IFI CLAIMS 2015 Top 50 German Patent Assignees
The following counts are based granted utility patents published by the German Patent and Trademark Office in 2015.
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| Rank | Grants | Assignee Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 436 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
| 2 | 433 | Siemens AG |
| 3 | 372 | Audi AG |
| 4 | 283 | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 5 | 247 | Schaeffler Technologies AG and Co KG |
| 6 | 242 | Volkswagen AG |
| 7 | 240 | Denso Corp |
| 8 | 231 | Toyota Motor Corp |
| 9 | 225 | Infineon Technologies AG |
| 10 | 220 | Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung |
| 11 | 175 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp |
| 12 | 172 | Continental Automotive GmbH |
| 13 | 150 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
| 14 | 130 | Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt eV |
| 15 | 98 | Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG |
| 16 | 96 | Honda Motor Co Ltd |
| 17 | 85 | Ford Global Technologies LLC |
| 18 | 83 | Autoliv Development AB |
| 19 | 74 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH |
| 20 | 74 | Daimler AG |
| 21 | 73 | Airbus Operations GmbH |
| 22 | 71 | International Business Machines Corp |
| 23 | 65 | Koenig and Bauer AG |
| 24 | 62 | Airbus Defence and Space GmbH |
| 25 | 61 | Komatsu Ltd |
| 26 | 60 | SEW-Eurodrive GmbH and Co KG |
| 27 | 58 | Knorr Bremse Systeme fur Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH |
| 28 | 58 | Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG |
| 29 | 55 | General Motors LLC |
| 30 | 50 | SKF AB |
| 31 | 45 | Epcos AG |
| 32 | 45 | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG |
| 33 | 44 | FANUC Corp |
| 34 | 44 | Intel Corp |
| 35 | 44 | Intel Mobile Communications GmbH |
| 36 | 44 | Technische Universitaet Dresden |
| 37 | 44 | Yazaki Corp |
| 38 | 42 | Suzuki Jidosha Kogyo KK |
| 39 | 40 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
| 40 | 39 | Continental Teves AG and Co oHG |
| 41 | 39 | Mann+Hummel GmbH |
| 42 | 39 | Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbH |
| 43 | 39 | ifm electronic GmbH |
| 44 | 38 | GEZE GmbH |
| 45 | 37 | Freudenberg Carl KG |
| 46 | 35 | Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH |
| 47 | 35 | Johnson Controls GmbH and Co KG |
| 48 | 35 | LG Electronics Inc |
| 49 | 35 | Qimonda AG |
| 50 | 33 | LG Display Co Ltd |
Counts are based on data published as of January 16, 2015.
