Asus has a total of 10821 patents globally, out of which 6249 have been granted. Of these 10821 patents, more than 61% patents are active. Taiwan is where Asus has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, Taiwan seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Asus.
Asus was founded in the year 1989. The company’s line of business includes the wholesale distribution of computers, computer peripheral equipment and computer software.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Asus which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Asus patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Asus patent portfolio.
How many patents does Asus have?
Asus has a total of 10821 patents globally. These patents belong to 6149 unique patent families. Out of 10821 patents, 6604 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Asus 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 | Asus Applications Filed | Asus Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 158 | 530 |
| 2022 | 534 | 554 |
| 2021 | 684 | 538 |
| 2020 | 693 | 433 |
| 2019 | 625 | 346 |
| 2018 | 548 | 263 |
| 2017 | 588 | 255 |
| 2016 | 332 | 239 |
| 2015 | 209 | 238 |
| 2014 | 190 | 195 |
| 2013 | 323 | 292 |
How many Asus patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Asus File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Asus Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Taiwan | 3418 |
| United States of America | 2783 |
| China | 2666 |
| Europe | 464 |
| Korea (South) | 322 |
| Japan | 260 |
| Germany | 237 |
| Austria | 164 |
| India | 122 |
| Spain | 113 |
| Italy | 83 |
| United Kingdom | 69 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 60 |
| France | 24 |
| Canada | 15 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Asus Patents Located?
10 Best Asus Patents
US9313915B2 is the most popular patent in the Asus portfolio. It has received 559 citations so far from companies like Ethicon Llc and Cilag Gmbh International.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Asus:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US9313915B2 | 559 |
| US8041913B2 | 258 |
| US20080232061A1 | 171 |
| US20030206534A1 | 161 |
| US6728763B1 | 156 |
| US20040179554A1 | 150 |
| USD696668S1 | 142 |
| US20130311184A1 | 140 |
| US20050144612A1 | 133 |
| US8640864B2 | 130 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Asus patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Asus invention. They couldn’t because Asus had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 949 Asus patents in 3539 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Asus patent portfolio are Qualcomm, Samsung and Hon Hai Precision Industry.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Asus –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Asus Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Qualcomm | 178 | 330 |
| Samsung | 163 | 331 |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry | 93 | 123 |
| Lg Electronics | 70 | 107 |
| Intel Corporation | 56 | 109 |
| Apple | 48 | 91 |
| Huawei | 48 | 71 |
| Ericsson | 46 | 81 |
| Wistron Corporation | 39 | 76 |
| HP | 32 | 48 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Asus Patents
Top Asus Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US10484890B2 | 15 |
| US10813137B2 | 14 |
| US20170353819A1 | 13 |
| US10952231B2 | 12 |
| US10582418B2 | 12 |
| US10660091B2 | 11 |
| US20040227679A1 | 11 |
| US8640864B2 | 10 |
| US20180176937A1 | 10 |
| US20170150490A1 | 10 |
| US10893431B2 | 10 |
| US9042087B2 | 9 |
| US10397958B2 | 9 |
| US9826540B1 | 8 |
| US20190037635A1 | 8 |
What are Asus key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Asus?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Asus in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Asus thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Asus search focus changed over the years?
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