JFE Holdings has a total of 80689 patents globally, out of which 27929 have been granted. Of these 80689 patents, more than 75% patents are active. Japan is where JFE Holdings has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and China and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for JFE Holdings is Japan, it has generated an annual revenue of $28.6 billion in the year 2020. Japan seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of JFE Holdings.
JFE Holdings was formed in 2002 by the merging of NKK and Kawasaki Steel Corporation. Company is doing business steelmaking, engineering and trading. As of November 2021, JFE Holdings has a market cap of $7.14 billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of JFE Holdings which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find JFE Holdings’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over JFE Holdings’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does JFE Holdings have?
JFE Holdings has a total of 80689 patents globally. These patents belong to 50772 unique patent families. Out of 80689 patents, 60789 patents are active.
How many JFE Holdings patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did JFE Holdings 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 | JFE Holdings Applications Filed | JFE Holdings Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 5123 | 3917 |
| 2012 | 5305 | 4884 |
| 2013 | 5128 | 5147 |
| 2014 | 4953 | 5306 |
| 2015 | 5478 | 6343 |
| 2016 | 4779 | 6531 |
| 2017 | 4863 | 5290 |
| 2018 | 3964 | 5351 |
| 2019 | 3756 | 4831 |
| 2020 | 1774 | 4455 |
| 2021 | 225 | – |
How Many Patents did JFE Holdings File in Different Countries?
Countries in which JFE Holdings Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 47808 |
| Europe | 5594 |
| China | 4819 |
| Korea (South) | 4443 |
| United States Of America | 3504 |
| Taiwan | 2103 |
| India | 1721 |
| Canada | 1002 |
| Thailand | 995 |
| Mexico | 871 |
| Brazil | 808 |
| Russia | 572 |
| Indonesia | 525 |
| Viet Nam | 460 |
| Australia | 437 |
| Germany | 226 |
| Philippines | 222 |
| Malaysia | 172 |
| Turkey | 152 |
| Singapore | 140 |
| Argentina | 111 |
| Spain | 107 |
| Sweden | 81 |
| South Africa | 51 |
| Austria | 21 |
| Poland | 20 |
| Colombia | 18 |
| New Zealand | 17 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 16 |
| Norway | 16 |
| Chile | 15 |
| Peru | 14 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 13 |
| Denmark | 11 |
| Portugal | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Eurasia | 4 |
| France | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Africa | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of JFE Holdings Patents Located?
10 Best JFE Holdings Patents
US6364968B1 is the most popular patent in the JFE Holdings portfolio. It has received 155 citations so far from companies like Posco, Nippon Steel and Thyssenkrupp Steel.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of JFE Holdings:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6364968B1 | 155 |
| JP2002332919A | 135 |
| EP2325346A1 | 117 |
| JP2001207235A | 117 |
| JP2010090475A | 112 |
| US6523416B2 | 112 |
| JP2003303711A | 111 |
| JP2010065272A | 110 |
| JP2008291304A | 108 |
| WO2013051238A1 | 103 |
Which Companies are using JFE Holdings Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.
The top citing companies in the JFE Holdings patent portfolio are Nippon Steel, Posco and Kobe Steel
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Nippon Steel | 191 |
| Posco | 71 |
| Kobe Steel | 52 |
| Thyssenkrupp Steel | 41 |
| Arcelormittal | 37 |
| Baoshan Iron And Steel | 18 |
| Global Technology Operations | 14 |
| US Bank | 14 |
| Tata Steel | 13 |
| Ntn Corporation | 10 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on JFE Holdings Patents
Top JFE Holdings Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6364968B1 | 13 |
| US20110146852A1 | 13 |
| US8562758B2 | 11 |
| US7767037B2 | 11 |
| US20110139315A1 | 11 |
| US20060243354A1 | 11 |
| US20030111144A1 | 11 |
| US20070163679A1 | 11 |
| US20020157734A1 | 10 |
| US20050147832A1 | 10 |
What Percentage of JFE Holdings US Patent Applications were Granted?
JFE Holdings (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 2154 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1372 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.59%.
Below are the key stats of JFE Holdings patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for JFE Holdings?
| Law Firm | Total Application | Success Rate |
| Ratnerprestia | 511 | 78.22% |
| Ip Group Of Dla Piper Llp Us | 507 | 64.93% |
| Oliff Plc | 336 | 83.90% |
| Holtz Holtz & Volek Pc | 269 | 77.99% |
| Kenja Ip Law Pc | 222 | 72.88% |
| Nixon & Vanderhye Pc | 98 | 71.13% |
| Oblon Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt L L P | 11 | 100.00% |
| Kevin S Lemack | 9 | 100.00% |
| Mcdermott Will & Emery Llp | 9 | 66.67% |
| Frishauf Holtz Goodman & Woodward | 8 | 100.00% |
By committed to the corporate vision of “contributing to society with the world’s most innovative technology,” the JFE Group has worked to increase its corporate value and satisfy all of its stakeholders. They have utilised their complete strengths developed via our broad range of industries centred on iron and extending to steel, engineering, and commerce in order to deliver solutions that contribute to society’s sustainable development in a fast changing business environment.
JFE Holdings will aggressively use technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and big data, and robotics in the implementation of these measures, progressively expanding the scope of application for each. In addition, large-scale legacy systems, such as existing mission-critical systems at steelworks, are being upgraded as part of corporate reforms.
The JFE Group takes a company-wide approach to applying loT technologies, AI, and data science to equipment, processes, and operations in a methodical and efficient manner. It has started by improving its data-collection platform for a variety of processes, and it is working to improve quality assurance and quality control levels by using data consistently across multiple processes, as well as using data seamlessly throughout the company to increase operational efficiency and cut costs.
What are JFE Holdings key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by JFE Holdings?
The chart below distributes patents filed by JFE Holdings in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where JFE Holdings thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How JFE Holdings research focus changed over the years?
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