What Did The Patent Landscape of Pepsico Look Like?

PepsiCo is a multinational food and beverage company known for its iconic brands such as Pepsi, Lay’s, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, and Tropicana. The company was established in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, and its headquarters are located in Purchase, New York.

As of April 2023, PepsiCo’s market capitalization was approximately $217 billion, making it one of the largest food and beverage companies globally. 

Pepsico has a total of 1079 patent Families globally. Out of 1079 patent Families, 493 patent Families are active  

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

Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in Pepsico

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 Pepsico

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	350
	DEAD	EXPIRED	131
	DEAD	CEASED	4
APPLICATION	DEAD	LAPSED	88
		DISCONTINUATION	46
		EXPIRED	36
		WITHDRAWN	29
		ABANDONED	19
		NON-PAYMENT	12
		REJECTED	7
		CEASED	6
		REVOKED	4
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	42
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	34
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	71
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	75
		CEASED	24
		NON-PAYMENT	14
		ABANDONED	4
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	60
	ACTIVE	RESTORATION	4
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	4
UTILITY MODEL	ACTIVE	GRANTED	8
	DEAD	CEASED	4
		EXPIRED	4
		NON-PAYMENT	4

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Pepsico

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Pepsico 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-4766548-A	171	127	136	66	15	515
US-4835002-A	112	35	24	26	4	201
US-4318489-A	59	32	43	32	5	171
US-4377049-A	27	12	49	55	7	150
US-D696264-S1	0	0	25	111	1	137
US-D696265-S1	0	0	17	117	1	135
US-4815323-A	64	28	19	21	2	134
US-20130106690-A1	0	0	15	78	35	128
US-4248334-A	53	17	10	28	16	124
US-20070082106-A1	1	29	37	43	9	119

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

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Pepsico

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
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)	146	38	26
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)	111	41	37
DISPENSING, DELIVERING, OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (B67D)	74	24	32
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (G07F)	50	13	26
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (B29C)	48	19	40
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES (A47J)	28	6	21
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)	21	3	14
SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS, OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS (A47F)	18	4	22
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (B65B)	18	6	33
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (A63B)	17	7	41

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