Nokia Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2024)

Nokia has a total of 56945 patents globally, out of which 26281 have been granted. Of these 56945 patents, more than 59% patents are active. Europe is where Nokia has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Finland is the origin country of Nokia.

Nokia was founded in the year 1865. The Company is a global communications firm. It produces a broad range of technological devices and software and operates networks, sales and communication channels worldwide.

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

How many patents does Nokia have?

Nokia has a total of 56945 patents globally. These patents belong to 20284 unique patent families. Out of 56945 patents, 33895 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Nokia File Every Year?

Nokia 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 GrantNokia Applications FiledNokia Patents Granted
202427
202312072627
202223912150
202138332345
202038122698
201935243536
201839233498
201740323183
201638123286
201543122931

How many Nokia patents are Alive/Dead?

Nokia Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Nokia File in Different Countries?

Nokia Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Nokia Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Europe11178
United States of America10495
China6204
Germany4755
Austria4652
India2699
Japan2111
Korea (South)1291
United Kingdom993
Brazil776
Spain667
Taiwan519
Indonesia420
Poland400
Viet Nam329
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)324
Canada261
South Africa222
Philippines177
Russian Federation173
Australia173
Mexico153
Italy148
Finland135
Singapore109
Malaysia79
Denmark76
African Regional Industrial Property Organization52
Chile44
Colombia42
Portugal38
Argentina33
France29
Hungary26
Turkey21
Israel21
Norway18
Estonia15
Cyprus10
Kenya9
Bangladesh8
Saudi Arabia7
Slovenia6
Pakistan5
Malta5
Lithuania4
Slovakia3
Egypt2
Thailand2
Serbia1
Croatia1

Where are Research Centres of Nokia Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Nokia

The technology analysis has been done considering the patent data of Nokia published during the last 7 years (January 2017- February 2024)

What key Technologies are covered by Nokia Patents?

Nokia Patent Technology Area

Complete Technology bifurcation for Nokia Patent Portfolio (Published from January 2017- February 2024):

TechnologyPatents
Network & Communication9429
Multimedia Technology707
Audio Processing & Systems489
Data Processing441
Hardware & Circuits381
Battery & Power Management313
Privacy & Security256
AI/ML187
Digital Health & Healthcare153
User Experience & Interface148
AR/VR133
Display System89
5G Network87
Geospatial Technology83
Software & Application81
Cloud Computing73
Iot34
Blockchain25
Wearable Technology10
Drone6
Nanotechnology5
Autonomous Vehicle4
Design3
Payments3
Packaging2
Electric Vehicle2
Nokia Network & Communication Patents Level 2 Categorization

It was interesting to note that Nokia has submitted nearly 90 patent families specifically related to 5G technology.

Multimedia Technology covers patents like Video Encoding and Decoding, Image Processing among others.

While Audio Processing & Systems falls under Multimedia Technology, it’s worth noting separately due to the significant number of patent filings by Nokia in this domain.

Interestingly, Nokia has also ventured into EV! US10673258B2 this patent filed in 2015, talks about charging of an Electric Vehicle.

One of the patents covered in Drone – EP3880554B1relate to unmanned aerial vehicles and charging platforms for unmanned aerial vehicles. Other patent US10976402B2 talks about recovering unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) when they lose radio connection by autonomously directing them on a rescue movement path.

Nokia is also involved in the digital health market, offering connected health devices and services such as smart watches, fitness trackers, and health monitoring applications. EP3300662B1 patent talks about monitoring movements & behaviour during sleep!

EP3218038A1 this patent describes a face mask! It involves technology that monitors environmental factors affecting health (such as air quality) and makes decisions about protecting health (by changing the face mask filter) based on that information.

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

Nokia Technology protected in different countries

R&D Focus: How Nokia Research Focus Changed Over the Years?

Nokia technology through the years

10 Best Nokia Patents

US20150228274A1 is the most popular patent in the Nokia portfolio. It has received 345 citations so far from companies like Google, Samsung Electronics and Sonos.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Nokia:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US20150228274A1345
US9652314B2293
US20160126752A1259
US20150149469A1229
EP2870802A1227
US9727751B2225
WO2015160329A1214
US20150181449A1202
US9769124B2191
US20160165478A1180

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Nokia patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Nokia’s invention. They couldn’t because Nokia had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 4216 Nokia patents in 21569 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Nokia patent portfolio are Qualcomm, Samsung and Huawei .

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Nokia –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Nokia PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Qualcomm10422305
Samsung6971527
Huawei5601048
LG Electronics506871
Intel279566
Apple273531
Sony225509
IBM214423
Microsoft206419
NEC164302

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Nokia Patents

Top Nokia Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US9420564B246
US9072060B238
US10244257B234
US9161231B230
US9351340B230
US9374787B228
US9107202B227
US10061387B227
US9615354B224
US9766089B222
US9672332B222
US9084195B222
US9622131B221
US9019874B221
US10123027B221

What Percentage of Nokia US Patent Applications were Granted?

Nokia (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 17502 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 11553 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 67.02%.

Below are the key stats of Nokia patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Nokia?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Harrington & Smith Attorneys At Law Llc284268.95%
Alston & Bird Llp266556.13%
Ditthavong Steiner & Mlotkowski145154.31%
Squire Pb Dc Office123362.35%
Ware Fressola Maguire & Barber Llp116463.49%
Banner & Witcoff Ltd69864.83%
Locke Lord Llp67268.36%
Mintz Levin63074.00%
Foley & Lardner Llp55072.73%
Perman & Green Llp45658.99%

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