Nokia has a total of 56945 patents globally, out of which 26281 have been granted. Of these 56945 patents, more than 59% patents are active. Europe is where Nokia has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Finland is the origin country of Nokia.
Nokia was founded in the year 1865. The Company is a global communications firm. It produces a broad range of technological devices and software and operates networks, sales and communication channels worldwide.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Nokia which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Nokia patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Nokia patent portfolio.
How many patents does Nokia have?
Nokia has a total of 56945 patents globally. These patents belong to 20284 unique patent families. Out of 56945 patents, 33895 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Nokia 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 | Nokia Applications Filed | Nokia Patents Granted |
| 2024 | – | 27 |
| 2023 | 1207 | 2627 |
| 2022 | 2391 | 2150 |
| 2021 | 3833 | 2345 |
| 2020 | 3812 | 2698 |
| 2019 | 3524 | 3536 |
| 2018 | 3923 | 3498 |
| 2017 | 4032 | 3183 |
| 2016 | 3812 | 3286 |
| 2015 | 4312 | 2931 |
How many Nokia patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Nokia File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Nokia Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Europe | 11178 |
| United States of America | 10495 |
| China | 6204 |
| Germany | 4755 |
| Austria | 4652 |
| India | 2699 |
| Japan | 2111 |
| Korea (South) | 1291 |
| United Kingdom | 993 |
| Brazil | 776 |
| Spain | 667 |
| Taiwan | 519 |
| Indonesia | 420 |
| Poland | 400 |
| Viet Nam | 329 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 324 |
| Canada | 261 |
| South Africa | 222 |
| Philippines | 177 |
| Russian Federation | 173 |
| Australia | 173 |
| Mexico | 153 |
| Italy | 148 |
| Finland | 135 |
| Singapore | 109 |
| Malaysia | 79 |
| Denmark | 76 |
| African Regional Industrial Property Organization | 52 |
| Chile | 44 |
| Colombia | 42 |
| Portugal | 38 |
| Argentina | 33 |
| France | 29 |
| Hungary | 26 |
| Turkey | 21 |
| Israel | 21 |
| Norway | 18 |
| Estonia | 15 |
| Cyprus | 10 |
| Kenya | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 |
| Slovenia | 6 |
| Pakistan | 5 |
| Malta | 5 |
| Lithuania | 4 |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Egypt | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Nokia Patents Located?
The technology analysis has been done considering the patent data of Nokia published during the last 7 years (January 2017- February 2024)
What key Technologies are covered by Nokia Patents?
Complete Technology bifurcation for Nokia Patent Portfolio (Published from January 2017- February 2024):
| Technology | Patents |
| Network & Communication | 9429 |
| Multimedia Technology | 707 |
| Audio Processing & Systems | 489 |
| Data Processing | 441 |
| Hardware & Circuits | 381 |
| Battery & Power Management | 313 |
| Privacy & Security | 256 |
| AI/ML | 187 |
| Digital Health & Healthcare | 153 |
| User Experience & Interface | 148 |
| AR/VR | 133 |
| Display System | 89 |
| 5G Network | 87 |
| Geospatial Technology | 83 |
| Software & Application | 81 |
| Cloud Computing | 73 |
| Iot | 34 |
| Blockchain | 25 |
| Wearable Technology | 10 |
| Drone | 6 |
| Nanotechnology | 5 |
| Autonomous Vehicle | 4 |
| Design | 3 |
| Payments | 3 |
| Packaging | 2 |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 |
It was interesting to note that Nokia has submitted nearly 90 patent families specifically related to 5G technology.
Multimedia Technology covers patents like Video Encoding and Decoding, Image Processing among others.
While Audio Processing & Systems falls under Multimedia Technology, it’s worth noting separately due to the significant number of patent filings by Nokia in this domain.
Interestingly, Nokia has also ventured into EV! US10673258B2 this patent filed in 2015, talks about charging of an Electric Vehicle.
One of the patents covered in Drone – EP3880554B1relate to unmanned aerial vehicles and charging platforms for unmanned aerial vehicles. Other patent US10976402B2 talks about recovering unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) when they lose radio connection by autonomously directing them on a rescue movement path.
Nokia is also involved in the digital health market, offering connected health devices and services such as smart watches, fitness trackers, and health monitoring applications. EP3300662B1 patent talks about monitoring movements & behaviour during sleep!
EP3218038A1 this patent describes a face mask! It involves technology that monitors environmental factors affecting health (such as air quality) and makes decisions about protecting health (by changing the face mask filter) based on that information.
The chart below distributes patents filed by Nokia in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Nokia thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions
R&D Focus: How Nokia Research Focus Changed Over the Years?
10 Best Nokia Patents
US20150228274A1 is the most popular patent in the Nokia portfolio. It has received 345 citations so far from companies like Google, Samsung Electronics and Sonos.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Nokia:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20150228274A1 | 345 |
| US9652314B2 | 293 |
| US20160126752A1 | 259 |
| US20150149469A1 | 229 |
| EP2870802A1 | 227 |
| US9727751B2 | 225 |
| WO2015160329A1 | 214 |
| US20150181449A1 | 202 |
| US9769124B2 | 191 |
| US20160165478A1 | 180 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Nokia patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Nokia’s invention. They couldn’t because Nokia had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 4216 Nokia patents in 21569 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Nokia patent portfolio are Qualcomm, Samsung and Huawei .
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Nokia –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Nokia Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Qualcomm | 1042 | 2305 |
| Samsung | 697 | 1527 |
| Huawei | 560 | 1048 |
| LG Electronics | 506 | 871 |
| Intel | 279 | 566 |
| Apple | 273 | 531 |
| Sony | 225 | 509 |
| IBM | 214 | 423 |
| Microsoft | 206 | 419 |
| NEC | 164 | 302 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Nokia Patents
Top Nokia Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9420564B2 | 46 |
| US9072060B2 | 38 |
| US10244257B2 | 34 |
| US9161231B2 | 30 |
| US9351340B2 | 30 |
| US9374787B2 | 28 |
| US9107202B2 | 27 |
| US10061387B2 | 27 |
| US9615354B2 | 24 |
| US9766089B2 | 22 |
| US9672332B2 | 22 |
| US9084195B2 | 22 |
| US9622131B2 | 21 |
| US9019874B2 | 21 |
| US10123027B2 | 21 |
What Percentage of Nokia US Patent Applications were Granted?
Nokia (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 17502 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 11553 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 67.02%.
Below are the key stats of Nokia patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Nokia?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Harrington & Smith Attorneys At Law Llc | 2842 | 68.95% |
| Alston & Bird Llp | 2665 | 56.13% |
| Ditthavong Steiner & Mlotkowski | 1451 | 54.31% |
| Squire Pb Dc Office | 1233 | 62.35% |
| Ware Fressola Maguire & Barber Llp | 1164 | 63.49% |
| Banner & Witcoff Ltd | 698 | 64.83% |
| Locke Lord Llp | 672 | 68.36% |
| Mintz Levin | 630 | 74.00% |
| Foley & Lardner Llp | 550 | 72.73% |
| Perman & Green Llp | 456 | 58.99% |
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