BICC PLC has a total of 2,364 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1979. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, EPO (European Patent Office) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets optics, electrical machinery and energy and machines are SCC SPECIAL COMM CABLES GMBH, HENGTONG OPTIC ELECTRIC CO LTD and YANGTZE ZHONGLI OPTICAL FIBRE & CABLE JIANGSU CO LTD.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United Kingdom | 1,073 | |
#2 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 224 | |
#3 | Australia | 166 | |
#4 | United States | 132 | |
#5 | Canada | 118 | |
#6 | Hong Kong | 65 | |
#7 | South Africa | 62 | |
#8 | Japan | 54 | |
#9 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 50 | |
#10 | Finland | 45 | |
#11 | New Zealand | 41 | |
#12 | Singapore | 37 | |
#13 | Norway | 30 | |
#14 | Spain | 24 | |
#15 | China | 22 | |
#16 | Ireland | 22 | |
#17 | Brazil | 20 | |
#18 | Denmark | 19 | |
#19 | India | 18 | |
#20 | Malaysia | 16 | |
#21 | France | 13 | |
#22 | Portugal | 13 | |
#23 | Zimbabwe | 12 | |
#24 | Germany | 10 | |
#25 | Republic of Korea | 9 | |
#26 | Mexico | 6 | |
#27 | Zambia | 6 | |
#28 | Argentina | 5 | |
#29 | Egypt | 5 | |
#30 | Israel | 5 | |
#31 | Poland | 5 | |
#32 | Jordan | 4 | |
#33 | Philippines | 4 | |
#34 | Belgium | 3 | |
#35 | Hungary | 3 | |
#36 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | |
#37 | Czechia | 2 | |
#38 | German Democratic Republic | 2 | |
#39 | Italy | 2 | |
#40 | Morocco | 2 | |
#41 | Peru | 2 | |
#42 | Romania | 2 | |
#43 | Slovakia | 2 | |
#44 | Taiwan | 2 | |
#45 | Kenya | 1 | |
#46 | Malawi | 1 | |
#47 | Netherlands | 1 | |
#48 | African Intellectual Property Organization | 1 | |
#49 | Ukraine | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Optics | |
#2 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#3 | Machines | |
#4 | Machine tools | |
#5 | Audio-visual technology | |
#6 | Macromolecular chemistry and polymers | |
#7 | Measurement |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Rowland Simon Mark | 51 |
#2 | Taylor John Edward | 51 |
#3 | Fairey Norman Reginald | 47 |
#4 | Harvey Peter | 45 |
#5 | Grigsby Richard | 41 |
#6 | Dey Philip | 33 |
#7 | Handley Graham Robert | 33 |
#8 | Davey Rodney John | 30 |
#9 | Howell Barry George | 25 |
#10 | Keene Ian William | 25 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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GB9929767D0 | Power rail earthing mechanism | |
GB9929296D0 | Railway expansion joint | |
GB9927691D0 | Rail mounting system | |
EP0974634A1 | Ground improvement process and structure | |
GB9915116D0 | Check rail clamp | |
GB9911384D0 | Ground improvement process and structure | |
GB9908628D0 | Electricity pylon | |
GB9906625D0 | Coupling device for power line communications | |
GB9906055D0 | Access trolley | |
GB9905535D0 | Railway expansion joint | |
AU2539599A | Optical fibre cable | |
GB9902447D0 | Data transmission cables | |
GB9900820D0 | Testing cables and their joints | |
GB9828168D0 | Cable system for use in hazardous environments | |
GB9828169D0 | Conduit seal for use in hazardous environments | |
GB9826202D0 | Data transmission cables | |
GB9826016D0 | Piston-actuated mechanisms | |
AU9637798A | Conductive polymer compositions | |
GB9819545D0 | Superconducting leads | |
GB9819116D0 | Optical fibre connecting device |