Rolls-Royce has a total of 21369 patents globally, out of which 10824 have been granted. Of these 21369 patents, more than 51% patents are active. United States of America is where Rolls-Royce has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United Kingdom and Europe. Parallelly, the United Kingdom seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce was founded in the year 1906. Rolls-Royce produces gas turbines for civil and military aircraft in the aviation, marine and industrial markets. For the marine propulsion, oil and gas pumping, and defence markets, the company designs, builds, and installs power generation, transmission, and distribution systems and equipment. As of June 2023 Rolls-Royce, has a market cap of $16.03 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Rolls-Royce which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Rolls-Royce patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Rolls-Royce patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Rolls-Royce have?
The founder Charles Rolls, Henry Royce have 6, 116 patents and CEO Tufan Erginbilgic have 0 patents.
How many patents does Rolls-Royce have?
Rolls-Royce has a total of 21369 patents globally. These patents belong to 9219 unique patent families. Out of 21369 patents, 10960 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Rolls-Royce 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 | Rolls-Royce Applications Filed | Rolls-Royce Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 61 | 223 |
| 2022 | 636 | 459 |
| 2021 | 776 | 331 |
| 2020 | 1240 | 1286 |
| 2019 | 2102 | 1701 |
| 2018 | 1606 | 1216 |
| 2017 | 1395 | 970 |
| 2016 | 1630 | 732 |
| 2015 | 1496 | 639 |
| 2014 | 1167 | 630 |
| 2013 | 1140 | 495 |
| 2012 | 1244 | 469 |
| 2011 | 1268 | 379 |
How many Rolls-Royce patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Rolls-Royce File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Rolls-Royce Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| United States Of America | 6276 |
| United Kingdom | 4566 |
| Europe | 4220 |
| Germany | 3147 |
| China | 635 |
| Canada | 600 |
| Japan | 274 |
| Austria | 259 |
| Singapore | 208 |
| France | 83 |
| Korea (South) | 67 |
| India | 65 |
| Spain | 65 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 60 |
| Italy | 44 |
| Russia | 25 |
| Australia | 22 |
| Norway | 16 |
| Brazil | 12 |
| Hungary | 12 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Denmark | 7 |
| Israel | 7 |
| Belgium | 6 |
| Slovenia | 4 |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Indonesia | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Ukraine | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Rolls-Royce Patents Located?
10 Best Rolls-Royce Patents
WO2013052950A1 is the most popular patent in the Rolls-Royce portfolio. It has received 230 citations so far from companies like Energous Corp, WIGL.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Rolls-Royce:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| WO2013052950A1 | 230 |
| US7640802B2 | 158 |
| US7317261B2 | 153 |
| US20070176312A1 | 120 |
| US7451592B2 | 106 |
| US20160355272A1 | 93 |
| US7591183B2 | 92 |
| US7090165B2 | 91 |
| EP2525049A2 | 88 |
| US8246299B2 | 87 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Rolls-Royce patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Rolls-Royce invention. They couldn’t because Rolls-Royce had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 2102 Rolls-Royce patents in 8862 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Rolls-Royce patent portfolio are Raytheon Technologies, General Electric and Safran Aircraft Engines.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Rolls-Royce –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Rolls-Royce Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Raytheon Technologies | 971 | 2250 |
| General Electric | 830 | 1888 |
| Safran Aircraft Engines | 172 | 345 |
| Pratt & Whitney | 161 | 376 |
| Siemens | 138 | 275 |
| Utc Aerospace Systems | 99 | 180 |
| United Technologies Corporation | 92 | 230 |
| Boeing | 85 | 153 |
| Honeywell | 76 | 147 |
| Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction | 33 | 80 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Rolls-Royce Patents
Top Rolls-Royce Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8246299B2 | 22 |
| US7938624B2 | 20 |
| US8852720B2 | 19 |
| US7317261B2 | 18 |
| US8324746B2 | 17 |
| US7107756B2 | 17 |
| US9194243B2 | 16 |
| US8470460B2 | 16 |
| US20070176312A1 | 16 |
| US9713912B2 | 15 |
| US8124252B2 | 15 |
| US7451592B2 | 15 |
| US9624583B2 | 14 |
| US7266945B2 | 14 |
| US9376213B2 | 13 |
What Percentage of Rolls-Royce US Patent Applications were Granted?
Rolls-Royce (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 4429 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 3333 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 78.98%.
Below are the key stats of Rolls-Royce patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Rolls-Royce?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Oliff | 3060 | 77.02% |
| Manelli Selter | 195 | 86.15% |
| Cushman Darby & Cushman | 186 | 96.24% |
| Barnes & Thornburg | 181 | 79.04% |
| Melcher Patent Law | 168 | 86.31% |
| Shumaker & Sieffert | 126 | 63.46% |
| Crowell Indianapolis | 85 | 64.79% |
| Grogan Tuccillo & Vanderleeden | 73 | 100.00% |
| Simpson & Simpson | 38 | 65.79% |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 32 | 71.88% |
What are Rolls-Royce key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Rolls-Royce?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Rolls-Royce