New Balance has a total of 667 patents globally, out of which 537 have been granted. Of these 667 patents, more than 55% patents are active. The USA is where New Balance has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and China, it has generated an annual revenue of $4.4 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of New Balance.
New Balance was founded in the year 1906 by William J. Riley. Company is one of the world’s major sports footwear and apparel manufacturers. As of July 2022, New Balance has a market cap of $0.045 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of New Balance which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find New Balance patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over New Balance patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of New Balance have?
The founder, William J. Riley, has 0 patents. The President & CEO, Joe Preston, has 0 patents.
How many patents does New Balance have?
New Balance has a total of 667 patents globally. These patents belong to 335 unique patent families. Out of 667 patents, 370 patents are active.
How Many Patents did New Balance 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 | New Balance Applications Filed | New Balance Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 32 | 30 |
| 2012 | 42 | 38 |
| 2013 | 52 | 18 |
| 2014 | 35 | 33 |
| 2015 | 62 | 29 |
| 2016 | 37 | 31 |
| 2017 | 34 | 30 |
| 2018 | 39 | 44 |
| 2019 | 15 | 53 |
| 2020 | 8 | 24 |
| 2021 | 14 | 19 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 |
How many New Balance patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did New Balance File in Different Countries?
Countries in which New Balance Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 379 |
| Japan | 67 |
| China | 54 |
| Canada | 52 |
| Europe | 51 |
| United Kingdom | 36 |
| Germany | 14 |
| Korea (South) | 3 |
| Australia | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of New Balance Patents Located?
10 Best New Balance Patents
US6752730B1 is the most popular patent in the New Balance portfolio. It has received 100 citations so far from companies like Reebok, Henson Company, and Sport Maska.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of New Balance:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6752730B1 | 100 |
| US8056150B2 | 99 |
| US6561932B2 | 91 |
| US6506132B1 | 90 |
| US6550069B1 | 81 |
| US20030229651A1 | 59 |
| US7192369B2 | 58 |
| US20090014703A1 | 58 |
| US7022035B2 | 57 |
| US6772447B2 | 54 |
Which Companies are using New Balance Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the New Balance patent portfolio are Cascade Lacrosse, Bauer Hockey, and Easton Diamond Sports.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Cascade Lacrosse | 70 |
| Bauer Hockey | 65 |
| Easton Diamond Sports | 45 |
| William T Burnett | 26 |
| JP Morgan Chase Bank | 18 |
| Epoch Lacrosse | 16 |
| Adidas | 15 |
| Reebok | 15 |
| Under Armour | 14 |
| Entrotech | 11 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on New Balance Patents
Top New Balance Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20030163399A1 | 14 |
| US9642415B2 | 12 |
| US6772447B2 | 8 |
| US10279581B2 | 7 |
| US8510870B2 | 7 |
| US9044658B2 | 5 |
| US20030229544A1 | 4 |
| US10363453B2 | 4 |
| US7886370B2 | 4 |
| US8156574B2 | 4 |
| US20090044306A1 | 4 |
| US20050282666A1 | 4 |
| US20070010357A1 | 4 |
| US6752730B1 | 4 |
| US8966663B2 | 3 |
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What are New Balance’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by New Balance?
The chart below distributes patents filed by New Balance in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where New Balance thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How New Balance’s search focus changed over the years?
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