Nielsen Holdings has a total of 5946 patents globally, out of which 2955 have been granted. Of these 5946 patents, more than 64% patents are active. United States of America is where Nielsen Holdings has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Australia. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Nielsen Holdings.
Nielsen Holdings was founded in 1923 by Arthur Nielsen. Nielsen Holdings offers marketing services. The Company provides demand analysis, product development, sales measurement, price and trade promotion strategies, and product launch services. Nielsen Holdings serves customers worldwide. As of March 2022, Nielsen Holdings has a market cap of $6.52 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Nielsen Holdings which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Nielsen Holdings patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Nielsen Holdings patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Nielsen Holdings have?
The CEO, David Kenny have 0 patents.
How many patents does Nielsen Holdings have?
Nielsen Holdings has a total of 5946 patents globally. These patents belong to 1491 unique patent families. Out of 5946 patents, 3864 patents are active.
How many Nielsen Holdings patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Nielsen Holdings 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 | Nielsen Holdings Applications Filed | Nielsen Holdings Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 246 | 76 |
| 2012 | 326 | 106 |
| 2013 | 370 | 165 |
| 2014 | 512 | 185 |
| 2015 | 258 | 228 |
| 2016 | 305 | 274 |
| 2017 | 240 | 257 |
| 2018 | 329 | 231 |
| 2019 | 444 | 282 |
| 2020 | 454 | 330 |
| 2021 | 283 | 340 |
| 2022 | – | 61 |
How Many Patents did Nielsen Holdings File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Nielsen Holdings Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2558 |
| Europe | 440 |
| Australia | 387 |
| China | 281 |
| Canada | 266 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 245 |
| Japan | 221 |
| Korea (South) | 218 |
| Germany | 153 |
| Mexico | 79 |
| India | 70 |
| United Kingdom | 62 |
| Taiwan | 51 |
| Brazil | 43 |
| Singapore | 26 |
| Malaysia | 26 |
| Israel | 24 |
| Spain | 20 |
| South Africa | 19 |
| Argentina | 17 |
| New Zealand | 17 |
| Austria | 16 |
| Norway | 15 |
| Denmark | 14 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Poland | 5 |
| France | 5 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Peru | 2 |
| Panama | 2 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Nielsen Holdings Patents Located?
10 Best Nielsen Holdings Patents
US6754470B2 is the most popular patent in the Nielsen Holdings portfolio. It has received 765 citations so far from companies like At&T, Nokia and Headwater Research Llc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Nielsen Holdings:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6754470B2 | 765 |
| US20030135513A1 | 559 |
| US6745011B1 | 504 |
| US6353929B1 | 471 |
| US20090076821A1 | 452 |
| US20100004977A1 | 385 |
| US6928280B1 | 374 |
| US6647548B1 | 342 |
| US6643696B2 | 330 |
| US6467089B1 | 328 |
Which Companies are using Nielsen Holdings 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 Nielsen Holdings patent portfolio are Citibank Na, Google and IBM.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Citibank Na | 362 |
| 126 | |
| IBM | 117 |
| Microsoft | 79 |
| Samsung | 70 |
| Sony Corporation | 58 |
| 55 | |
| Apple | 37 |
| Adobe Inc | 27 |
| Rovi Guides Inc | 26 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Nielsen Holdings Patents
Top Nielsen Holdings Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6754470B2 | 39 |
| US20100004977A1 | 39 |
| US9106804B2 | 35 |
| US20100015926A1 | 34 |
| US8296172B2 | 33 |
| US20090150217A1 | 27 |
| US9514436B2 | 21 |
| US7549052B2 | 21 |
| US20090150919A1 | 21 |
| US8713168B2 | 20 |
| US8805854B2 | 20 |
| US8019162B2 | 20 |
| US8812012B2 | 19 |
| US7587732B2 | 19 |
| US7827312B2 | 19 |
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What are Nielsen Holdings’ key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Nielsen Holdings?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Nielsen Holdings in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Nielsen Holdings thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
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