{"id":35881,"date":"2022-02-22T12:08:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=35881"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:10:44","slug":"mcdonalds-patents","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/insights.greyb.com\/mcdonalds-patents\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Patents \u2013 Insights & Stats (Updated 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

McDonald\u2019s has a total of 78 patents globally, out of which 54 have been granted. Of these 78 patents, 22% patents are active. Australia is where McDonald\u2019s has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and New Zealand. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDonald\u2019s was founded in 1955 by Maurice McDonald, Richard McDonald and Ray Kroc. McDonald\u2019s franchises and operates fast-food restaurants in the global restaurant industry. The Company’s restaurants serves a variety of value-priced menu products in countries around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do read about some of the most popular patents of McDonald\u2019s which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find McDonald\u2019s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over McDonald\u2019s patent portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many patents does McDonald\u2019s have?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

McDonald\u2019s has a total of 78 patents globally. These patents belong to 42 unique patent families. Out of 78 patents, 17 patents are active.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How Many Patents did McDonald\u2019s File Every Year?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? <\/strong>It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn\u2019t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year of Patents Filing or Grant<\/strong><\/td>McDonald’s Applications Filed<\/strong><\/td>McDonald’s Patents Granted<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>–<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>–<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How many McDonald\u2019s patents are Alive\/Dead?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Worldwide Patents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Many Patents did McDonald\u2019s File in Different Countries?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Countries in which McDonald\u2019s Filed Patents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>Patents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Australia<\/td>23<\/td><\/tr>
Europe (EPO)<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
New Zealand<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
United States of America<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Canada<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Japan<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
United Kingdom<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Spain<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Austria<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Korea (South)<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
France<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Where are Research Centers of McDonald\u2019s Patents Located?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Best Patent of McDonald\u2019s<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

US7384003B1<\/a> is the most popular patent in the McDonald\u2019s portfolio. It has received 15 citations so far from companies like Data Card Corp and Addressograph Multigraph.<\/p>\n\n\n

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