KBC Group Patents – Key Insights and Stats

KBC Group has a total of 154 patents globally, out of which 49 have been granted. Of these 154 patents, more than 50% patents are active. Europe is where KBC Group has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and Australia. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Belgium is the origin country of KBC Group.

KBC Group was founded in 1998. The KBC Group offers banking and insurance services as well as draws in deposits. The Bank provides life, health, commercial, car, liability, industrial accident, and occupational insurance, as well as mortgage and consumer loans, project financing, leasing financing, and factoring. It also manages investment funds. As of February 2023, the market cap of KBC Group is $31.8 Billion.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of KBC Group which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find KBC Group patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over KBC Group patent portfolio.

How many patents does the CEO of KBC Group have?

The CEO Johan Thijs have 0 patents.

How many patents does KBC Group have?

KBC Group has a total of 154 patents globally. These patents belong to 65 unique patent families. Out of 154 patents, 78 patents are active.

How Many Patents did KBC Group File Every Year?

KBC Group Patent Filling Trend

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 GrantKBC Group Applications FiledKBC Group Patents Granted
20232
20223
202146
202063
201928
2018492
201793
201622
201567
201424
201332
201233
201144

How many KBC Group patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

KBC Group Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did KBC Group File in Different Countries?

KBC Group Worldwide Patent Filling

Countries in which KBC Group Filed Patents

CountryPatent
Europe28
United States Of America24
Australia11
Japan10
Israel10
Canada10
United Kingdom8
Germany6
Belgium2
India2
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)2
Korea (South)1
Eurasia1
South Africa1
Brazil1
Hungary1
Brunei1
Spain1

Where are Research Centers of KBC Group Patents Located?

R&D Centres of KBC Group

10 Best KBC Group Patents

US7679902B2 is the most popular patent in the KBC Group portfolio. It has received 37 citations so far from companies like ACCO Brands, Dell Products, Zyxel Communications.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of KBC Group:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US7679902B237
US6729151B123
US20080066215A121
WO2004085213A114
US20210374677A110
WO2006019815A110
US20050236444A19
US8857680B18
US20060013682A18
US7594527B27

What Percentage of KBC Group US Patent Applications were Granted?

KBC Group (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1 patent application at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 0 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 0%.

Below are the key stats of KBC Group patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for KBC Group?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Hodgson Russ10%

What are KBC Group key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by KBC Group?

The chart below distributes patents filed by KBC Group in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where KBC Group thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has KBC Group search focus changed over the years?

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