Swiss Re has a total of 634 patents globally, out of which 197 have been granted. Of these 634 patents, more than 47% patents are active. United States of America is where Swiss Re has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and Switzerland is the origin country of Swiss Re.
Swiss Re was founded in 1863. Swiss Re offers reinsurance, insurance, and insurance-linked financial market products. The Company offers automobile, liability, accident, engineering, marine, aviation, life, and health insurance. Swiss Re also manages fixed-income and equity investments for itself and other insurance companies. As of January 2022, Swiss Re has a market cap of $29.31 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Swiss Re which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Swiss Re patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Swiss Re patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Swiss Re have?
The CEO, Christian Mumenthaler has 9 patents.
How many patents does Swiss Re have?
Swiss Re has a total of 634 patents globally. These patents belong to 179 unique patent families. Out of 634 patents, 302 patents are active.
How many Swiss Re patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Swiss Re 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 | Swiss Re Applications Filed | Swiss Re Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 13 | 18 |
| 2012 | 23 | 15 |
| 2013 | 32 | 20 |
| 2014 | 36 | 13 |
| 2015 | 19 | 6 |
| 2016 | 52 | 11 |
| 2017 | 50 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | – | 2 |
How Many Patents did Swiss Re File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Swiss Re Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 140 |
| Europe | 94 |
| Japan | 55 |
| Australia | 54 |
| China | 51 |
| India | 29 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 26 |
| South Africa | 12 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Austria | 6 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| Chile | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| African Intellectual Property Organization | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Swiss Re Patents Located?
10 Best Swiss Re Patents
US20040128150A1 is the most popular patent in the Swiss Re portfolio. It has received 168 citations so far from companies like Microsoft, Exerian Information Solutions Inc and Consumerinfo.Com Inc.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Swiss Re:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20040128150A1 | 168 |
| US20030083908A1 | 129 |
| US20040064341A1 | 123 |
| US20050044531A1 | 90 |
| US20060168536A1 | 88 |
| US20040117658A1 | 76 |
| US20030093304A1 | 76 |
| US7958001B2 | 72 |
| US20060015373A1 | 67 |
| US20020138307A1 | 66 |
Which Companies are using Swiss Re 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 Swiss Re patent portfolio are IBM, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Bank Of America.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 11 |
| Hartford Fire Insurance Company | 10 |
| Bank Of America | 6 |
| Modernizing Medicine | 4 |
| American International Group | 4 |
| One Concern Inc | 3 |
| Oracle International Corporation | 3 |
| Allstate | 3 |
| Quantitative Data Solutions Llc | 2 |
| Actio Analytics Inc | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Swiss Re Patents
Top Swiss Re Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US20040064341A1 | 14 |
| US8398406B2 | 7 |
| US10460394B2 | 7 |
| US8825599B2 | 6 |
| US20030093304A1 | 6 |
| US7689443B2 | 5 |
| US7860734B2 | 5 |
| US8725540B2 | 5 |
| US20080268215A1 | 4 |
| US7840473B2 | 4 |
| US20050137914A1 | 4 |
| US20040128150A1 | 4 |
| US20040117658A1 | 4 |
| US7627491B2 | 4 |
| US7650315B2 | 4 |
What Percentage of Swiss Re US Patent Applications were Granted?
Swiss Re (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 131 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 81 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.0%.
Below are the key stats of Swiss Re patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Swiss Re?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Oblon Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt | 88 | 80.88% |
| Barnes & Thornburg | 10 | 62.50% |
| John S Beulick | 3 | 100.00% |
| Lee & Hayes | 3 | 33.33% |
| Oliff Plc | 3 | 0.00% |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius | 2 | 100.00% |
| Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus | 1 | 0.00% |
| Armstrong Teasdale | 1 | 100.00% |
| Burr & Brown | 1 | 0.00% |
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What are Swiss Re‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Swiss Re?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Swiss Re in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Swiss Re thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Swiss Re search focus changed over the years?
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