LVMH has a total of 13039 patents globally, out of which 11760 have been granted. Of these 13039 patents, more than 68% patents are active. Europe is where LVMH has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United Kingdom and United States of America. Parallelly, Europe seems to be the main focused R&D centre and France is the origin country of LVMH.
LVMH was founded in the year 1987. The Company provides luxury products. The Company offers wines, spirits, fashion and leather goods, perfumes, cosmetics, watches and jewelry. As of March 2023, the market cap of LVMH is $446.51 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of LVMH which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find LVMH patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over LVMH patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of LVMH have?
The founders Henri Racamier has 0 patent and Alain Chevalier has 3 patents. The CEO Bernard Arnault has 0 patent.
How many patents does LVMH have?
LVMH has a total of 13039 patents globally. These patents belong to 6298 unique patent families. Out of 13039 patents, 8889 patents are active.
How Many Patents did LVMH 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 | LVMH Applications Filed | LVMH Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 23 | 167 |
| 2022 | 496 | 865 |
| 2021 | 850 | 971 |
| 2020 | 722 | 1083 |
| 2019 | 1467 | 1110 |
| 2018 | 1012 | 959 |
| 2017 | 773 | 883 |
| 2016 | 1010 | 840 |
| 2015 | 980 | 600 |
| 2014 | 493 | 440 |
| 2013 | 512 | 398 |
| 2012 | 458 | 310 |
How many LVMH patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did LVMH File in Different Countries?
Countries in which LVMH Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe | 1352 |
| United Kingdom | 1210 |
| United States Of America | 1158 |
| China | 904 |
| Japan | 886 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 794 |
| France | 778 |
| Taiwan | 625 |
| Australia | 464 |
| Canada | 405 |
| United Arab Emirates | 395 |
| Brazil | 316 |
| Europe | 289 |
| Korea (South) | 256 |
| Singapore | 230 |
| Mexico | 229 |
| Germany | 215 |
| Saudi Arabia | 207 |
| Malaysia | 135 |
| Indonesia | 126 |
| Macao | 114 |
| Argentina | 113 |
| Viet Nam | 113 |
| India | 108 |
| Philippines | 96 |
| Spain | 93 |
| Norway | 85 |
| Italy | 81 |
| Turkey | 78 |
| Switzerland | 76 |
Where are Research Centres of LVMH Patents Located?
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to LVMH patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to LVMH invention. They couldn’t because LVMH had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 88 LVMH patents in 313 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the LVMH patent portfolio are Loreal, Google and Mary Kay.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing LVMH –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing LVMH Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Loreal | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | 6 | |
| Mary Kay | 4 | 7 |
| Henkel | 3 | 7 |
| The Swatch Group Research And Development | 3 | 6 |
| Nivarox-Far | 2 | 4 |
| Thermodynamic Design | 2 | 15 |
| Procter & Gamble | 2 | 13 |
| Rolex | 2 | 8 |
| Epson | 2 | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on LVMH Patents
Top LVMH Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7909241B2 | 11 |
| US10192115B1 | 5 |
| US7499380B2 | 4 |
| US8273144B2 | 3 |
| US9064279B1 | 3 |
| US20020098213A1 | 3 |
| US8225801B2 | 3 |
| US20080095968A1 | 3 |
| US8394363B2 | 3 |
| US20090076834A1 | 3 |
| US6471972B1 | 3 |
| US7296665B2 | 3 |
| US20090041698A1 | 2 |
| US11062383B2 | 2 |
| US20100196298A1 | 2 |
What Percentage of LVMH US Patent Applications were Granted?
LVMH (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 202 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 133 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 71.89%.
Below are the key stats of LVMH patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for LVMH?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson | 56 | 69.57% |
| Pearne & Gordon | 19 | 94.44% |
| Merchant & Gould | 18 | 55.56% |
| Bakerhostetler | 17 | 64.71% |
| Von Briesen & Roper | 14 | 100.00% |
| Nath Goldberg & Meyer | 7 | 57.14% |
| Pennie & Edmonds | 7 | 42.86% |
| Dennison Meserole Pollack & Scheiner | 4 | 50.00% |
| Donald C Lucas | 4 | 75.00% |
| Nexsen Pruet | 4 | 100.00% |