ING Group has a total of 75 patents globally, out of which 46 have been granted. Of these 75 patents, more than 16% patents are active. Netherlands is where ING Group has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and Brazil. Parallelly, Germany seems to be the main focused R&D centre and the Netherlands is the origin country of ING Group.
ING Group was founded in the year 1991 by Adriana Venter, Herve Francois and Nynke Postma. The company is a global financial institution. The Company provides retail and wholesale banking services to private clients, small businesses, large corporations, financial institutions and governments. The company operates worldwide. As of January 2023, the market cap of ING Group is $ 50.32 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ING Group which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ING Group patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ING Group patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of ING Group have?
The founders Adriana Venter has 0 patent, Herve Francois has 0 patent and Nynke Postma has 0 patent. The CEO Steven van Rijswijk has 0 patent.
How many patents does ING Group have?
ING Group has a total of 75 patents globally. These patents belong to 49 unique patent families. Out of 75 patents, 12 patents are active.
How Many Patents did ING Group 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 | ING Group Applications Filed | ING Group Patents Granted |
| 2022 | – | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | – | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
How many ING Group patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did ING Group File in Different Countries?
Countries in which ING Group Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Netherlands | 11 |
| United States Of America | 10 |
| Brazil | 7 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Japan | 6 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Europe | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Korea (South) | 3 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
Where are the Research Centres of ING Group Patents Located?
10 Best ING Group Patents
US6626163B1 is the most popular patent in the ING Group portfolio. It has received 115 citations so far from companies like Toyota, Cummins Filtration and Renault.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ING Group:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6626163B1 | 115 |
| US20050144061A1 | 114 |
| US6684864B1 | 86 |
| US6505615B2 | 80 |
| JP2002540338A | 28 |
| US6591807B1 | 24 |
| US20030173053A1 | 9 |
| WO2002089025A2 | 9 |
| WO2002004126A1 | 9 |
| DE20101573U1 | 9 |