Philips has a total of 38998 patents globally, out of which 15846 have been granted. Of these 38998 patents, more than 56% patents are active. Japan is where Philips has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and China. Parallelly, Europe seems to be the main focused R&D centre, and also the Netherlands is the origin country of Philips.
Philips was founded in 1891 by Gerard Philips, and Frederik Philips. Philips is a health technology company focused on improving people’s health across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment, and home care. The Company offers products and services in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. As of October 2022, Philips has a market cap of $11.23 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Philips which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Philips patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Philips patent portfolio.
How many patents do the Founder and CEO of Philips have?
The Founder Gerard Philips has 0 patents, Frederik Philips has 0 patents, and CEO Roy Jakobs has 0 patents.
How many patents does Philips have?
Philips has a total of 38998 patents globally. These patents belong to 19962 unique patent families. Out of 38998 patents, 21874 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Philips 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 | Philips Applications Filed | Philips Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 5923 | – |
| 2012 | 4250 | 4215 |
| 2013 | 3541 | 3304 |
| 2014 | 2073 | 2215 |
| 2015 | 1902 | 1325 |
| 2016 | 1519 | 979 |
| 2017 | 1218 | 670 |
| 2018 | 1129 | 870 |
| 2019 | 948 | 1209 |
| 2020 | 570 | 338 |
| 2021 | 165 | 321 |
| 2022 | 67 | 400 |
How many Philips patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Philips File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Philips Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 13230 |
| United States Of America | 6689 |
| China | 4641 |
| Russia | 2653 |
| India | 2571 |
| Europe | 1855 |
| Germany | 1255 |
| Brazil | 850 |
| Taiwan | 654 |
| Canada | 607 |
| Australia | 341 |
| Korea (South) | 320 |
| Mexico | 240 |
| Spain | 219 |
| Austria | 187 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 156 |
| Indonesia | 152 |
| Malaysia | 106 |
| Norway | 78 |
| United Arab Emirates | 60 |
| Chile | 57 |
| Viet Nam | 52 |
| Poland | 49 |
| Argentina | 39 |
| Israel | 30 |
| Philippines | 30 |
| Italy | 26 |
| Hungary | 23 |
| United Kingdom | 22 |
| Cyprus | 21 |
| Portugal | 15 |
| South Africa | 10 |
| Montenegro | 8 |
| Denmark | 8 |
| Singapore | 7 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| Turkey | 6 |
| Belgium | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 5 |
| France | 5 |
| Egypt | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Africa | 2 |
| Bolivia | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Philips Patents Located?
10 Best Philips Patents
US9186046B2 is the most popular patent in the Philips portfolio. It has received 744 citations so far from companies like Auris Health, Ethicon, and Big Sky Financial Corporation.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Philips:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US9186046B2 | 744 |
| US9492192B2 | 616 |
| US20140210847A1 | 348 |
| US20150207333A1 | 333 |
| US20120242501A1 | 331 |
| WO2014068440A1 | 307 |
| US20120101396A1 | 296 |
| US20120150670A1 | 290 |
| US8368327B2 | 272 |
| US8097012B2 | 260 |
Which Companies are using Philips 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 Philips patent portfolio are Samsung Electronics, General Electric and Siemens Healthcare.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Samsung Electronics | 320 |
| General Electric | 219 |
| Siemens Healthcare | 206 |
| Sony Corporation | 157 |
| Volcano Corporation | 121 |
| Canon | 121 |
| Qualcomm | 115 |
| Apple | 109 |
| IBM | 96 |
| Siemens | 81 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Philips Patents
Top Philips Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US9186046B2 | 50 |
| US20140210847A1 | 48 |
| US9231411B2 | 44 |
| US8446046B2 | 39 |
| US20120242501A1 | 39 |
| US8101498B2 | 37 |
| US8338990B2 | 34 |
| US8129864B2 | 31 |
| US8558411B2 | 30 |
| US8161971B2 | 29 |
| US8842606B2 | 27 |
| US8531153B2 | 27 |
| US8760408B2 | 25 |
| US8884468B2 | 24 |
| US8482511B2 | 24 |
What Percentage of Philips US Patent Applications were Granted?
Philips (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 10745 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 7291 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 84.65%.
Below are the key stats of Philips patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Philips?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Philips IP | 8196 | 91.42% |
| Signify Holding | 1413 | 85.56% |
| Lumileds Llc | 193 | 99.48% |
| Schmidt Patent Law | 186 | 91.94% |
| Schott Pc | 132 | 93.51% |
| Volpe Koenig Lumileds | 122 | 92.44% |
| Maschoff Brennan | 71 | 0.00% |
| Terrile Cannatti Chambers & Holland | 42 | 97.62% |
| Leydig Voit & Mayer Ltd | 37 | 92.59% |
| Workman Nydegger | 34 | 91.18% |