MARS LTD has a total of 464 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1971. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, Japan and France. Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, machines and packaging and shipping are LANXI BAISHENG FOOD TECH CO LTD, DAOZHEN COUNTY YUNZHUANG AGRICULTURAL DEV CO LTD and TEREOS STARCH & SWEETENERS EUROPE.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | United Kingdom | 56 | |
#2 | Japan | 44 | |
#3 | France | 29 | |
#4 | Canada | 28 | |
#5 | Austria | 25 | |
#6 | Norway | 24 | |
#7 | United States | 24 | |
#8 | Australia | 23 | |
#9 | Switzerland | 23 | |
#10 | Germany | 21 | |
#11 | Sweden | 21 | |
#12 | Ireland | 20 | |
#13 | Denmark | 18 | |
#14 | Netherlands | 18 | |
#15 | Italy | 16 | |
#16 | Spain | 14 | |
#17 | Belgium | 13 | |
#18 | South Africa | 7 | |
#19 | Brazil | 6 | |
#20 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 6 | |
#21 | Finland | 6 | |
#22 | Luxembourg | 6 | |
#23 | Portugal | 5 | |
#24 | Israel | 3 | |
#25 | Republic of Korea | 2 | |
#26 | EAPO (Eurasian Patent Organization) | 1 | |
#27 | Mexico | 1 | |
#28 | Malaysia | 1 | |
#29 | New Zealand | 1 | |
#30 | Philippines | 1 | |
#31 | USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) | 1 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Foods and drinks | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Packaging and shipping | |
#4 | Furniture and games | |
#5 | Control | |
#6 | Environmental technology |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Fodder | |
#2 | Foods | |
#3 | Unspecified technologies | |
#4 | Food proteins | |
#5 | Containers for goods storage | |
#6 | Kitchen equipment | |
#7 | Coin-freed | |
#8 | Cocoa and sweets | |
#9 | Climate change mitigation in goods production | |
#10 | Food preservation |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Buckley Keith | 37 |
#2 | Taylor Michael | 19 |
#3 | Withnall Malcolm Douglas Norma | 18 |
#4 | Cheney Peter Arthur | 18 |
#5 | Barker David | 18 |
#6 | Burrows Ian Edward | 17 |
#7 | Buckley K | 17 |
#8 | Compton Peter Arnold | 14 |
#9 | Burrows I E | 13 |
#10 | Mair Barrie | 12 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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EA010227B1 | Foodstuff imitating pieces of natural meat flesh and method for preparing thereof | |
JPS5951818A | Method and apparatus for producing beverage | |
GB8313292D0 | Beverage dispensing | |
BE896729A | Distribution of beverages. | |
AU1418483A | Valved bag containing beverage powder for beverage dispensing machine | |
GB8311542D0 | Beverage dispensing | |
US4597506A | Beverage dispensing machine | |
GB8309905D0 | Dry beverage product | |
GB8301734D0 | Nutritional/dietary composition | |
GB8301573D0 | Electrical heaters | |
US4483459A | Dispensing machine | |
AU8552982A | Thickening food products with glucomannan | |
EP0060645A1 | Liquid dispensing apparatus | |
US4427704A | Food product thickened or gelled with carrageenan and glucomannan | |
GB2100482A | Computer testing device | |
GB2094758A | Liquid dispensing apparatus | |
EP0038111A1 | Disposable plastics containers | |
GB2068713A | Disposable plastics containers | |
GB2100088A | Radar equipment | |
GB2090507A | Cathode ray tube display device |