KB Financial Group has a total of 289 patents globally, out of which 152 have been granted. Of these 289 patents, more than 50% patents are active. South Korea is where KB Financial Group has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Japan, it has generated an annual revenue of $13.9 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, South Korea seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of KB Financial Group.
KB Financial Group was founded in the year 2008. Company is doing business in banking and financial services. As of February 2022, KB Financial Group has a market cap of $20.32 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of KB Financial Group which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find KB Financial Group’s patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over KB Financial Group’s patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of KB Financial Group have?
The CEO, Jong Kyoo Yoon has 0 patents.
How many patents does KB Financial Group have?
KB Financial Group has a total of 289 patents globally. These patents belong to 220 unique patent families. Out of 289 patents, 146 patents are active.
How many KB Financial Group patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
Patent Families
How Many Patents did KB Financial 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 | KB Financial Group Applications Filed | KB Financial Group Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 50 | 1 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 19 | 5 |
| 2017 | 14 | 5 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 |
| 2021 | – | 5 |
How Many Patents did KB Financial Group File in Different Countries?
Countries in which KB Financial Group Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Korea (South) | 215 |
| China | 14 |
| Japan | 11 |
| United States Of America | 10 |
| Europe | 9 |
| Viet Nam | 3 |
| Australia | 3 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of KB Financial Group Patents Located?
10 Best KB Financial Group Patents
US20150339652A1 is the most popular patent in the KB Financial Group portfolio. It has received 75 citations so far from companies like Apple, LG, and Wells Fargo.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of KB Financial Group:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20150339652A1 | 75 |
| KR101330962B1 | 58 |
| KR101316466B1 | 54 |
| US6705518B2 | 44 |
| KR1020020083570A | 19 |
| KR100287012B1 | 19 |
| US20150332261A1 | 14 |
| KR101330943B1 | 14 |
| KR1020090024015A | 12 |
| WO2014104436A1 | 11 |
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What are KB Financial Group key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by KB Financial Group?
The chart below distributes patents filed by KB Financial Group in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where KB Financial Group thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How KB Financial Group search focus changed over the years?
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