General Mills saw the highest growth of 116% in patent filings in March and 349% in grants in February in Q1 2024. Compared to Q4 2023, Q1 2024 saw an increase in patent filings by 77% and grants by 28%. GlobalData’s DataBook provides a comprehensive analysis of General Mills‘s patent filings and grants. Buy the databook here.

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General Mills has been focused on protecting inventions in United States(US) with 11 publications in Q1 2024

The United States(US) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with nearly 30% filings and 45% grants. The United States(US), European Patent Office(EPO), Australia(AU), and China(CN) patent Office are among the top ten patent offices where General Mills is filings its patents. Among the top granted patent authorities, General Mills has 45% of its grants in United States(US), 18% in Canada(CA) and 9% in European Patent Office(EPO).

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Patents related to health & wellness and allergens lead General Mills's portfolio

General Mills has the highest number of patents in health & wellness followed by, allergens and novel proteins. For health & wellness, nearly 36% of patents were filed and no patents were granted in Q1 2024.

Food related patents lead General Mills portfolio followed by bakery and cereals, and confectionery

General Mills has highest number of patents in food followed by bakery and cereals, confectionery, white milk, and animal feed. For food, nearly 8% of patents were filed and 11% of patents were granted in Q1 2024.

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