What Did The Patent Landscape of Mitsubishi Group Look Like?   

The Mitsubishi Group is a Japanese multinational conglomerate that was established in 1870. It has its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, and is one of the world’s largest and most diversified corporations, with interests in various industries such as automotive, electronics, finance, and heavy industries. The company was founded by Yataro Iwasaki and began as a shipping company, but it has since expanded into various other areas of business. Today, the Mitsubishi Group comprises 18 companies, with a combined total of over 200,000 employees worldwide.

Mitsubishi Group has a total of 682705 patents globally. Out of 682705 patents, 13900 patents are active.  

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

Patent-application Success Trend Year Wise In Mitsubishi Group

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 Mitsubishi Group

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
APPLICATION	DEAD	EXPIRED	44121
		WITHDRAWN	8100
		REJECTED	7999
		NON-PAYMENT	6296
		LAPSED	797
		DISCONTINUATION	554
		ABANDONED	554
		CEASED	554
		REVOKED	554
		DOUBLE	554
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	6907
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	3525
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	554
UTILITY MODEL	ACTIVE	GRANTED	554
	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	554
		EXPIRED	554
		DOUBLE	554
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	6998
		NON-PAYMENT	5689
		CEASED	929
		WITHDRAWN	554
		ABANDONED	554
		REVOKED	554
		DISCONTINUATION	554
		REJECTED	554
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	5331
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	554
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	554
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	554
	DEAD	EXPIRED	554
	DEAD	NON-PAYMENT	554
OTHERS	ACTIVE	GRANTED	554

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Mitsubishi Group

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Mitsubishi Group 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-5594469-A	77	305	713	445	46	1586
US-5347306-A	171	212	514	243	30	1170
US-5454043-A	102	198	472	306	44	1122
JP-H07285089-A	2	2	7	583	383	977
US-5963134-A	290	353	179	84	20	926
US-4935665-A	263	274	230	127	20	914
US-4366544-A	70	4	6	320	343	743
US-3509629-A	23	16	13	322	337	711
US-6002808-A	46	119	275	222	41	703
US-5295341-A	137	224	179	128	27	695

Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In Mitsubishi Group?

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Mitsubishi Group

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
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (H01L)	7367	1303	18
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (G06F)	4675	668	14
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION (H04N)	2719	508	19
SEPARATION (B01D)	2581	523	20
ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS (B66B)	2532	555	22
COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (C08L)	2313	487	21
AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (F24F)	2037	523	26
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (G11B)	2021	366	18
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (G01N)	1998	404	20
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (B29C)	1931	423	22

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