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ICI PLC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    25,270
About

ICI PLC has a total of 25,270 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1934. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, EPO (European Patent Office) and United States. Its main competitors in its focus markets organic fine chemistry, machines and basic materials chemistry are BAYER AG, ICI AMERICA INC and CHEMIE LINZ AG.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing ICI PLCs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United Kingdom 6,418
#2 EPO (European Patent Office) 2,489
#3 United States 2,260
#4 Australia 1,728
#5 Japan 1,378
#6 South Africa 1,216
#7 Canada 1,121
#8 New Zealand 789
#9 WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) 748
#10 Brazil 609
#11 Norway 513
#12 Ireland 422
#13 Denmark 398
#14 Israel 372
#15 Finland 367
#16 China 362
#17 Spain 340
#18 Portugal 317
#19 Hungary 296
#20 Mexico 259
#21 France 249
#22 Taiwan 226
#23 Zimbabwe 204
#24 Republic of Korea 190
#25 India 173
#26 Greece 140
#27 Poland 132
#28 Hong Kong 128
#29 Argentina 106
#30 Russian Federation 95
#31 Philippines 89
#32 German Democratic Republic 87
#33 Czechoslovakia 84
#34 Germany 69
#35 Malaysia 66
#36 Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 66
#37 Zambia 57
#38 Czechia 56
#39 Malawi 52
#40 Singapore 41
#41 Turkey 41
#42 USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) 37
#43 Italy 34
#44 Netherlands 34
#45 Indonesia 33
#46 Egypt 32
#47 Austria 28
#48 Romania 25
#49 Slovakia 24
#50 Uruguay 24
#51 Colombia 23
#52 Belgium 19
#53 Latvia 19
#54 African Intellectual Property Organization 19
#55 Bulgaria 17
#56 African Regional Industrial Property Organization 15
#57 Sweden 15
#58 Kenya 14
#59 Lithuania 14
#60 Ukraine 10
#61 Cyprus 9
#62 Croatia 9
#63 Morocco 8
#64 Switzerland 7
#65 Luxembourg 7
#66 Jordan 6
#67 Republic of Moldova 6
#68 Cuba 4
#69 Ecuador 4
#70 Iceland 4
#71 Slovenia 4
#72 Tunisia 3
#73 Dominican Republic 2
#74 EAPO (Eurasian Patent Organization) 2
#75 Peru 2
#76 Algeria 1
#77 Monaco 1
#78 Malta 1
#79 Saudi Arabia 1

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ICI PLCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Clough John Martin 261
#2 Godfrey Christopher Richard Ay 201
#3 Anthony Vivienne Margaret 173
#4 Crowley Patrick Jelf 153
#5 Worthington Paul Anthony 151
#6 Noakes Timothy James 142
#7 Powell Richard Llewellyn 138
#8 Pinto Alwyn 131
#9 Corr Stuart 120
#10 Ramshaw Colin 117

Latest patents

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