TotalEnergies has a total of 14278 patents globally, out of which 8209 have been granted. Of these 14278 patents, more than 45% patents are active. United States of America is where TotalEnergies has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and France. Parallelly, France seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of TotalEnergies.
TotalEnergies was founded in 1924 by Ernest Mercier. TotalEnergies operates as an energy company. The Company produces, transports, and supplies crude oil, natural gas, and low carbon electricity, as well as refines petrochemical products. TotalEnergies owns and manages gasoline filling stations worldwide. As of June 2022, TotalEnergies has a market cap of $142.21 Billion.
Read about some of the most popular patents of TotalEnergies which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find TotalEnergies patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over TotalEnergies patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of TotalEnergies have?
The Founder Ernest Mercier has 73 patents and the CEO Patrick Pouyanné have 0 patents.
How many patents does TotalEnergies have?
TotalEnergies has a total of 14278 patents globally. These patents belong to 4551 unique patent families. Out of 14278 patents, 6453 patents are active.
How Many Patents did TotalEnergies 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 | TotalEnergies Applications Filed | TotalEnergies Patents Granted |
| 2011 | 1081 | 326 |
| 2012 | 1086 | 420 |
| 2013 | 936 | 464 |
| 2014 | 1018 | 466 |
| 2015 | 868 | 472 |
| 2016 | 703 | 597 |
| 2017 | 554 | 616 |
| 2018 | 455 | 610 |
| 2019 | 526 | 640 |
| 2020 | 426 | 577 |
| 2021 | 163 | 494 |
| 2022 | 4 | 181 |
How many TotalEnergies patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did TotalEnergies File in Different Countries?
Countries in which TotalEnergies Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 2301 |
| Europe | 1576 |
| France | 1336 |
| Germany | 1005 |
| Japan | 682 |
| China | 546 |
| Canada | 482 |
| Korea (South) | 419 |
| Brazil | 416 |
| Spain | 383 |
| Australia | 378 |
| India | 261 |
| Mexico | 234 |
| Austria | 200 |
| Malaysia | 185 |
| Taiwan | 180 |
| Argentina | 164 |
| United Kingdom | 163 |
| Poland | 146 |
| Denmark | 131 |
| Africa | 114 |
| Russia | 109 |
| Indonesia | 94 |
| Singapore | 93 |
| Norway | 90 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 81 |
| South Africa | 75 |
| Chile | 68 |
| Portugal | 57 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 48 |
| Saudi Arabia | 47 |
| Eurasia | 46 |
| Israel | 45 |
| Philippines | 42 |
| United Arab Emirates | 29 |
| Viet Nam | 25 |
| Morocco | 25 |
| Turkey | 21 |
| Hungary | 17 |
| Ukraine | 16 |
| Czech Republic | 14 |
| Slovenia | 14 |
| Egypt | 14 |
| Italy | 12 |
| Uruguay | 12 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 |
| Bolivia | 12 |
| Brunei | 9 |
| Colombia | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 |
| Slovakia | 7 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Tunisia | 6 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Thailand | 6 |
| Croatia | 6 |
| Peru | 5 |
| Cyprus | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 4 |
| Estonia | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Honduras | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Monaco | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Jordan | 1 |
Where are the Research Centers of TotalEnergies Patents Located?
10 Best TotalEnergies Patents
US6672018B2 is the most popular patent in the TotalEnergies portfolio. It has received 595 citations so far from companies like Tesla Inc, Solarcity Corporation and Tinteq Holding.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of TotalEnergies:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6672018B2 | 595 |
| US7435134B2 | 350 |
| US7780472B2 | 317 |
| US6809251B2 | 200 |
| US6570084B2 | 194 |
| US20140124014A1 | 192 |
| US20180040746A1 | 186 |
| US7328534B2 | 186 |
| US6495750B1 | 183 |
| US6722357B2 | 177 |
Which Companies are using TotalEnergies 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 TotalEnergies patent portfolio are Lg Electronics, Solarcity and Panasonic.
List of the top forward citing Companies –
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Lg Electronics | 70 |
| Solarcity | 26 |
| Panasonic | 19 |
| Tesla Inc | 17 |
| French Institute Of Petroleum | 15 |
| Uop Llc | 13 |
| Saudi Arabian Oil Company | 12 |
| Schlumberger | 12 |
| Applied Materials | 12 |
| Chevron Usa Inc | 12 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on TotalEnergies Patents
Top TotalEnergies Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US6672018B2 | 60 |
| US7737357B2 | 32 |
| US8558101B2 | 20 |
| US20140124014A1 | 20 |
| US7155870B2 | 19 |
| US20150349703A1 | 16 |
| US7554030B2 | 14 |
| US9202396B2 | 13 |
| US7569137B2 | 13 |
| US7557292B2 | 13 |
| US20120003508A1 | 13 |
| US9184327B2 | 12 |
| US6809251B2 | 12 |
| US7820475B2 | 11 |
| US8352220B2 | 11 |
What Percentage of TotalEnergies US Patent Applications were Granted?
TotalEnergies (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 12 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100.0%.
Below are the key stats of TotalEnergies patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for TotalEnergies?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Llp | 5 | 0% |
| Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds Pc | 3 | 0% |
| Hahn Loeser & Parks Llp | 2 | 0% |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp | 1 | 100.00% |
| Pearne & Gordon Llp | 1 | 0% |
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