Rentokil Initial Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Rentokil Initial has a total of 482 patents globally, out of which 282 have been granted. Of these 482 patents, more than 42% patents are active. United Kingdom is where Rentokil Initial has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Europe. Parallelly, United Kingdom seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Rentokil Initial.

Rentokil Initial was founded in the year 1927. The Company provides fully integrated facilities management and essential support services to government and commercial sector organization all sizes across all business sectors. The Company provides services in pest control, hygiene, work wear, facilities and plants. As of April 2023, the market cap of Rentokil Initial is $19.05 Billion.

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

How many patents does the CEO of Rentokil Initial have?

The CEO Andy Ransom has 0 patent.

How many patents does Rentokil Initial have?

Rentokil Initial has a total of 482 patents globally. These patents belong to 245 unique patent families. Out of 482 patents, 204 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Rentokil Initial File Every Year?

Rentokil Initial 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 GrantRentokil Initial Applications FiledRentokil Initial Patents Granted
20231
2022811
2021168
2020207
2019109
20181033
20175014
2016267
20152911
20141413
20131744
20129237

How many Rentokil Initial patents are Alive/Dead?

Rentokil Initial Patent Portfolio

 How Many Patents did Rentokil Initial File in Different Countries?

Rentokil Initial Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Rentokil Initial Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United Kingdom96
United States Of America46
Europe46
Australia37
Canada22
Germany16
Malaysia15
Spain13
India13
Indonesia12
Viet Nam12
Taiwan11
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)10
Norway10
South Africa9
Austria7
Portugal7
France7
Denmark6
Italy5
New Zealand5
Singapore3
Mexico3
Croatia2
Korea (South)2
China2
Japan2
Poland2
Brazil2
Saudi Arabia1
Chile1
Peru1
Lithuania1
Russia1
Israel1
United Arab Emirates1

Where are Research Centres of Rentokil Initial Patents Located?

R&D Center of Rentokil Initial

 10 Best Rentokil Initial Patents

US20060265941A1 is the most popular patent in the Rentokil Initial portfolio. It has received 49 citations so far from companies like Ecolab, Aptiv and Microsoft.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Rentokil Initial:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20060265941A149
GB2425388A42
US6447704B138
WO2005072522A129
US20130269239A128
US7246386B228
USD689255S128
USD743138S127
USD740587S123
USD727652S120

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Rentokil Initial patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Rentokil Initial invention. They couldn’t because Rentokil Initial had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 11 Rentokil Initial patents in 39 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Rentokil Initial patent portfolio are BASF, Apple and Schaeffler Technologies.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Rentokil Initial –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Rentokil Initial PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
BASF26
Apple12
Schaeffler Technologies11
Plantum14
Ares Capital12
Vestas Wind Systems12
Kabushiki Kaisha12
Mcalpine & Co12
New Frequency13
Boeing12

What are Rentokil Initial key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Rentokil Initial?

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

R&D Focus: How has Rentokil Initial search focus changed over the years?

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