Nio has a total of 978 patents globally, out of which 383 have been granted. Of these 978 patents, more than 53% patents are active. The USA is where Nio has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and Taiwan, it has generated an annual revenue of $5.67 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Nio.
Nio was founded in the year 2014 by William Li, Hsien Tong Cheng and Lihong Qin. Company is doing business in manufacturing of both residential and commercial water heaters and boilers. As of June 2022, Nio has a market cap of $32.82 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Nio which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Nio patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Nio patent portfolio.
How many patents does Nio have?
Nio has a total of 978 patents globally. These patents belong to 679 unique patent families. Out of 978 patents, 525 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Nio 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 | Nio Applications Filed | Nio Patents Granted |
| 2015 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | 152 | – |
| 2017 | 237 | 23 |
| 2018 | 322 | 60 |
| 2019 | 86 | 87 |
| 2020 | 95 | 93 |
| 2021 | 81 | 92 |
| 2022 | 1 | 28 |
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10 Best Nio Patents
US20170140603A1 is the most popular patent in the Nio portfolio. It has received 48 citations so far from companies like Intel, Toyota, and Walmart.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Nio:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US20170140603A1 | 48 |
| US20170140349A1 | 44 |
| US20170136887A1 | 40 |
| US9984572B1 | 37 |
| US20170136881A1 | 35 |
| CN105667464A | 35 |
| CN106143183A | 32 |
| CN106043246A | 30 |
| US20180126951A1 | 27 |
| US10017037B2 | 26 |
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