Dana has a total of 7625 patents globally, out of which 3896 have been granted. Of these 7625 patents, more than 57% patents are active. United States of America is where Dana has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Germany and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Dana.
Dana was founded in the year 1904. The company engineers, manufactures, and distributes components and systems for worldwide automotive, heavy truck, off-highway, engine, and industrial markets. The Company also provides leasing services in selected markets.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Dana which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Dana patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Dana patent portfolio.
How many patents does Dana have?
Dana has a total of 7625 patents globally. These patents belong to 3395 unique patent families. Out of 7625 patents, 4393 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Dana 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 | Dana Applications Filed | Dana Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 2 | 149 |
| 2024 | 282 | 381 |
| 2023 | 488 | 256 |
| 2022 | 448 | 290 |
| 2021 | 427 | 269 |
| 2020 | 345 | 251 |
| 2019 | 331 | 276 |
| 2018 | 373 | 223 |
| 2017 | 624 | 187 |
| 2016 | 499 | 147 |
| 2015 | 379 | 96 |
| 2014 | 435 | 97 |
How many Dana patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Dana File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Dana Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 2096 |
| Germany | 1376 |
| China | 1046 |
| Europe (EPO) | 577 |
| Canada | 353 |
| India | 308 |
| Japan | 271 |
| Brazil | 203 |
| Korea (South) | 157 |
| Australia | 95 |
| Austria | 89 |
| United Kingdom | 59 |
| Ireland | 41 |
| Italy | 40 |
| Russia | 34 |
| Spain | 31 |
| Turkey | 30 |
| Mexico | 29 |
| Thailand | 28 |
| Argentina | 21 |
| Poland | 13 |
| South Africa | 12 |
| Hungary | 12 |
| Denmark | 10 |
| Taiwan | 9 |
| France | 6 |
| Israel | 6 |
| Portugal | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
What Percentage of Dana US Patent Applications were Granted?
Dana (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2749 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2338 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 87.43%.
Below are the key stats of Dana patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Dana?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Marshall & Melhorn Llc | 515 | 76.09% |
| Macmillan Sobanski & Todd | 298 | 89.46% |
| Mccoy Russell Llp | 237 | 98.46% |
| Fishman Stewart Pllc | 217 | 86.85% |
| Dykema Gossett Pllc | 208 | 90.43% |
| Liniak Berenato Longacre & White | 136 | 86.00% |
| Millen White Zelano & Branigan PC | 105 | 96.45% |
| Frank B Mc Donald | 66 | 88.12% |
| Miller Canfield Paddock And Stone | 62 | 96.77% |
| Scott M Oldham | 42 | 88.10% |
What are Dana key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Dana?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Dana in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Dana thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Dana search focus changed over the years?
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