What Did The Patent Landscape of BMW Look Like? 

BMW, short for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, is a renowned German automobile manufacturer known for producing luxury vehicles and motorcycles. The company was established on March 7, 1916, and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

As of April 2023, BMW’s market capitalization was approximately $62 billion, reflecting its position as one of the leading automotive companies globally.

BMW has a total of 84167 patents globally. Out of 84167 patents, 24492 patents are active        

Have a look at some of the most well-known patents held by BMW that we have covered in this article. You can also get information on BMW patents, the global patent filing activity country-wise, its historical patent filing trends, and many more statistics regarding BMW’s patent portfolio. 

Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in BMW

This chart shows the number of applications filed and the number of grants from these applications. Grant rate is a good indicator to identify successful applications and the graph helps to understand the progress in the technology area.

Detailed Patent Portfolio Of BMW

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
APPLICATION	DEAD	WITHDRAWN	7508
		LAPSED	6257
		EXPIRED	5800
		NON-PAYMENT	5564
		REJECTED	2217
		DISCONTINUATION	1140
		CEASED	709
		ABANDONED	466
		REVOKED	466
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	11576
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	466
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	11544
	ACTIVE	RESTORATION	466
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	466
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	8735
		NON-PAYMENT	4433
		CEASED	1254
		WITHDRAWN	1033
		ABANDONED	466
		REVOKED	466
		DISCONTINUATION	466
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	10356
	ACTIVE	RESTORATION	466
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	466
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	466
UTILITY MODEL	DEAD	EXPIRED	1005
		NON-PAYMENT	466
		ABANDONED	466
		CEASED	466
		DOUBLE	466
		REVOKED	466
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	466
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	466
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	1660
	DEAD	EXPIRED	866
	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	466
OTHERS	DEAD	EXPIRED	466
		REVOKED	466
		NON-PAYMENT	466
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	466

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in BMW

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in BMW on the basis of the technology protected in patents. This helps to understand the most frequently used concepts and the key focus areas in the technology space.

Top Publications In The Domain With Their Forward Citation Frequency

The table below depicts the patents with most number of forward citations. These patents are likely to be the source of advancement in the domain and can be considered as valuable and core inventions.

Publication Number	Year Wise Break Down					Count of Citing Patents
Publication Number	< 2006	2006-2010	2011-2015	2016-2020	>2020	Count of Citing Patents
US-5499371-A	272	262	155	31	9	729
US-5295256-A	247	145	103	38	8	541
US-20060242607-A1	1	63	257	146	48	515
US-5520679-A	141	130	110	99	16	496
US-5655830-A	90	110	144	113	12	469
US-6188717-B1	97	146	108	77	27	455
US-7595642-B2	0	1	14	90	325	430
US-6446092-B1	66	137	142	67	18	430
US-6370454-B1	80	176	95	60	14	425
US-5924094-A	100	170	112	35	8	425

Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In BMW?

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In BMW

The table below represents the top 10 market domains according to their IPC classification where inventors believed it was critical to safeguard certain technical inventions.

IPC Classification	Number of Applications	Number of Granted	% Granted
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (B60R)	6976	2701	39
MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (B62D)	4406	1809	41
ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES (B60K)	4383	1877	43
CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT (B60W)	3610	1104	31
GEARING (F16H)	2256	1236	55
PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY (H01M)	2472	567	23
CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (F02D)	2052	1062	52
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (G06F)	2185	969	44
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (F02B)	2061	1075	52
PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (B60L)	1837	532	29

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