DJI has a total of 18937 patents globally, out of which 8299 have been granted. Of these 18937 patents, more than 27% patents are active. China is where DJI has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Japan. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of DJI.
DJI was founded in the year 2006 by Frank Wang. The company develops, produces and distributes drones. The Company manufactures drones for filmmaking, agriculture, conservation, search and rescue, energy infrastructure and other industries.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of DJI which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find DJI patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over DJI patent portfolio.
Do read about some interesting highlights of the DJI Agriculture Drone Patents portfolio:
How many patents does DJI have?
DJI has a total of 18937 patents globally. These patents belong to 9240 unique patent families. Out of 18937 patents, 5066 patents are active.
How Many Patents did DJI 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 | DJI Applications Filed | DJI Patents Granted |
| 2024 | 40 | 249 |
| 2023 | 110 | 365 |
| 2022 | 327 | 1014 |
| 2021 | 1486 | 1832 |
| 2020 | 3198 | 1092 |
| 2019 | 3258 | 1060 |
| 2018 | 3027 | 893 |
| 2017 | 2812 | 788 |
| 2016 | 2162 | 498 |
| 2015 | 1207 | 311 |
| 2014 | 1055 | 117 |
How many DJI patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did DJI File in Different Countries?
Countries in which DJI Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| China | 8427 |
| United States of America | 2409 |
| Japan | 1002 |
| Europe (EPO) | 679 |
| Germany | 241 |
| United Kingdom | 213 |
| Australia | 88 |
| Korea (South) | 79 |
| India | 51 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 41 |
| Taiwan | 31 |
| Denmark | 24 |
| Norway | 23 |
| Spain | 21 |
| Austria | 11 |
| Italy | 9 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Russian Federation | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
Where are the Research Centres of DJI Patents Located?
10 Best DJI Patents
US9056676B1 is the most popular patent in the DJI portfolio. It has received 566 citations so far from companies like General Electric, Mitsubishi, and Google.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of DJI:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US9056676B1 | 566 |
| US9412278B1 | 473 |
| US9139310B1 | 318 |
| US8908573B1 | 280 |
| CN103426282A | 232 |
| US8903568B1 | 230 |
| US9164506B1 | 222 |
| US9346560B2 | 218 |
| US7272818B2 | 190 |
| US6614936B1 | 176 |
What are DJI’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by DJI?
The chart below distributes patents filed by