ASML Holding has a total of 29436 patents globally, out of which 15225 have been granted. Of these 26436 patents, more than 54% patents are active. The United States of America is where ASML Holding has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Taiwan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of ASML Holding.
ASML Holding was founded in 1984. ASML Holding develops, produces, and markets semiconductor manufacturing equipment, specifically machines for the production of chips through lithography. The Company services clients worldwide. As of August 2022, ASML Holding has a market cap of $225.08 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ASML Holding which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ASML Holding patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ASML Holding patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of ASML Holding have?
The CEO Peter Wennink have 0 patents.
How many patents does ASML Holding have?
ASML Holding has a total of 29436 patents globally. These patents belong to 5937 unique patent families. Out of 29436 patents, 15911 patents are active.
How Many Patents did ASML Holding 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 | ASML Holding Applications Filed | ASML Holding Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 1334 | 1015 |
| 2012 | 1252 | 1169 |
| 2013 | 971 | 1110 |
| 2014 | 916 | 67 |
| 2015 | 1061 | 155 |
| 2016 | 1488 | 437 |
| 2017 | 1560 | 609 |
| 2018 | 1834 | 757 |
| 2019 | 1942 | 875 |
| 2020 | 1756 | 949 |
| 2021 | 745 | 1011 |
| 2022 | 88 | 634 |
How many ASML Holding patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did ASML Holding File in Different Countries?
Countries in which ASML Holding Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 6707 |
| Japan | 4501 |
| Taiwan | 3340 |
| Korea (South) | 2905 |
| China | 2726 |
| Europe | 2191 |
| Netherlands | 1900 |
| Singapore | 878 |
| Germany | 798 |
| Israel | 464 |
| Australia | 100 |
| Austria | 55 |
| Canada | 33 |
| Malaysia | 27 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 17 |
| United Kingdom | 13 |
| Russia | 12 |
| India | 10 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of ASML Holding Patents Located?
10 Best ASML Holding Patents
US6778257B2 is the most popular patent in the ASML Holding portfolio. It has received 1718 citations so far from companies like Molex Incorporated, Topconn Electronic and Te Connectivity Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ASML Holding:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6778257B2 | 1718 |
| US6952253B2 | 1536 |
| US6611316B2 | 1215 |
| US20110027704A1 | 928 |
| US20120044470A1 | 794 |
| US6603130B1 | 730 |
| WO2009078708A1 | 711 |
| US20110102753A1 | 689 |
| WO2009106279A1 | 678 |
| US20120123581A1 | 530 |
Which Companies are using ASML Holding 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 ASML Holding patent portfolio are Nikon, Carl Zeiss Smt and Canon.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Nikon | 400 |
| Carl Zeiss Smt | 345 |
| Canon | 251 |
| Tsmc | 187 |
| Gigaphoton Inc | 137 |
| Kla-Tencor | 131 |
| Samsung Electronics | 130 |
| Applied Materials | 63 |
| Kioxia | 50 |
| Tokyo Electron Limited | 43 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on ASML Holding Patents
Top ASML Holding Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7199858B2 | 39 |
| US7161659B2 | 32 |
| US6867844B2 | 25 |
| US7515281B2 | 21 |
| US6952253B2 | 19 |
| US7981595B2 | 17 |
| US7075616B2 | 15 |
| US6788386B2 | 15 |
| US7119874B2 | 13 |
| US7843632B2 | 12 |
| US7804577B2 | 12 |
| US7488933B2 | 12 |
| US7701550B2 | 12 |
| US7245356B2 | 12 |
| US20120286170A1 | 12 |
What Percentage of ASML Holding US Patent Applications were Granted?
ASML Holding (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 701 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 583 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 88.7%.
Below are the key stats of ASML Holding patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for ASML Holding?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox Pllc | 545 | 87.94% |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp | 125 | 94.64% |
| Paul A Fattibene | 18 | 100.00% |
| Finnegan Asml | 2 | 0% |
| Asml Other Dmipg | 1 | 0% |
| Dekel Patent Ltd | 1 | 0.00% |
| Donald J Featherstone | 1 | 100.00% |
| Enterprise Law Group Inc | 1 | 0% |
| Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc | 1 | 0.00% |
| Michael Bernadicou | 1 | 0.00% |
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