Wrigley Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2023)

Wrigley has a total of 3653 patents globally, out of which 2300 have been granted. Of these 3653 patents, more than 44% patents are active. United States of America is where Wrigley has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Wrigley.

Wrigley was founded in the year 1891. The Company manufactures confectionary products. The Company offers gum, candy, mints, hard and chewy candies and lollipops.

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

How many patents does Wrigley have?

Wrigley has a total of 3653 patents globally. These patents belong to 1023 unique patent families. Out of 3653 patents, 1629 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Wrigley File Every Year?

Wrigley 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 GrantWrigley Applications FiledWrigley Patents Granted
2023854
20221956
202141102
20202397
20195097
2018110161
2017159163
2016275189
2015254141
2014192136
2013145124
2012146133

How many Wrigley patents are Alive/Dead?

Wrigley Patent Portfolio

 How Many Patents did Wrigley File in Different Countries?

Wrigley Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Wrigley Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America572
China510
Europe431
Australia378
Canada303
Russia238
Germany166
Mexico142
Austria106
United Kingdom97
India89
Poland70
Denmark55
Brazil49
Spain34
Japan26
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)24
Taiwan20
Colombia13
Italy11
Argentina10
South Africa6
Indonesia4
Viet Nam3
Singapore3
Norway3
Africa2
Switzerland2
Eurasia2
Slovakia1
Dominican Republic1
Czech Republic1
Malaysia1
Kenya1
Israel1
Saudi Arabia1
United Arab Emirates1
Hungary1

Where are Research Centres of Wrigley Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Wrigley

 10 Best Wrigley Patents

US6627233B1 is the most popular patent in the Wrigley portfolio. It has received 487 citations so far from companies like Firmenich Sa, Givaudan Sa and Cadbury Adams Usa.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Wrigley:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6627233B1487
US20040096569A1216
US6656493B2142
US20040043134A1127
US20070104828A1121
US6949264B1111
US6586023B1108
US6627234B1105
US6773716B2105
US6692778B2101

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

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

Examiners at the USPTO referred 169 Wrigley patents in 958 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Wrigley patent portfolio are Intercontinental Great Brands, Mars Incorporated and Nestec Sa.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Wrigley –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Wrigley PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Intercontinental Great Brands47151
Mars Incorporated1026
Nestec Sa817
Lotte Corporation611
Cargill616
Altria Client Services510
Fertin Pharma512
Gumlink59
Cadbury411
Conopco49

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Wrigley Patents

 Top Wrigley Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7032754B28
US20070141198A18
US20050260329A18
US20100166914A18
US20040043134A17
US20070104828A17
US20040156794A17
US20100291162A16
US20070183984A16
US20060198930A16
US8141707B26
US20060147585A16
US20100147724A16
US7771182B25
US6783783B25

What Percentage of Wrigley US Patent Applications were Granted?

Wrigley (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 365 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 278 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 76.37%.

Below are the key stats of Wrigley patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Wrigley?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Crowell15488.96%
K&L Gates12963.57%
Venable1668.75%
Derick E Allen1338.46%
Douglas C Mohl10100.00%
Betty J Zea4100.00%
David K Dabbiere3100.00%
Wm Wrigley Jr Company333.33%
Bell Boyd & Lloyd250.00%
K&L Gates Llp Nestec20.00%

What are Wrigley key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Wrigley?

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

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

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