Bharat Petroleum has a total of 194 patents globally, out of which 104 have been granted. Of these 194 patents, more than 73% patents are active. India is where Bharat Petroleum has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the USA and Europe and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for Bharat Petroleum is India. Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Bharat Petroleum.
Bharat Petroleum is owned by the Indian government, and company doing business in Energy: Oil and gas industry and company offer a range of products on Petroleum, Natural gas, LNG, Lubricants and Petrochemicals. As of January 2022, Bharat Petroleum has a market cap of 85889 Cr.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Bharat Petroleum which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Bharat Petroleum patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over the Bharat Petroleum patent portfolio.
How many patents does Bharat Petroleum have?
Bharat Petroleum has a total of 194 patents globally. These patents belong to 135 unique patent families. Out of 194 patents, 143 patents are active.
How many Bharat Petroleum patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Bharat Petroleum File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Bharat Petroleum Applications Filed | Bharat Petroleum Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 |
| 2012 | 34 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 |
| 2015 | 11 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 | 12 |
| 2017 | 17 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 | 11 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
| 2020 | 6 | 17 |
| 2021 | – | 8 |
How Many Patents did Bharat Petroleum File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Bharat Petroleum Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| India | 83 |
| United States Of America | 28 |
| Europe | 15 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Japan | 4 |
| China | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Korea (South) | 1 |
| African Intellectual Property Organization | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Bharat Petroleum Patents Located?
10 Best Bharat Petroleum Patents
CN103221126A is the most popular patent in the Bharat Petroleum portfolio. It has received 28 citations so far from company like Jiangsu Ruifeng Technology Industry Co Ltd.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Bharat Petroleum:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| CN103221126A | 28 |
| WO2012131483A1 | 25 |
| EP2586527A1 | 10 |
| WO2010137029A1 | 10 |
| WO2011074007A2 | 8 |
| US8927611B2 | 6 |
| US20090000976A1 | 6 |
| US20160195506A1 | 5 |
| WO2012168945A1 | 5 |
| WO2008035374A2 | 3 |
What Percentage of Bharat Petroleum US Patent Applications were Granted?
Bharat Petroleum (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 25 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 20 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 82.96%.
Below are the key stats of Bharat Petroleum patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Bharat Petroleum?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Iphorgan Ltd | 5 | 60.00% |
| Ladas & Parry Llp | 4 | 100.00% |
| Seed Intellectual Property Law Group | 3 | 66.67% |
| Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson | 2 | 100.00% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye | 2 | 100.00% |
| Barnes & Thornburg Llp | 1 | 100.00% |
| Dickinson Wright Pllc | 1 | 100.00% |
| Locke Lord Llp | 1 | 100.00% |
| Maschoff Brennan | 1 | 0% |
| Oliff Plc | 1 | 100.00% |
The company constantly strived to improve and bring the best to our customers and stakeholders in terms of technology and services. Some successful initiatives:
- Touch PC Apron Fuel Management System – that combines the vehicle (Point of Sale) and office support functions into a single seamless interface reducing human intervention and enhancing accuracy
- Containerized Unit – complete mini fuelling stations built in India for quick deployment and rapid network expansion
- Temperature and density displays on refuellers – ease and accuracy for all
- Direct fuelling – tank to aircraft – customized fuellings solutions for aviation stations with space constraints and helicopter bases.
BPCL plans to diversify into petrochemicals on a long-term basis as it aims to provide an attractive higher value addition alternative over transportation fuels. In view of above BPCL Mumbai Refinery is coming up with large CAPEX investment of approx. Rs.13000 Crores in the following projects.
• Installation of Kerosene Hydro Treater (KHT) integrated with existing DHT Unit (Capacity: 1.5 MMPTA)
• Petro Resid FCC (PRFCC) (Capacity: 3 MMTPA) at Mumbai Refinery
• Polypropylene Unit (PP) (Capacity: 450 TMTPA) at Rasayani along with the connecting pipelines
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What are Bharat Petroleum’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Bharat Petroleum?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Bharat Petroleum in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Bharat Petroleum thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Bharat Petroleum search focus changed over the years?
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