Patent assignee · GB · COMPANY

Imperial Tobacco Limited

94Patents

58Active

94Granted

59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 1986 → Jun 4, 2024 · 10 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

Patent	Title	Area	Cited by	Status
US5046514A	Smoking material and process for making same	Textiles; Paper	110	Expired
US6125855A	Process for expanding tobacco	Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies	106	Expired
USD370300S	Cigarette tobacco container	General	88	Expired
US8464867B2	Package for tobacco-related articles	Performing Operations; Transporting	81	Active
US4969476A	Smoking article	Human Necessities	78	Expired
US5105835A	Smoking articles	Human Necessities	78	Expired
USD681445S1	Cigarette pack	General	74	Active
USD676741S1	Cigarette pack	General	65	Active
US6209835A	Adjustable merchandise display structure	Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating	52	Expired
USD668141S1	Cigarette pack	General	46	Active
USD398470S	Cigarette pack display unit	General	35	Expired
US4881555A	Smoking articles	Human Necessities	35	Expired
USD668533S1	Cigarette pack	General	34	Active
US4832057A	Manufacture of a smoking article	Human Necessities	32	Expired
USD393924S	Pack for smoking articles	General	28	Expired
USD668535S1	Cigarette pack	General	27	Active
USD545494S1	Cigarette rolling machine	General	25	Expired
US6474469B1	Pack for smoking articles	Performing Operations; Transporting	24	Expired
US5845770A	Hinged-lid cigarette pack	Performing Operations; Transporting	21	Expired
USD668140S1	Cigarette pack	General	21	Active
US8556071B2	Package for tobacco-related articles	Performing Operations; Transporting	21	Active
USD395184S	Dispenser unit	General	20	Expired
USD668534S1	Cigarette pack	General	19	Active
USD693670S1	Cigarette pack	General	19	Active
USD421151S	Pack for smoking articles	General	17	Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.