Garmin has a total of 1941 patents globally, out of which 1391 have been granted. Of these 1941 patents, more than 56% patents are active. United States of America is where Garmin has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Garmin.
Garmin was founded in the year 1993. The Company provides navigation, communications and information devices. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets hand-held, portable, and fixed mount GPS-enabled products.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Garmin which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Garmin patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Garmin patent portfolio.
How many patents does Garmin have?
Garmin has a total of 1941 patents globally. These patents belong to 928 unique patent families. Out of 1941 patents, 1097 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Garmin 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 | Garmin Applications Filed | Garmin Patents Granted |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 24 | 49 |
| 2022 | 26 | 47 |
| 2021 | 71 | 59 |
| 2020 | 74 | 84 |
| 2019 | 113 | 117 |
| 2018 | 112 | 72 |
| 2017 | 90 | 82 |
| 2016 | 106 | 81 |
| 2015 | 112 | 69 |
| 2014 | 125 | 84 |
| 2013 | 118 | 64 |
How many Garmin patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Garmin File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Garmin Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 1048 |
| Europe (EPO) | 206 |
| China | 173 |
| Germany | 109 |
| United Kingdom | 78 |
| Japan | 59 |
| Taiwan | 54 |
| Austria | 49 |
| Canada | 18 |
| Netherlands | 15 |
| Korea (South) | 6 |
| Australia | 4 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Garmin Patents Located?
10 Best Garmin Patents
US8961191B2 is the most popular patent in the Garmin portfolio. It has received 783 citations so far from companies like Ethicon Llc, Shimano Inc and Cilag Gmbh.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Garmin:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8961191B2 | 783 |
| US6837827B1 | 542 |
| US6841947B2 | 362 |
| US6816782B1 | 359 |
| US7398151B1 | 358 |
| US8170790B2 | 326 |
| US7353139B1 | 322 |
| US20100087230A1 | 312 |
| US6801855B1 | 304 |
| USD626437S1 | 303 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Garmin patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Garmin invention. They couldn’t because Garmin had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 411 Garmin patents in 5255 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Garmin patent portfolio are Samsung, Apple and Honeywell.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Garmin –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Garmin Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Samsung | 59 | 214 |
| Apple | 47 | 183 |
| Honeywell | 45 | 190 |
| Boeing | 30 | 139 |
| Navico Holding | 30 | 168 |
| 35 | 108 | |
| IBM | 27 | 82 |
| Microsoft | 24 | 93 |
| Epson | 20 | 60 |
| Ford | 20 | 87 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Garmin Patents
Top Garmin Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7827000B2 | 40 |
| US7778118B2 | 31 |
| US20130050131A1 | 26 |
| US6841947B2 | 25 |
| US20100087230A1 | 23 |
| US20100205242A1 | 22 |
| US8214139B2 | 18 |
| US9229575B2 | 18 |
| US8170790B2 | 17 |
| US6837827B1 | 17 |
| US7602302B2 | 16 |
| US20100049397A1 | 16 |
| US7467060B2 | 15 |
| US8055469B2 | 14 |
| US9140568B2 | 14 |
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What are Garmin key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Garmin?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Garmin in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Garmin thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Garmin search focus changed over the years?
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