Quest Diagnostics has a total of 2676 patents globally, out of which 1312 have been granted. Of these 2676 patents, more than 48% patents are active. United States of America is where Quest Diagnostics has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Quest Diagnostics.
Quest Diagnostics was founded in 1967 by Paul A. Brown. Quest Diagnostics provides diagnostic testing, information, and services. The Company operates a national network of full-service laboratories, rapid response laboratories, and patient service centers. Quest Diagnostics offers esoteric, routine medical, drugs of abuse, and non-hospital-based anatomic pathology testing services. As of April 2022, Quest Diagnostics has a market cap of $15.94 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Quest Diagnostics which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Quest Diagnostics patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Quest Diagnostics patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Quest Diagnostics have?
The Founder Paul A. Brown has 46 patents and the CEO Steve Rusckowski have 0 patents.
How many patents does Quest Diagnostics have?
Quest Diagnostics has a total of 2676 patents globally. These patents belong to 703 unique patent families. Out of 2676 patents, 1311 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Quest Diagnostics 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 | Quest Diagnostics Applications Filed | Quest Diagnostics Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 112 | 54 |
| 2012 | 88 | 57 |
| 2013 | 81 | 75 |
| 2014 | 73 | 79 |
| 2015 | 127 | 65 |
| 2016 | 115 | 67 |
| 2017 | 126 | 73 |
| 2018 | 98 | 93 |
| 2019 | 89 | 96 |
| 2020 | 89 | 100 |
| 2021 | 55 | 88 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 |
How many Quest Diagnostics patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Quest Diagnostics File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Quest Diagnostics Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1010 |
| Europe | 304 |
| Japan | 178 |
| Germany | 163 |
| Canada | 159 |
| China | 118 |
| Australia | 89 |
| Brazil | 69 |
| Mexico | 47 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 43 |
| India | 33 |
| Austria | 31 |
| Israel | 17 |
| New Zealand | 12 |
| Korea (South) | 11 |
| Poland | 10 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Norway | 9 |
| Croatia | 9 |
| Singapore | 9 |
| Spain | 8 |
| Taiwan | 7 |
| Turkey | 6 |
| Viet Nam | 6 |
| Hungary | 6 |
| Slovakia | 5 |
| Estonia | 5 |
| Indonesia | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | 4 |
| Denmark | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
| Brunei | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 1 |
| Macao | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Quest Diagnostics Patents Located?
10 Best Quest Diagnostics Patents
US8007370B2 is the most popular patent in the Quest Diagnostics portfolio. It has received 697 citations so far from companies like Fitbit, Inc, Sotera Wireless, Inc and Nike, Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Quest Diagnostics:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20070071643A1 | 166 |
| US6344172B1 | 120 |
| US7087395B1 | 114 |
| US20080001241A1 | 110 |
| US6681186B1 | 108 |
| US20090197254A1 | 103 |
| US6589789B1 | 99 |
| US20020108917A1 | 95 |
| US20090221620A1 | 94 |
| US6900016B1 | 93 |
Which Companies are using Quest Diagnostics 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 Quest Diagnostics patent portfolio are Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc, Waters Technologies Corporation and Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Roche Diagnostics Operations | 11 |
| Waters Technologies Corporation | 5 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | 5 |
| Philips | 4 |
| IBM | 4 |
| General Electric | 4 |
| Roche Molecular Systems | 4 |
| Oxford Biotherapeutics | 3 |
| National Institutes Of Health – Director Deitr | 3 |
| Rhovac Aps | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Quest Diagnostics Patents
Top Quest Diagnostics Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7392199B2 | 17 |
| US20110144914A1 | 13 |
| US7087395B1 | 12 |
| US7842467B1 | 11 |
| US20080300797A1 | 11 |
| US20080001241A1 | 9 |
| US7892760B2 | 8 |
| US7567913B2 | 7 |
| US7608413B1 | 6 |
| US20070073178A1 | 6 |
| US6794148B2 | 6 |
| US9200331B2 | 6 |
| US6586255B1 | 5 |
| US6589789B1 | 5 |
| US7521213B2 | 5 |
What Percentage of Quest Diagnostics US Patent Applications were Granted?
Quest Diagnostics (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 483 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 304 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 77.55%.
Below are the key stats of Quest Diagnostics patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Quest Diagnostics?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 166 | 74.51% |
| Quest Diagnostics | 158 | 93.02% |
| Haug Partners Llp | 40 | 72.22% |
| Celera An Applera Corporation Business | 17 | 0% |
| Stout Uxa & Buyan Llp | 13 | 75.00% |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp | 10 | 33.33% |
| Smithkline Beecham Corporation | 4 | 50.00% |
| Locke Lord Llp | 3 | 0% |
| Mintz Levin Jhu | 3 | 0% |
| Fish & Richardson Pc | 2 | 0.00% |
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