COSCO Shipping has a total of 177 patents globally, out of which 130 have been granted. Of these 177 patents, more than 78% patents are active. China is where COSCO Shipping has filed all the number of patents. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of COSCO Shipping.
COSCO Shipping was founded in 1961. COSCO Shipping provides marine shipping services. The Company offers container transportation, tanker transportation, liquefied natural gas transportation, and other related services. COSCO Shipping also provides shipping finance services. As of February 2022, COSCO Shipping has a market cap of $38.64 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of COSCO Shipping which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find COSCO Shipping patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over COSCO Shipping patent portfolio.
How many patents does COSCO Shipping have?
COSCO Shipping has a total of 177 patents globally and all these patents belong to unique patent families. Out of 177 patents, 139 patents are active.
How many COSCO Shipping patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did COSCO Shipping 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 | COSCO Shipping Applications Filed | COSCO Shipping Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 10 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 15 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 20 | 13 |
| 2018 | 21 | 13 |
| 2019 | 22 | 15 |
| 2020 | 27 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
How Many Patents did COSCO Shipping File in Different Countries?
Countries in which COSCO Shipping Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| China | 177 |
Where are Research Centers of COSCO Shipping Patents Located?
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What are COSCO Shipping‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by COSCO Shipping?
The chart below distributes patents filed by COSCO Shipping in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where COSCO Shipping thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How COSCO Shipping search focus changed over the years?
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