2015504087A | 60 |
| WO2018020474A1 | 57 |
| WO2021130731A1 | 55 |
| WO2021105960A1 | 50 |
| WO2015075640A1 | 49 |
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What Percentage of Lupin US Patent Applications were Granted?
Lupin (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 334 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 168 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 54.72%.
Below are the key stats of Lupin patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Lupin?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Merchant & Gould Pc | 95 | 46.32% |
| The Dobrusin Law Firm Pc | 61 | 66.67% |
| Polsinelli Pc | 23 | 86.96% |
| Duane Morris Llp | 30 | 39.70% |
| The Webb Law Firm Pc | 17 | 47.06% |
| William D Hare | 12 | 16.67% |
| Leydig Voit & Mayer Ltd | 14 | 74.25% |
| Bass Berry & Sims Plc | 10 | 40.00% |
| Volpe Koenig | 8 | 50.00% |
| Cantor Colburn Llp | 7 | 42.86% |
What are Lupin key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Lupin?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Lupin in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Lupin thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Lupin search focus changed over the years?
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