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Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)

NYSE: CL · Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations · New York, NY · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

5,236 patents granted to the 11 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Colgate-Palmolive Company’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
5,236
3,916 utility, 1,317 design, 3 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
98
Against 105 in 2024 and 110 in 2023
Applications published
2,476
68 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
11
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Organic fine chemistry221
Other consumer goods77
Medical technology65
Basic materials chemistry24
Pharmaceuticals16
Food chemistry15
Handling13
Other special machines9
Computer technology8
Surface technology, coating6
Measurement6
Textile and paper machines6
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name11 counted
Colgate-Palmolive Company its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
5,049 granted
1,921 published
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
131 granted
231 published
Colgate-Palmolive Company its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
304 published
The Mennen Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
33 granted
0 published
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
13 published
Tom's of Maine, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
8 granted
2 published
Vipont Pharmaceutical, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
8 granted
0 published
HAWLEY & HAZEL (BVI) COMPANY LIMITED a subsidiary
VG, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
5 published
Cotelle S.A. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
0 published
Colgate a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
Murphy-Phoenix Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Names not counted (6)
ELM Company Limited
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in BM. 27 granted and 29 published under it are not counted.
ELM Company Limited
Most of its patents print SA; this name counts in BM. 0 granted and 34 published under it are not counted.
GABA International Holding LLC
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in US. 10 granted and 20 published under it are not counted.
GABA International Holding LLC
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 11 published under it are not counted.
Penny, LLC
Most of its patents print SE; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Services Development Co., Ltd.
Only generic words.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 2025D1,107,431Oral care implement handleColgate-Palmolive Company
Dec 30, 202512,508,215Method to incorporate oleanolic acid into oral care compositions and oral care compositions based thereofOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Dec 16, 2025D1,105,760Oral care implement handleColgate-Palmolive Company
Dec 16, 202512,497,575Fabric softening compositionsBasic materials chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Dec 16, 202512,496,263Compositions and related methodsOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Dec 9, 2025D1,105,429Tooth whitening deviceColgate-Palmolive Company
Dec 2, 202512,486,091Packaging article with surface coatingBasic materials chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Dec 2, 202512,485,073Oral care compositions and methods of useOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Nov 25, 202512,478,574Oral care compositionsOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Nov 18, 202512,472,130Oral care compositions and methodsOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 18, 20252025/0380721Pet Food CompositionsFood chemistryHill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Nov 20, 20252025/0352449METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ARGININE DENTIFRICEOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Nov 20, 20252025/0352439ORAL COMPOSITIONSOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Nov 6, 20252025/0339356Personal Care CompositionsOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Nov 6, 20252025/0339355Personal Care CompositionsOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Oct 30, 20252025/0334586Methods, Kits and Compositions for Assessing and Treating Interstitial CystitisFood chemistryHill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Oct 23, 20252025/0329424Oral Health Care Assessment Devices And MethodsMedical technologyColgate-Palmolive Company
Oct 9, 20252025/0312264Skin Care CompositionsOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Oct 9, 20252025/0312263SKIN CARE COMPOSITIONSOrganic fine chemistryColgate-Palmolive Company
Oct 2, 20252025/0302072Pet Food CompositionsFood chemistryHill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Organic fine chemistry 94 · Medical technology 19 · Other consumer goods 15 · Food chemistry 13 · Basic materials chemistry 8 · Pharmaceuticals 6.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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