What Did The Patent Landscape of Mercedes Benz Look Like?

Mercedes Benz is a renowned luxury automotive brand that was established in 1926 as a result of a merger between two German automobile manufacturers, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) and Benz & Cie. Today, Mercedes-Benz is a subsidiary of Daimler AG and produces a wide range of vehicles, including cars, trucks, buses, and vans. The company is known for its innovative engineering, advanced technology, and superior design, which have helped it establish a reputation as a leader in the automotive industry. 

Mercedes Benz has a total of 87139 patents globally. Out of 87139 patents, 7435 patents are active.  

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

What Did The Patent Landscape Of Mercedes Benz Look Like?

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 Mercedes Benz

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
APPLICATION	DEAD	WITHDRAWN	20277
		EXPIRED	11123
		NON-PAYMENT	7315
		ABANDONED	2709
		LAPSED	2006
		REJECTED	1281
		CEASED	1132
		DISCONTINUATION	484
		REVOKED	484
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	3935
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	2151
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	484
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	484
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	16742
		NON-PAYMENT	8155
		ABANDONED	2181
		CEASED	1217
		WITHDRAWN	484
		REVOKED	484
		DISCONTINUATION	484
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	2260
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	484
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	484
UTILITY MODEL	DEAD	EXPIRED	1679
		NON-PAYMENT	484
		CEASED	484
		ABANDONED	484
		DOUBLE	484
		WITHDRAWN	484
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	484
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	484
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	484
OTHERS	DEAD	EXPIRED	484
	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	484
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	484
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	756
DESIGN	DEAD	EXPIRED	484

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Mercedes Benz

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Mercedes Benz 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-4572619-A	45	41	145	120	23	374
DE-2936969-A1	12	73	206	37	19	347
US-6256090-B1	15	69	81	106	37	308
US-5654621-A	15	32	100	88	20	255
JP-2000159011-A	1	0	1	232	2	236
US-4509488-A	37	11	42	114	31	235
US-5400409-A	53	71	90	19	2	235
US-4395925-A	57	97	56	16	0	226
US-3746918-A	36	77	47	36	7	203
US-5623598-A	39	71	63	21	6	200

Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In Mercedes Benz?

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Mercedes Benz

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)	8088	2947	36
MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (B62D)	7194	3506	49
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)	4467	2240	50
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (F02B)	3906	2397	61
SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF (F02M)	2932	1823	62
GEARING (F16H)	2883	1605	56
CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (F02D)	2719	1553	57
VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES (B60T)	2356	1442	61
VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (B60G)	2787	1751	63
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (B60J)	2378	1198	50

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