Domino’s Pizza, Inc. is a renowned global pizza delivery and carryout chain. The company was founded in 1960 by Tom Monaghan and his brother James Monaghan in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.
As of April 2023, Domino’s Pizza had a market capitalization of approximately $21 billion, reflecting its status as one of the largest pizza chains in the world.
Domino’s has a total of 478 patent Families globally. Out of 478 patent Families, 63 patent Families are active
Have a look at some of the most well-known patents held by Domino’s that we have covered in this article. You can also get information on Domino’s patents, the global patent filing activity country wise, its historical patent filing trends, and many more statistics regarding Domino’s patent portfolio.
Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in Domino’s

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 Domino’s
Publication Type | Simple Legal Status | Legal State | Count of Publications |
APPLICATION | DEAD | EXPIRED | 68 |
LAPSED | 57 | ||
WITHDRAWN | 31 | ||
DISCONTINUATION | 23 | ||
NON-PAYMENT | 12 | ||
REJECTED | 8 | ||
CEASED | 6 | ||
ABANDONED | 4 | ||
PENDING | PUBLISHED | 15 | |
EXAMINATION | 10 | ||
ACTIVE | GRANTED | 21 | |
PATENT | DEAD | EXPIRED | 68 |
CEASED | 12 | ||
NON-PAYMENT | 9 | ||
REVOKED | 2 | ||
WITHDRAWN | 2 | ||
ACTIVE | GRANTED | 16 | |
PENDING | EXAMINATION | 2 | |
DESIGN | DEAD | EXPIRED | 63 |
ACTIVE | GRANTED | 6 | |
UTILITY MODEL | DEAD | EXPIRED | 15 |
NON-PAYMENT | 6 | ||
WITHDRAWN | 2 | ||
ACTIVE | GRANTED | 20 |
Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Domino’s



The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Domino’s 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 | ||||
< 2006 | 2006-2010 | 2011-2015 | 2016-2020 | >2020 | ||
US-4576111-A | 68 | 145 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 237 |
WO-1994018010-A1 | 29 | 173 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
US-5275646-A | 124 | 48 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 216 |
US-6592621-B1 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 50 | 13 | 144 |
US-4937685-A | 67 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 130 |
US-4888015-A | 28 | 10 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 99 |
US-5408590-A | 26 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 95 |
US-4362757-A | 64 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 87 |
US-4338350-A | 64 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
US-5711791-A | 24 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 73 |
Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In Domino’s?



IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Domino’s
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 |
TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS (B41J) | 117 | 46 | 39 |
COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (C09D) | 26 | 8 | 31 |
PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (A61H) | 13 | 6 | 46 |
CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE (B62K) | 12 | 6 | 50 |
SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES (A47K) | 11 | 2 | 18 |
RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS (G06K) | 9 | 4 | 44 |
DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL (H01S) | 9 | 7 | 78 |
BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES (B62L) | 8 | 4 | 50 |
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) | 7 | 4 | 57 |
PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS (A44C) | 7 | 7 | 100 |
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