What Did The Patent Landscape of Coca Cola Look Like?     

Coca-Cola is one of the most recognized and popular beverage brands in the world. It was first established in 1886 by John Pemberton, a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. Pemberton initially intended Coca-Cola to be a cure for headaches and as a tonic for overall health. However, the drink’s refreshing taste and energizing effect quickly became popular, and Coca-Cola soon became a household name. Over the years, Coca-Cola has expanded its product line to include a wide range of soft drinks, teas, and other beverages, and has become a symbol of American culture and globalization. Today, Coca-Cola is sold in over 200 countries and has a loyal following of fans all over the world.

Coca-Cola has a total of 2568 patents globally. Out of 2568 patents, 587 patents are active. 

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

Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in Coca-Cola

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 Coca-Cola

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
APPLICATION	DEAD	LAPSED	264
		EXPIRED	172
		DISCONTINUATION	75
		NON-PAYMENT	75
		WITHDRAWN	72
		REJECTED	60
		ABANDONED	50
		CEASED	26
		REVOKED	14
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	101
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	49
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	140
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	14
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	364
		CEASED	99
		NON-PAYMENT	65
		ABANDONED	14
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	136
	ACTIVE	RESTORATION	14
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	14
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	14
DESIGN	DEAD	EXPIRED	404
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	188
UTILITY MODEL	ACTIVE	GRANTED	95
	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	45
	DEAD	EXPIRED	40
OTHERS	ACTIVE	GRANTED	14
OTHERS	DEAD	REVOKED	14

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Coca-Cola

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Coca-Cola 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-4412292-A	200	140	198	125	41	704
US-5959869-A	52	80	165	109	36	442
US-7006993-B1	35	115	169	82	18	419
US-6584309-B1	49	94	92	95	27	357
US-4753370-A	83	58	68	57	18	284
US-5888598-A	25	72	73	70	21	261
US-6193154-B1	44	99	56	33	14	246
US-4454670-A	64	101	69	5	0	239
US-6462644-B1	24	42	66	75	27	234
US-6199720-B1	23	72	75	39	9	218

Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In Coca-Cola?

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Coca-Cola

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
DISPENSING, DELIVERING, OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (B67D)	437	196	45
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES (B65D)	327	139	43
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES OR A21D A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT ; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL (A23L)	256	70	27
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (G07F)	201	97	48
REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (F25D)	95	45	47
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (G06Q)	75	17	23
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (B65B)	70	34	49
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (B65G)	67	42	63
MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING (B01F)	64	35	55
SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS, OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS (A47F)	57	27	47

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