Subaru has a total of 19220 patents globally, out of which 10783 have been granted. Of these 25065 patents, more than 50% patents are active. Japan is where Subaru has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by USA and China. Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Subaru.
Subaru was founded in 1953 by Kenji Kita and Subaru is the subpart of Toyota. Subaru manufactures and distributes automobile products. The Company produces passenger cars, buses, motor vehicle parts, and products. Subaru also provides vehicle maintenance services. As of March 2022, Subaru has a market cap of $11.79 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Subaru which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Subaru patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Subaru patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of Subaru have?
The CEO, Tomomi Nakamura have 0 patents.
How many patents does Subaru have?
Subaru has a total of 19220 patents globally. These patents belong to 12774 unique patent families. Out of 19220 patents, 10798 patents are active.
How many Subaru patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Subaru 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 | Subaru Applications Filed | Subaru Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 620 | 628 |
| 2012 | 638 | 666 |
| 2013 | 909 | – |
| 2014 | 959 | 624 |
| 2015 | 967 | 527 |
| 2016 | 1214 | 753 |
| 2017 | 1278 | 933 |
| 2018 | 1220 | 881 |
| 2019 | 1315 | 1011 |
| 2020 | 1042 | 998 |
| 2021 | 394 | 825 |
| 2022 | – | 170 |
How Many Patents did Subaru File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Subaru Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 12119 |
| United States Of America | 2570 |
| China | 1713 |
| Germany | 1308 |
| Europe | 929 |
| United Kingdom | 140 |
| Korea (South) | 132 |
| Australia | 51 |
| Canada | 36 |
| Taiwan | 16 |
| Spain | 15 |
| Russian Federation | 6 |
| Austria | 6 |
| Brazil | 5 |
| Indonesia | 4 |
| India | 4 |
| France | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Subaru Patents Located?
10 Best Subaru Patents
US8224031B2 is the most popular patent in the Subaru portfolio. It has received 191 citations so far from companies like Magna Electronics Inc, Panasonic Corporation, and IBM.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Subaru:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US8224031B2 | 191 |
| US8244027B2 | 151 |
| US7742864B2 | 149 |
| US6813370B1 | 144 |
| US6823261B2 | 139 |
| JP2006115623A | 134 |
| US6961661B2 | 132 |
| US7030775B2 | 131 |
| US7074474B2 | 130 |
| US6651900B1 | 125 |
Which Companies are using Subaru 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 Subaru patent portfolio are Ford Global Technologies, Honda Motor Company and Hyundai Motor Company.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Ford Global Technologies | 93 |
| Honda Motor Company | 85 |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 64 |
| Denso | 55 |
| Gm Global Technology Operations | 51 |
| Robert Bosch | 43 |
| Kia Motors | 39 |
| Hitachi Automotive Systems | 25 |
| Boeing | 21 |
| Nissan | 21 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Subaru Patents
Top Subaru Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7385801B2 | 16 |
| US20080220329A1 | 16 |
| US20060057433A1 | 16 |
| US7727667B2 | 13 |
| US8685117B2 | 11 |
| US7052572B2 | 11 |
| US20100216027A1 | 11 |
| US8340896B2 | 9 |
| US8974947B2 | 9 |
| US8220877B2 | 9 |
| US7356408B2 | 9 |
| US6734787B2 | 9 |
| US6670789B2 | 9 |
| US7368829B2 | 9 |
| US6776371B2 | 9 |
What Percentage of Subaru US Patent Applications were Granted?
Subaru (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1910 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1432 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 96.89%.
Below are the key stats of Subaru patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Subaru?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Mcdermott Will & Emery | 456 | 98.00% |
| Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group | 450 | 96.76% |
| Smith Gambrell & Russell | 322 | 97.89% |
| Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders | 222 | 97.48% |
| Chip Law Group | 74 | 92.19% |
| Hauptman Ham | 36 | 100.00% |
| Darby & Darby | 30 | 100.00% |
| Beveridge Degrandi Weilacher & Young | 33 | 100.00% |
| Martin A Farber | 20 | 100.00% |
| Oliff Plc | 11 | 75.00% |
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What are Subaru’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Subaru?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Subaru in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Subaru thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Subaru search focus changed over the years?
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