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ABB AB

Overview
  • Total Patents
    3,341
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    46,493
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 11.0%
About

ABB AB has a total of 3,341 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 11.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1991. It filed its patents most often in Sweden, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets electrical machinery and energy, machines and packaging and shipping are SERVOTRONICS, ASEA BROWN BOVERI and BRUCE PEEBLES & COMPANY LTD.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ABB ABs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Leijon Mats 460
#2 Gertmar Lars 144
#3 Kylander Gunnar 127
#4 Fromm Udo 120
#5 Sasse Christian 119
#6 Carstensen Peter 104
#7 Rydholm Bengt 78
#8 Rothman Bengt 77
#9 Brogaardh Torgny 73
#10 Eriksson Jan-Erik 72

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