What Did The Patent Landscape of REEBOK Look Like?

Reebok is a global athletic footwear and apparel company that designs and sells products for sports, fitness, and lifestyle activities. The company was established in 1958 in England by Joe Foster and Jeff Foster and is currently headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

As of April 2022, Reebok was a subsidiary of the Adidas Group, and therefore, its market capitalization is $ 15.21 billion.

REEBOK has a total of 580 patent families globally. Out of 580  patent Families, 162 patent Families are active

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

Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in Reebok

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 Reebok

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
DESIGN	DEAD	EXPIRED	353
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	87
APPLICATION	ACTIVE	GRANTED	34
	DEAD	LAPSED	9
		DISCONTINUATION	6
		EXPIRED	4
		REJECTED	3
		ABANDONED	2
		WITHDRAWN	2
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	8
PATENT	ACTIVE	GRANTED	32
	DEAD	EXPIRED	14
	DEAD	CEASED	9
UTILITY MODEL	ACTIVE	GRANTED	9
	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	7
	DEAD	EXPIRED	2

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Reebok

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Reebok 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-5771606-A	56	70	86	96	33	341
US-5319866-A	94	40	58	92	25	309
US-4813158-A	24	30	94	122	35	305
US-4815221-A	119	59	40	23	10	251
US-20100251565-A1	0	1	46	138	61	246
US-5005300-A	93	65	31	14	3	206
US-8020320-B2	0	0	29	142	24	195
US-6354020-B1	15	31	43	54	28	171
US-5353526-A	12	35	35	69	15	166
US-7784196-B1	0	1	61	67	22	151

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

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Reebok

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
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR (A43B)	88	46	52
OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (A41D)	11	4	36
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL (A43C)	10	7	70
VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING (F16K)	10	7	70
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE (B29D)	8	1	13
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (A63B)	7	1	14
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)	7	2	29
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR (A43D)	5	2	40
POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS (F04B)	5	2	40
PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPE-LINES (F17D)	5	4	80

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