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China: Top Patents Holders in the Automotive Sector (2002 - 2022)

  • With 34,927 patents published between 2002 and 2022, Toyota Motor Corp holds the most number of patents in the Automotive sector in China.

  • The second largest number of patents were published by General Motors Co with 24,633 related patents, of which 74.9% was contributed by its subsidiary GM Global Technology Operations LLC. The third largest number of patents were published by Ford Motor Co with 20,137 related patents, of which 98.9% was contributed by its subsidiary Ford Global Technologies, LLC. The fourth largest number of patents were published by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH with 17,960 related patents, of which 97.3% was contributed by its subsidiary Robert Bosch GmbH. The fifth largest number of patents were published by Honda Motor Co Ltd with 16,848 related patents.

  • The top five patent holders, i.e., Toyota Motor Corp, General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, and Honda Motor Co Ltd, together held 114,505 patents during the period.

China: Top Patents Holders in the Automotive Sector (2002 - 2022)

Note: The number of patents includes patents published by the holding company and its subsidiaries (data till October 2022)
Published: November 2022
Source: GlobalData

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