McCormick has a total of 897 patents globally, out of which 721 have been granted. Of these 897 patents, more than 56% patents are active. The United States of America is where McCormick has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Australia. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also the United States of America is the origin country of McCormick.
McCormick was founded in the year 1889. McCormick Incorporated creates, sells, and provides the food sector with flavour items such as spices, herbs, extracts, seasonings, and flavourings. Retail establishments, food producers, and restaurants are all customers of the company. As of December 2022, market cap of McCormick is $20.79 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of McCormick which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find McCormick patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over McCormick patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of McCormick have?
The founder Willoughby McCormicks and CEO Lawrence E. Kurzius have 0 patents.
How many patents does McCormick have?
McCormick has a total of 897 patents globally. These patents belong to 346 unique patent families. Out of 897 patents, 508 patents are active.
How Many Patents did McCormick 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 | McCormick Applications Filed | McCormick Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 53 | 41 |
| 2012 | 45 | 34 |
| 2013 | 94 | 75 |
| 2014 | 36 | 33 |
| 2015 | 33 | 41 |
| 2016 | 28 | 25 |
| 2017 | 96 | 27 |
| 2018 | 20 | 28 |
| 2019 | 24 | 29 |
| 2020 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 55 | 54 |
| 2022 | 23 | 40 |
| 2023 | – | 8 |
How many McCormick patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did McCormick File in Different Countries?
Countries in which McCormick Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 157 |
| China | 155 |
| Australia | 96 |
| Canada | 93 |
| United Kingdom | 78 |
| Mexico | 54 |
| Europe | 73 |
| Germany | 20 |
| South Africa | 15 |
| Russia | 15 |
| Italy | 15 |
| Singapore | 13 |
| Brazil | 12 |
| Poland | 10 |
| Spain | 9 |
| Japan | 8 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Portugal | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Korea (South) | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Austria | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Montenegro | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Malta | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of McCormick Patents Located?
10 Best McCormick Patents
US20130224696A1 is the most popular patent in the McCormick portfolio. It has received 227 citations so far from companies like Palantir Technologies, Nissin Foods Holdings and Aromabit.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of McCormick:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20130224696A1 | 184 |
| US7488503B1 | 116 |
| US20090104330A1 | 90 |
| US20040231220A1 | 81 |
| US6416799B1 | 79 |
| US7799341B2 | 79 |
| USD655107S1 | 72 |
| USD628090S1 | 70 |
| USD482624S1 | 69 |
| USD506140S1 | 67 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to McCormick patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to McCormick invention. They couldn’t because McCormick had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 32 McCormick patents in 183 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the McCormick patent portfolio are IBM, Firmenich and Frito-Lay.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing McCormick –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing McCormick Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| IBM | 7 | 11 |
| Firmenich | 4 | 6 |
| Frito-Lay | 3 | 10 |
| Cargill | 2 | 10 |
| Nestle | 2 | 7 |
| Runway Blue | 2 | 2 |
| Vital Source Group | 2 | 3 |
| Goodnature | 2 | 6 |
| Walmart Apollo | 2 | 3 |
| Givaudan | 2 | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on McCormick Patents
Top McCormick Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20090104330A1 | 9 |
| US20130222406A1 | 9 |
| US20070292592A1 | 6 |
| US7488503B1 | 5 |
| US7918050B2 | 4 |
| US7870980B2 | 4 |
| US20100185564A1 | 3 |
| US7493712B2 | 3 |
| US20080199595A1 | 3 |
| US20050191389A1 | 3 |
| US20110297703A1 | 3 |
| US7726355B2 | 2 |
| US10441101B2 | 2 |
| US8286817B2 | 2 |
| US20080131567A1 | 2 |
What Percentage of McCormick US Patent Applications were Granted?
McCormick (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 31 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 15 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 55.56%.
Below are the key stats of McCormick patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for McCormick?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Greenblum & Bernstein | 23 | 70% |
| Oblon | 8 | 20% |