Procter & Gamble patents

Procter & Gamble holds 12,974 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents12,974
Recent patents2,774
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationApr 2, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20151,299
20161,368
20171,420
20181,253
20191,210
20201,247
20211,083
2022929
20231,004
20241,089
2025846
2026226
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20151,299
20161,368
20171,420
20181,253
20191,210
20201,247
20211,083
2022929
20231,004
20241,089
2025846
2026226

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
C11D2111/12959
A61F13/49011738
A61F13/15203736
A61Q5/02694
A61F13/496632

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Procter & Gamble have in patentsdb?
Procter & Gamble is linked to 12,974 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Procter & Gamble patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (7,645); Operations & Transport (4,401); Chemistry & Metallurgy (3,681).
Is Procter & Gamble's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 1,089 in 2024 and 846 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Procter & Gamble?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.