McDonald’s Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2023)

McDonald’s has a total of 79 patents globally, out of which 47 have been granted. Of these 79 patents, more than 15% patents are active. Australia is where McDonald’s has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and New Zealand. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of McDonald’s.

McDonald’s was founded in 1955. McDonald’s franchises and operates fast-food restaurants in the global restaurant industry. The Company’s restaurants serve a variety of value-priced menu products in countries around the world.

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

How many patents does McDonald’s have?

McDonald’s has a total of 79 patents globally. These patents belong to 45 unique patent families. Out of 79 patents, 12 patents are active.

How Many Patents did McDonald’s File Every Year?

McDonald’s 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 GrantMcDonald’s Applications FiledMcDonald’s Patents Granted
202333
20201
201833
20161
201523
201423
201325
20126

How many McDonald’s patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

McDonald’s Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did McDonald’s File in Different Countries?

McDonald’s Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which McDonald’s Filed Patents

CountryPatent
Australia23
Europe (EPO)12
New Zealand9
United States of America8
Canada5
United Kingdom3
Japan3
Spain2
Korea (South)2
Brazil2
France1

Where are Research Centers of McDonald’s Patents Located?

R&D Centres of McDonald’s

10 Best McDonald’s Patents

US7384003B1 is the most popular patent in the McDonald’s portfolio. It has received 13 citations so far from companies like Dl’s Die Cutting, Capital One Services.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of McDonald’s:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US7384003B113
US20040249698A110
US20060134271A18
JP2009509714A7
US20060134273A14
US20040131741A14
KR1020040007375A4
WO2006068864A23
US9227775B22
US20060134272A11

What Percentage of McDonald’s US Patent Applications were Granted?

McDonald’s (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 26 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 22 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 84.62%.

Below are the key stats of McDonald’s patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for McDonald’s?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Hinshaw & Culbertson Llp1883.33%
Ohlandt Greeley & Perle Llp2100.00%
Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch Llp1100.00%
Crowell & Moring Llp1100.00%
Finnegan Henderson Farabow1100.00%
Joseph P O Halloran1100.00%
Lars S Johnson10.00%
Rudnick And Wolfe1100.00%

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What are McDonald’s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by McDonald’s?

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

R&D Focus: How McDonald’s search focus changed over the years?

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Our comprehensive report provides an in-depth look into the patent portfolio. The report includes a breakdown of the patent portfolio across various technologies, listing the patent along with brief summaries of each patent's technology.