Nio Patents – Key Insights and Stats

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?

Nio Patent Filing 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 GrantNio Applications FiledNio Patents Granted
20154
2016152
201723723
201832260
20198687
20209593
20218192
2022128

How many Nio patents are Alive/Dead?

Nio Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Nio File in Different Countries?

Nio Worldwide Patent Filing

Where are Research Centres of Nio Patents Located?

R&D Centres of Nio

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 NumberCitation Count
US20170140603A148
US20170140349A144
US20170136887A140
US9984572B137
US20170136881A135
CN105667464A35
CN106143183A32
CN106043246A30
US20180126951A127
US10017037B226

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What are Nio’s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Nio?

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

R&D Focus: How has Nio‘s search focus changed over the years?

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Updated on October 28, 2022

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