How many patents does Colgate Palmolive Co have in patentsdb?

Colgate Palmolive Co is linked to 3,112 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Colgate Palmolive Co patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (2,425); Chemistry & Metallurgy (390); Operations & Transport (368).

In our data, assignee counts were 201 in 2024 and 153 in 2025 (lower year over year).

See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.

Colgate Palmolive Co holds 3,112 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

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Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Human Necessities	2,425
Chemistry & Metallurgy	390
Operations & Transport	368
Physics	219
Cross-Sectional Technologies	64
Electricity	32
Mechanical Engineering	9
Textiles & Paper	5

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How many patents does Colgate Palmolive Co have in patentsdb?: Colgate Palmolive Co is linked to 3,112 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Colgate Palmolive Co patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (2,425); Chemistry & Metallurgy (390); Operations & Transport (368).
Is Colgate Palmolive Co's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 201 in 2024 and 153 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Colgate Palmolive Co?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.