RELX has a total of 579 patents globally, out of which 317 have been granted. Of these 579 patents, more than 62% patents are active. USA is where RELX has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by South Korea and Canada, it has generated an annual revenue of $9.961 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, the United Kingdom seems to be the main focused R&D centre of RELX.
RELX, previously known as Reed Elsevier, was founded in the year 1894. The company is a worldwide information and analytics corporation located in London, England, that is owned by a British-Dutch partnership. The company operates in four market segments: scientific, technical and medical; risk and business information; legal; and exhibitions. As of April 2022, RELX has a market cap of $58.71 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of RELX which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find RELX patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over RELX patent portfolio.
How many patents does RELX have?
RELX has a total of 579 patents globally. These patents belong to 273 unique patent families. Out of 579 patents, 363 patents are active.
How Many Patents did RELX 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 | RELX Applications Filed | RELX Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 47 | 14 |
| 2012 | 51 | 27 |
| 2013 | 60 | 20 |
| 2014 | 43 | 26 |
| 2015 | 47 | 30 |
| 2016 | 28 | 32 |
| 2017 | 16 | 19 |
| 2018 | 32 | 29 |
| 2019 | 24 | 21 |
| 2020 | 34 | 19 |
| 2021 | 11 | 29 |
| 2022 | – | 7 |
How many RELX patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did RELX File in Different Countries?
Countries in which RELX Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 292 |
| Korea (South) | 63 |
| Canada | 34 |
| Europe | 29 |
| Australia | 20 |
| United Kingdom | 19 |
| China | 17 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Brazil | 9 |
| India | 8 |
| Singapore | 6 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 3 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Viet Nam | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of RELX Patents Located?
10 Best RELX Patents
US7403942B1 is the most popular patent in the RELX portfolio. It has received 739 citations so far from companies like Hitachi, Microsoft, and Orion’s Belt.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of RELX:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7403942B1 | 739 |
| US7912842B1 | 424 |
| US20100030586A1 | 402 |
| US20120221553A1 | 359 |
| US20060149674A1 | 308 |
| US6502081B1 | 216 |
| US9558497B2 | 198 |
| US7240059B2 | 175 |
| US7657540B1 | 165 |
| US7185003B2 | 143 |
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