What Did The Patent Landscape of Abbott Look Like?

Abbott is a multinational healthcare company that specializes in the development and manufacture of medical devices, diagnostic equipment, and pharmaceuticals. Established in 1888, Abbott has a long-standing reputation as a leader in the healthcare industry, and its products are used in over 160 countries worldwide. As of April 2023, Abbott’s market capitalization is around $230 billion USD, reflecting the company’s continued success in providing innovative solutions to address some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.

Abbott has a total of 13956 patents families globally. Out of 13956 patents families, 1397 patents families are active  

Have a look at some of the most well-known patents held by Abbott that we have covered in this article. You can also get information on Abbott patents, the global patent filing activity country-wise, its historical patent filing trends, and many more statistics regarding Abbott’s patent portfolio. 

Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in Abbott

This chart shows the number of applications filed and the number of grants from these applications. Grant rate is a good indicator to identify successful applications and the graph helps to understand the progress in the technology area.

Detailed Patent Portfolio Of Abbott

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	4633
		NON-PAYMENT	672
		CEASED	636
		ABANDONED	76
		REVOKED	76
		DISCONTINUATION	76
		WITHDRAWN	76
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	538
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	76
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	76
APPLICATION	DEAD	LAPSED	1929
		EXPIRED	1283
		DISCONTINUATION	694
		WITHDRAWN	630
		ABANDONED	459
		NON-PAYMENT	454
		CEASED	246
		REJECTED	165
		REVOKED	76
		DOUBLE	76
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	529
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	143
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	97
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	76
DESIGN	DEAD	EXPIRED	295
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	138
UTILITY MODEL	ACTIVE	GRANTED	116
	DEAD	EXPIRED	76
		NON-PAYMENT	76
		CEASED	76
		DOUBLE	76
OTHERS	ACTIVE	GRANTED	76
	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	76
		REVOKED	76
		EXPIRED	76

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Abbott

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Abbott on the basis of the technology protected in patents. This helps to understand the most frequently used concepts and the key focus areas in the technology space.

Top Publications In The Domain With Their Forward Citation Frequency

The table below depicts the patents with most number of forward citations. These patents are likely to be the source of advancement in the domain and can be considered as valuable and core inventions.

Publication Number	Year Wise Break Down					Count of Citing Patents
Publication Number	< 2006	2006-2010	2011-2015	2016-2020	>2020	Count of Citing Patents
US-6175752-B1	222	885	1090	870	320	3387
US-5593852-A	129	574	769	561	189	2222
US-6134461-A	68	208	771	562	217	1826
US-6579690-B1	16	199	722	564	265	1766
US-6560471-B1	18	192	723	544	226	1703
US-6143164-A	83	240	653	490	166	1632
US-6591125-B1	24	187	662	522	180	1575
US-7008435-B2	5	67	264	728	399	1463
US-6616686-B2	6	51	279	713	383	1432
US-7108709-B2	1	40	264	707	382	1394

Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In Abbott?

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Abbott

The table below represents the top 10 market domains according to their IPC classification where inventors believed it was critical to safeguard certain technical inventions.

IPC Classification	Number of Applications	Number of Granted	% Granted
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (A61K)	3027	905	30
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (C07D)	2121	861	41
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS (A61P)	1859	428	23
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (G01N)	1514	549	36
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (A61F)	1243	541	44
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR (A61M)	1094	545	50
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (A61B)	850	316	37
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (C07C)	664	346	52
PEPTIDES (C07K)	623	190	30
MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES (C12Q)	568	201	35

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