Toyota Tsusho has a total of 741 patents globally, out of which 316 have been granted. Of these 741 patents, more than 34% patents are active. Japan is where Toyota Tsusho has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Toyota Tsusho.
Toyota Tsusho was founded in the year 1948 and has parent organisation as Toyota Group. Company is doing business in supporting Toyota Motor’s automobile business and other Toyota Group companies, but Toyota Tsusho’s business is very diverse, spanning industrial, commercial, and consumer sectors. Business areas run the gamut, including industrial raw materials, agricultural products, and high technology.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Toyota Tsusho which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Toyota Tsusho patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Toyota Tsusho patent portfolio.
How many patents does Toyota Tsusho have?
Toyota Tsusho has a total of 741 patents globally. These patents belong to 395 unique patent families. Out of 741 patents, 255 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Toyota Tsusho 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 | Toyota Tsusho Applications Filed | Toyota Tsusho Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 3 |
| 2021 | 22 | 16 |
| 2020 | 58 | 11 |
| 2019 | 27 | 8 |
| 2018 | 15 | 17 |
| 2017 | 30 | 14 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 |
| 2015 | 20 | 12 |
| 2014 | 23 | 14 |
| 2013 | 34 | 16 |
| 2012 | 25 | 46 |
How many Toyota Tsusho patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Toyota Tsusho File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Toyota Tsusho Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| Japan | 303 |
| United States of America | 88 |
| Europe (EPO) | 51 |
| China | 39 |
| Taiwan | 35 |
| Germany | 15 |
| Korea (South) | 15 |
| Australia | 14 |
| India | 12 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 7 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Malaysia | 6 |
| Canada | 5 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| Indonesia | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Macao | 1 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Toyota Tsusho Patents Located?
10 Best Toyota Tsusho Patents
US20060118529A1 is the most popular patent in the Toyota Tsusho portfolio. It has received 62 citations so far from companies like Highcon Systems, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Baoshan Iron & Steel.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Toyota Tsusho:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20060118529A1 | 62 |
| JP2006137908A | 59 |
| US20080244438A1 | 45 |
| US20080046511A1 | 44 |
| US6395342B1 | 41 |
| JP2006102807A | 40 |
| US20040105941A1 | 37 |
| US7814089B1 | 35 |
| US6379107B1 | 34 |
| US20100222203A1 | 31 |
What Percentage of Toyota Tsusho US Patent Applications were Granted?
Toyota Tsusho (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 99 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 41 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 70.69%.
Below are the key stats of Toyota Tsusho patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are Managing US Patents for Toyota Tsusho?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Calfee Halter & Griswold Llp | 34 | 100.00% |
| Whda Llp | 9 | 85.71% |
| Thompson Coburn Llp | 6 | 16.67% |
| Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner | 5 | 50.00% |
| Hespos & Porco Llp | 5 | 100.00% |
| Oliff Plc | 5 | 0% |
| Bochner Pllc | 3 | 0% |
| Holtz Holtz & Volek Pc | 3 | 33.33% |
| Fisherbroyles Llp | 2 | 100.00% |
| Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman Pc | 2 | 100.00% |
Which Companies are using Toyota Tsusho Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the Toyota Tsusho patent portfolio are IBM, Google, and Samsung.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| IBM | 8 |
| 5 | |
| Samsung | 3 |
| Sure Champion Investment | 3 |
| Snap | 3 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| Frito-Lay | 2 |
| Nordson | 2 |
| Amazon | 2 |
| Lasercoil Technologies | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Toyota Tsusho Patents
Top Toyota Tsusho Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7930647B2 | 10 |
| US20080244438A1 | 7 |
| US20060118529A1 | 7 |
| US20030195928A1 | 6 |
| US6981021B2 | 5 |
| US20040105941A1 | 5 |
| US20060120953A1 | 5 |
| US20020107758A1 | 4 |
| US6808356B2 | 4 |
| US20130069100A1 | 4 |
| US7808234B2 | 3 |
| US8645385B2 | 3 |
| US20030195801A1 | 3 |
| US20080046511A1 | 3 |
| US7419833B2 | 3 |
“Accelerating Future Responses to Next-generation Vehicles and Cutting-edge Technologies.”
Toyota Tsusho is leveraging its unique strengths to take on the challenges of technological innovation and new business and create new added value through a dynamic and company-wide, cross-functional specialised organisational structure.
Toyota Tsusho established the NEXT Technology Fund to make more dynamic investments in innovative technologies, patents, and new services, not just in the automotive sector but in all areas where the company does business, so that we can respond quickly to technological changes and foster the seeds of growth that will drive the company’s next generation.
The introduction of next-generation vehicles; EV components, which includes renewable energy electric power supply and storage, infrastructure development, and the supply of electronic parts and components for EVs, PHVs, and fuel cell vehicles; and smart factories, which will aim to create a plant IoT, including higher productivity through plant visualisation and predictive maintenance, as well as advanced network security. These are opportunities for Toyota Tsusho, which has positioned the Mobility domain as a core domain, to definitively develop operations even further than in the past. Focus on future generations and be ready to respond quickly to change.
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What are Toyota Tsusho key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Toyota Tsusho?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Toyota Tsusho in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Toyota Tsusho thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Toyota Tsusho search focus changed over the years?
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