Molson Coors has a total of 501 patents globally, out of which 320 have been granted. Of these 501 patents, more than 41% patents are active. United States of America is where Molson Coors has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and United Kingdom. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Molson Coors.
Molson Coors was founded in 2005 by the merger of Molson and Coors. Molson Coors operates as a beverage company. The Company brews and produces beer. Molson Coors Brewing serves customers worldwide. As of March 2022, Molson Coors has a market cap of $11.05 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Molson Coors which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Molson Coors patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Molson Coors patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Molson Coors have?
The CEO, Gavin D. Hattersley have 0 patents.
How many patents does Molson Coors have?
Molson Coors has a total of 501 patents globally. These patents belong to 233 unique patent families. Out of 501 patents, 208 patents are active.
How many Molson Coors patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Molson Coors 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 | Molson Coors Beverage Applications Filed | Molson Coors Beverage Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 31 | 14 |
| 2012 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 14 | 11 |
| 2014 | 12 | 15 |
| 2015 | – | 10 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 36 | 9 |
| 2019 | 41 | 24 |
| 2020 | 18 | 21 |
| 2021 | 4 | 15 |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
How Many Patents did Molson Coors File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Molson Coors Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 141 |
| Europe | 59 |
| United Kingdom | 52 |
| Canada | 44 |
| Australia | 37 |
| Germany | 20 |
| Mexico | 14 |
| Austria | 12 |
| Japan | 11 |
| Brazil | 7 |
| Spain | 6 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 6 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| China | 5 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 |
| Croatia | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Molson Coors Patents Located?
10 Best Molson Coors Patents
US6631803B2 is the most popular patent in the Molson Coors portfolio. It has received 214 citations so far from companies like Nike, Graphic Packaging International Inc and Leftcoast Innovations.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Molson Coors:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6631803B2 | 214 |
| US6473171B1 | 97 |
| US6945450B2 | 83 |
| US6364137B1 | 70 |
| USD495598S1 | 45 |
| US20080110854A1 | 43 |
| US6584805B1 | 37 |
| USD475926S1 | 34 |
| USD653538S1 | 32 |
| US8336729B2 | 31 |
Patents acquired by Molson Coors
Molson Coors has acquired 12 patents from other companies which is not associated with Molson Coors.
Below the table shown the patent acquisition of Molson Coors –
| Company | Patents Families |
| Bass Machine Holdings Ltd | 7 |
| Brandbrew Sa | 2 |
| Mannesmann Plastic Machinery Gmbh | 1 |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1 |
| Nissan Technical Center North America | 1 |
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What are Molson Coors’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Molson Coors?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Molson Coors in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Molson Coors thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Molson Coors search focus changed over the years?
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