Nissan Motor has a total of 79730 patents globally, out of which 45695 have been granted. Of these 79730 patents, more than 64% patents are active. Japan is where Nissan Motor has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by USA and Europe and it also seems reasonable as the biggest market for Nissan Motor is Japan, China & USA. Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Nissan Motor.
Nissan Motor was founded in 1933 by Yoshisuke Aikawa, William Gorham, Masujiro Hashimoto and Rokuro Aoyama. Nissan Motor doing business in Automotive industry. The Company offers wide range of products in Automobiles, luxury vehicles, commercial vehicles, outboard motors and forklift trucks, etc. As of May 2022, Nissan Motor has a market cap of $14.85 Billion.
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How many patents does Nissan Motor have?
Nissan Motor has a total of 79730 patents globally. These patents belong to 47201 unique patent families. Out of 79730 patents, 51307 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Nissan Motor 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 | Nissan Applications Filed | Nissan Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 3215 | 2673 |
| 2012 | 4091 | 2548 |
| 2013 | 5374 | 3092 |
| 2014 | 4552 | 2632 |
| 2015 | 4481 | 2344 |
| 2016 | 3437 | 2951 |
| 2017 | 4056 | 2815 |
| 2018 | 3311 | 3114 |
| 2019 | 2400 | 3081 |
| 2020 | 1341 | 2474 |
| 2021 | 197 | 1977 |
| 2022 | 16 | 869 |
How many Nissan Motor patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Nissan Motor File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Nissan Motor Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 40262 |
| United States Of America | 9244 |
| Europe | 6451 |
| China | 5614 |
| Korea (South) | 2363 |
| Germany | 2065 |
| India | 1087 |
| Brazil | 992 |
| Russia | 987 |
| Mexico | 943 |
| Canada | 749 |
| Thailand | 689 |
| Indonesia | 578 |
| France | 494 |
| Malaysia | 461 |
| United Kingdom | 438 |
| Australia | 186 |
| Taiwan | 105 |
| Austria | 91 |
| Spain | 87 |
| Philippines | 25 |
| Vietnam | 25 |
| South Africa | 22 |
| Portugal | 11 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
| Singapore | 6 |
| Morocco | 5 |
| Israel | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 2 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Africa | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Nissan Motor Patents Located?
10 Best Nissan Motor Patents
JP2005335432A is the most popular patent in the Nissan Motor portfolio. It has received 913 citations so far from companies like Ethicon, Toyota and Hyundai.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Nissan Motor:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| JP2005335432A | 913 |
| US6823241B2 | 368 |
| US6480767B2 | 311 |
| JP2003262525A | 250 |
| US6463369B2 | 243 |
| US20030179293A1 | 224 |
| US7592928B2 | 203 |
| US7145519B2 | 193 |
| US6931316B2 | 191 |
| US20050074143A1 | 180 |
Which Companies are using Nissan Motor 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 Nissan Motor patent portfolio are Toyota, Ford and Gm Global Technology.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Toyota | 897 |
| Ford | 539 |
| Gm Global Technology | 473 |
| Honda Motor | 418 |
| Hyundai Motor | 415 |
| Kia Motors | 240 |
| Denso | 239 |
| Robert Bosch | 192 |
| LG | 135 |
| Samsung | 122 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Nissan Motor Patents
Top Nissan Motor Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8728666B2 | 29 |
| US6480767B2 | 29 |
| US7695865B2 | 26 |
| US7592928B2 | 22 |
| US7320846B2 | 21 |
| US20060251965A1 | 21 |
| US7138208B2 | 19 |
| US7205255B2 | 19 |
| US6873911B2 | 19 |
| US6864807B2 | 19 |
| US20080118826A1 | 19 |
| US8697289B2 | 18 |
| US8492028B2 | 18 |
| US7648538B2 | 18 |
| US7074517B2 | 17 |
What Percentage of Nissan Motor US Patent Applications were Granted?
Nissan Motor (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 11758 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 10488 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 92.0%.
Below are the key stats of Nissan Motor’s patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Nissan Motor?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Foley & Lardner | 4736 | 94.18% |
| Global Ip Counselors | 1611 | 94.85% |
| Mcdermott Will & Emery | 1441 | 87.88% |
| Young Basile | 887 | 86.97% |
| Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton | 291 | 90.04% |
| Nissan | 255 | 100.00% |
| Schwartz Jeffery Schwaab Mack | 230 | 82.61% |
| Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath | 193 | 93.58% |
| Richard L Schwaab | 188 | 96.28% |
| Schwartz Jeffery Schwaab | 122 | 78.69% |
Based on its mission of “enriching people’s lives,” Nissan Motor is expanding its company activities centred on automotive manufacturing.
Nissan Motor offers the smooth and strong drive that only ecologically friendly motors can provide, with the objective of reaching zero emissions. Nissan Motor’s Autonomous Drive / Advanced Driver Aid System provides driver assistance technology that anybody can trust, paving the way for completely autonomous driving in the future. Nissan Motor’s Connected Car & Service offers dependable, convenient, and welcoming services tailored to each individual. Mobility Service & Energy Management by Nissan Motor is pushing a number of mobility-related initiatives in order to achieve a more sustainable society.
Nissan Motor is working on:
- Car Technology: Integrated Display Interface, Intelligent Route Planner and e-4ORCE
- Future Technology: Intelligent powertrain for the next generation of e-POWER, Lightweight high-isolation material (acoustic meta-material) and Invisible-to-Visible (I2V)
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What are Nissan Motor’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Nissan Motor?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Nissan Motor in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Nissan Motor thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Nissan Motor search focus changed over the years?
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