East Japan Railway has a total of 3567 patents globally, out of which 2310 have been granted. Of these 3567 patents, more than 45% patents are active. Japan is where East Japan Railway has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and European Countries, it has generated an annual revenue of $17.30 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D centre of East Japan Railway.
East Japan Railway was founded in the year 1987. Company is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. As of August 2022, East Japan Railway has a market cap of $19.41 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of East Japan Railway which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find East Japan Railway patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over East Japan Railway patent portfolio.
How many patents does East Japan Railway have?
East Japan Railway has a total of 3567 patents globally. These patents belong to 3397 unique patent families. Out of 3567 patents, 1619 patents are active.
How Many Patents did East Japan Railway 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 | East Japan Railway Applications Filed | East Japan Railway Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 116 | 86 |
| 2012 | 127 | 109 |
| 2013 | 213 | 123 |
| 2014 | 201 | 115 |
| 2015 | 223 | 107 |
| 2016 | 214 | 121 |
| 2017 | 174 | 129 |
| 2018 | 136 | 128 |
| 2019 | 161 | 153 |
| 2020 | 129 | 164 |
| 2021 | 37 | 145 |
| 2022 | 1 | 72 |
How many East Japan Railway patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did East Japan Railway File in Different Countries?
Countries in which East Japan Railway Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 3373 |
| United States Of America | 23 |
| Europe | 22 |
| China | 15 |
| India | 14 |
| Taiwan | 9 |
| Germany | 9 |
| Korea (South) | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Malaysia | 4 |
| Viet Nam | 3 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of East Japan Railway Patents Located?
10 Best East Japan Railway Patents
JP2007243342A is the most popular patent in the East Japan Railway portfolio. It has received 77 citations so far from companies like Hitachi, Toshiba, and Canon.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of East Japan Railway:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| JP2007243342A | 77 |
| JP2005070840A | 67 |
| JP2009096612A | 58 |
| JP2009141079A | 57 |
| JP2005069700A | 51 |
| JP2004070254A | 49 |
| JP2003011824A | 46 |
| JP2005242686A | 44 |
| JP2005239482A | 44 |
| US6587763B2 | 41 |
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What are East Japan Railway’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by East Japan Railway’s?
The chart below distributes patents filed by East Japan Railway’s in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where East Japan Railway’s thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How East Japan Railway’s search focus changed over the years?
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