ATEQ Patents – Key Insights and Stats

ATEQ has a total of 147 patents globally, out of which 80 have been granted. Of these 147 patents, more than 81% patents are active. France is where ATEQ has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Europe. Parallelly, France seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of ATEQ.

Ateq was founded in 1989. The company’s business includes the wholesale distribution of industrial machinery and equipment.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of ATEQ which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ATEQ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ATEQ patent portfolio.

How many patents does ATEQ have?

ATEQ has a total of 147 patents globally. These patents belong to 62 unique patent families. Out of 147 patents, 120 patents are active.

How Many Patents did ATEQ File Every Year?

ATEQ Patent Filing Trend

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 GrantATEQ Applications FiledATEQ Patents Granted
20231
2022827
20212314
20203414
2019119
2018263
2017176
20166
20151
20141
2013111
20126

How many ATEQ patents are Alive/Dead?

ATEQ Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did ATEQ File in Different Countries?

ATEQ Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which ATEQ Filed Patents

CountryPatents
France31
United States Of America28
Europe24
Germany12
China5
Italy3
Taiwan3
United Kingdom3
Spain2
Poland1
Norway1
India1
Portugal1
Denmark1
Hungary1
Lithuania1
Austria1
Croatia1

Where are Research Centres of ATEQ Patents Located?

R&D Centers of ATEQ

10 Best ATEQ Patents

WO2013063061A1 is the most popular patent in the ATEQ portfolio. It has received 43 citations so far from companies like Measurement Ltd, Volvo and Midtronics.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ATEQ:

Publication NumberCitation Count
WO2013063061A143
US20130145834A130
US20140139332A126
US9050862B222
EP2732988A116
US9539866B28
WO2017025809A15
WO2013090008A15
USD956591S13
USD956590S13

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to ATEQ patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to ATEQ invention. They couldn’t because ATEQ had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 7 ATEQ patents in 35 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the ATEQ patent portfolio are Continental Automotive Systems, Ford and Sks Metaplast Scheffer-Klute.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing ATEQ –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing ATEQ PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Continental Automotive Systems39
Ford22
Sks Metaplast Scheffer-Klute12
Individual11
Illinois Tool Works12
Love’S Travel Stops12
Cub Elecparts12
Midtronics16
Orange Electronic14
Goertek11

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on ATEQ Patents

Top ATEQ Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US9050862B25
US9539866B23
US20140139332A13
US20130145834A12
US10675926B21
US10207396B21
US11060944B21

What Percentage of ATEQ US Patent Applications were Granted?

ATEQ (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 26 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 21 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 84.0%.

Below are the key stats of ATEQ patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for ATEQ?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Applied Materials12100.00%
Young Basile871.43%
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman20.00%
Oliff2100.00%
Joyce Eichhorn1100.00%
Oblon Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt1100.00%

What are ATEQ key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by ATEQ?

The chart below distributes patents filed by ATEQ in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where ATEQ thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has ATEQ search focus changed over the years?

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