Teleflex has a total of 3045 patents globally, out of which 1643 have been granted. Of these 3045 patents, more than 57% patents are active. United States of America is where Teleflex has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Teleflex.
Teleflex was founded in 1943. Teleflex is a global provider of medical technology products. The Company primarily develops, manufactures and supplies single-use medical devices used by hospitals and healthcare providers for common diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in critical care and surgical applications. As of March 2022, Teleflex has a market cap of $16.6 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Teleflex which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Teleflex patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Teleflex patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Teleflex have?
The CEO, Liam Kelly have 0 patents.
How many patents does Teleflex have?
Teleflex has a total of 3045 patents globally. These patents belong to 873 unique patent families. Out of 3045 patents, 1743 patents are active.
How many Teleflex patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Teleflex 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 | Teleflex Applications Filed | Teleflex Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 152 | 63 |
| 2012 | 202 | 77 |
| 2013 | 152 | 73 |
| 2014 | 334 | 95 |
| 2015 | 123 | 84 |
| 2016 | 172 | 131 |
| 2017 | 131 | 135 |
| 2018 | 144 | 162 |
| 2019 | 128 | 180 |
| 2020 | 70 | 133 |
| 2021 | 63 | 99 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 |
How Many Patents did Teleflex File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Teleflex Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 1036 |
| Europe | 402 |
| Germany | 215 |
| Japan | 176 |
| Canada | 175 |
| Australia | 163 |
| China | 130 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 60 |
| Austria | 56 |
| Spain | 53 |
| Korea (South) | 42 |
| United Kingdom | 36 |
| India | 33 |
| Israel | 25 |
| Mexico | 18 |
| Brazil | 15 |
| Singapore | 13 |
| Denmark | 13 |
| Sweden | 8 |
| Poland | 7 |
| Portugal | 5 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Taiwan | 4 |
| Italy | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Chile | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Teleflex Patents Located?
10 Best Teleflex Patents
US7211092B2 is the most popular patent in the Teleflex portfolio. It has received 1104 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Covidien and Cilag.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Teleflex:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7211092B2 | 1104 |
| US7905889B2 | 977 |
| US20120004636A1 | 900 |
| US7758594B2 | 645 |
| US7226450B2 | 608 |
| US8758366B2 | 557 |
| US6391035B1 | 417 |
| US6690958B1 | 342 |
| US6527778B2 | 263 |
| US7052504B2 | 230 |
Which Companies are using Teleflex 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 Teleflex patent portfolio are Covidien, JPMorgan Chase Bank and Ethicon.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Covidien | 61 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 31 |
| Ethicon | 29 |
| Boston Scientific | 23 |
| C R Bard | 21 |
| Medtronic | 20 |
| Cook Medical Technologies Llc | 13 |
| Becton Dickinson | 11 |
| Kci Licensing Inc | 10 |
| Maquet Cardiovascular Llc | 6 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Teleflex Patents
Top Teleflex Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8597193B2 | 24 |
| US7758594B2 | 20 |
| US7766939B2 | 15 |
| US9072543B2 | 14 |
| US8523824B2 | 13 |
| US7763012B2 | 12 |
| US8926639B2 | 11 |
| US8992549B2 | 11 |
| US8048032B2 | 11 |
| US6558314B1 | 10 |
| US9119551B2 | 10 |
| US6893414B2 | 10 |
| US9204819B2 | 10 |
| US7211092B2 | 10 |
| US8088146B2 | 10 |
What Percentage of Teleflex US Patent Applications were Granted?
Teleflex (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 329 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 285 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 89.06%.
Below are the key stats of Teleflex patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Teleflex?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Baker Hostetler | 120 | 92.98% |
| Howard & Howard Attorneys Pllc | 81 | 77.78% |
| Harold W Milton | 53 | 89.36% |
| Dann Dorfman Herrell & Skillman | 7 | 100.00% |
| Donald L Wood | 6 | 100.00% |
| Jansson Munger Mckinley & Kirby Ltd | 6 | 100.00% |
| Cameron Ip | 5 | 100.00% |
| Kenneth I Kohn | 4 | 33.33% |
| Kerrie A Laba | 4 | 100.00% |
| Hal Milton | 3 | 100.00% |
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What are Teleflex‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Teleflex?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Teleflex in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Teleflex thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Teleflex search focus changed over the years?
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