Avis Budget Group has a total of 134 patents globally, out of which 53 have been granted. Of these 134 patents, more than 34% patents are active. United States of America is where Avis Budget Group has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Japan and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Avis Budget Group.
Avis Budget Group, founded in 1946 and based in Parsippany, N.J., provides transportation services through its Avis and Budget rental brands, with over 11,000 locations in about 180 countries, and Zipcar, a car-sharing network with more than one million members.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Avis Budget Group which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Avis Budget Group patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Avis Budget Group patent portfolio.
How many patents does Avis Budget Group have?
Avis Budget Group has a total of 134 patents globally. These patents belong to 38 unique patent families. Out of 134 patents, 46 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Avis Budget Group 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 | Avis Budget Group Applications Filed | Avis Budget Group Patents Granted |
2025 | – | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 3 |
2022 | 5 | 2 |
2021 | 4 | 6 |
2020 | 3 | 9 |
2019 | 5 | 2 |
2018 | 18 | 5 |
2017 | 9 | 4 |
2016 | 5 | 7 |
How many Avis Budget Group patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents

How Many Patents did Avis Budget Group File in Different Countries?

Countries in which Avis Budget Group Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States of America | 37 |
Japan | 15 |
Europe (EPO) | 12 |
Singapore | 7 |
Korea (South) | 6 |
Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
Australia | 4 |
Canada | 4 |
Germany | 3 |
Austria | 3 |
Taiwan | 2 |
India | 2 |
Israel | 2 |
Brazil | 2 |
South Africa | 1 |
Thailand | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 |
France | 1 |
China | 1 |
Chile | 1 |
Malaysia | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Avis Budget Group Patents Located?

10 Best Avis Budget Group Patents
US8841987B1 is the most popular patent in the Avis Budget Group portfolio. It has received 172 citations so far from companies like Donnelly, Visteon and Getaround.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Avis Budget Group:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US8841987B1 | 172 |
US20060259353A1 | 129 |
US9442888B2 | 99 |
WO2010144490A1 | 62 |
US20130226633A1 | 46 |
US9635518B2 | 31 |
US20050193011A1 | 30 |
US20180322472A1 | 24 |
US20150294403A1 | 22 |
US20190259093A1 | 20 |
What are Avis Budget Group key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Avis Budget Group?

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

R&D Focus: How has Avis Budget Group search focus changed over the years?

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