Indian Oil Corporation has a total of 1151 patents globally, out of which 699 have been granted. Of these 1151 patents, more than 77% patents are active. India is where Indian Oil Corporation has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and USA. Parallelly, India seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Indian Oil Corporation.
Indian Oil Corporation was founded in 1959 and owned by the government of India. Indian Oil Corporation explores for and refines crude oil, in addition to manufacturing petroleum & petroleum products. The Company’s products include lubricating oils, liquid petroleum gas, aviation turbine fuels, greases, wax, bitumen and asphalt. Indian Oil Corporation has retail outlets throughout India. As of February 2022, Indian Oil Corporation has a market cap of $15.71 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Indian Oil Corporation which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Indian Oil Corporation patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Indian Oil Corporation patent portfolio.
How many patents does Indian Oil Corporation have?
Indian Oil Corporation has a total of 1151 patents globally. These patents belong to 514 unique patent families. Out of 1151 patents, 890 patents are active.
How many Indian Oil Corporation patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did Indian Oil Corporation 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 | Indian Oil Applications Filed | Indian Oil Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 68 | 8 |
| 2012 | 51 | 13 |
| 2013 | 94 | 11 |
| 2014 | 54 | 14 |
| 2015 | 86 | 16 |
| 2016 | 98 | 29 |
| 2017 | 26 | 40 |
| 2018 | 134 | 95 |
| 2019 | 103 | 99 |
| 2020 | 100 | 117 |
| 2021 | 50 | 119 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
How Many Patents did Indian Oil Corporation File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Indian Oil Corporation Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| India | 370 |
| United States Of America | 229 |
| Europe | 145 |
| Germany | 66 |
| China | 32 |
| South Africa | 28 |
| Brazil | 28 |
| Japan | 28 |
| Saudi Arabia | 23 |
| Russian Federation | 23 |
| Korea (South) | 16 |
| Canada | 15 |
| Australia | 11 |
| Spain | 9 |
| Malaysia | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
| Turkey | 5 |
| Denmark | 4 |
| Indonesia | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| African Regional Industrial Property Organization | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Indian Oil Corporation Patents Located?
10 Best Indian Oil Corporation Patents
US7029571B1 is the most popular patent in the Indian Oil Corporation portfolio. It has received 79 citations so far from companies like Shell Oil Company, Saudi Arabian Oil Company and Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Indian Oil Corporation:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7029571B1 | 79 |
| US6355591B1 | 66 |
| US6339052B1 | 57 |
| WO2001060951A1 | 52 |
| US6172012B1 | 50 |
| US20060277820A1 | 45 |
| US6613710B2 | 44 |
| US6284218B1 | 41 |
| US20060277819A1 | 41 |
| US6866772B2 | 36 |
What Percentage of Indian Oil Corporation US Patent Applications were Granted?
Indian Oil Corporation (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 204 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 154 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 87.01%.
Below are the key stats of Indian Oil Corporation patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Indian Oil Corporation?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Maschoff Brennan | 93 | 82.93% |
| Workman Nydegger | 39 | 90.91% |
| Blank Rome | 14 | 100.00% |
| Merchant & Gould | 9 | 100.00% |
| Hauptman Ham | 5 | 80.00% |
| Venable Llp | 5 | 100.00% |
| Ladas & Parry | 4 | 100.00% |
| Snell & Wilmer | 4 | 75.00% |
| Perkins Coie Llp | 3 | 33.33% |
| Spencer & Frank | 3 | 100.00% |
Hydrogen being the cleanest form of energy is the latest focus area across the globe. Green hydrogen is derived from water electrolysis using renewable energy like solar or wind. Brown and grey hydrogen are produced through coal gasification and natural gas reforming, respectively. Integration with appropriate carbon capture and utilisation technologies results in Blue hydrogen.
IndianOil has a wind power project in Rajasthan (India) which it intends to wheel that power to its Mathura refinery to produce green hydrogen. Green hydrogen will replace carbon-emitting fuels used in the refinery to process crude oil into value-added products such as petrol and diesel. This will help decarbonise some part of the manufacturing.
IndianOil will add 25 million tonnes of refining capacity by the year 2023-24. Forecasts by various agencies sees Indian fuel demand climbing to 400-450 million tonnes by 2040. While exploring the multiple energy avenues, environmental conscience will be a critical priority for IndianOil.
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What are Indian Oil Corporation‘s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Indian Oil Corporation?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Indian Oil Corporation in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Indian Oil Corporation thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Indian Oil Corporation search focus changed over the years?
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