General Electric has a total of 85038 patents globally, out of which 47754 have been granted. Of these 85038 patents, more than 77% patents are active. United States of America is where General Electric has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Europe (EPO). Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of General Electric.
General Electric was founded in the year 1892. The company is an American business that works in areas like energy, aviation, and healthcare. It makes products such as jet engines, power systems, and medical devices. GE helps build important technology used around the world and supports industries that keep cities running, planes flying, and hospitals working.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of General Electric which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find General Electric patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over General Electric patent portfolio.
How many patents does General Electric have?
General Electric has a total of 85038 patents globally. These patents belong to 41872 unique patent families. Out of 85038 patents, 65909 patents are active.
How Many Patents did General Electric 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 | General Electric Applications Filed | General Electric Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 28 | 665 |
| 2024 | 1341 | 3423 |
| 2023 | 2783 | 4337 |
| 2022 | 4254 | 4606 |
| 2021 | 4970 | 5134 |
| 2020 | 4615 | 6444 |
| 2019 | 5438 | 4935 |
| 2018 | 8168 | 4403 |
| 2017 | 9609 | 4449 |
| 2016 | 9980 | 4985 |
| 2015 | 7333 | 4373 |
How many General Electric patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did General Electric File in Different Countries?
Countries in which General Electric Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 22158 |
| China | 13466 |
| Europe (EPO) | 12523 |
| Japan | 7293 |
| Canada | 3528 |
| India | 3173 |
| Brazil | 2800 |
| United Kingdom | 1539 |
| Korea (South) | 1488 |
| Germany | 1373 |
| Norway | 1326 |
| Ireland | 1145 |
| Australia | 1099 |
| Denmark | 1005 |
| Saudi Arabia | 658 |
| Spain | 634 |
| Russia | 520 |
| Switzerland | 442 |
| Poland | 418 |
| Singapore | 397 |
| South Africa | 361 |
| Mexico | 359 |
| Taiwan | 323 |
| France | 298 |
| Malaysia | 185 |
| Turkey | 179 |
| Argentina | 145 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 111 |
| Italy | 104 |
| Israel | 96 |
| Hungary | 90 |
| Indonesia | 77 |
| Eurasia | 72 |
| Viet Nam | 70 |
| Colombia | 65 |
| Thailand | 58 |
| Morocco | 55 |
| Portugal | 38 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 35 |
| New Zealand | 25 |
| Croatia | 22 |
| Sweden | 14 |
| Tunisia | 13 |
| Romania | 12 |
| Serbia | 11 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Philippines | 8 |
| Finland | 7 |
| Republic of Moldova | 5 |
| Ukraine | 4 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Africa | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of General Electric Patents Located?
10 Best General Electric Patents
USD806108S1 is the most popular patent in the General Electric portfolio. It has received 826 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Samsung and Cilag.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of General Electric:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| USD806108S1 | 826 |
| USD803234S1 | 821 |
| US10674424B2 | 604 |
| US20170286572A1 | 557 |
| US8997904B2 | 308 |
| US20150023204A1 | 289 |
| US9651032B2 | 274 |
| US20160078695A1 | 266 |
| US20190087544A1 | 253 |
| US20150146847A1 | 249 |
What Percentage of General Electric US Patent Applications were Granted?
General Electric (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 55497 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 41960 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 77.85%.
Below are the key stats of General Electric patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for General Electric?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| General Electric (Inhouse IP Dept.) | 14314 | 82.24% |
| Dority & Manning PA | 4691 | 65.15% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye PC | 1517 | 76.51% |
| Hoffman Warnick | 1300 | 75.43% |
| Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc | 1218 | 100.00% |
| Cantor Colburn Llp | 2009 | 54.57% |
| Eversheds Sutherland | 1039 | 85.08% |
| Hanley Flight & Zimmerman Llc | 699 | 68.67% |
| Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group | 481 | 89.60% |
| Venable Llp Ge Aviation | 459 | 92.42% |
What are General Electric key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by General Electric?
The chart below distributes patents filed by General Electric in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where General Electric thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has General Electric search focus changed over the years?
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