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VOLKSWAGEN AG

Overview
  • Total Patents
    34,783
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    75
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 15.0%
About

VOLKSWAGEN AG has a total of 34,783 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 15.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1961. It filed its patents most often in Germany, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets transport, environmental technology and engines, pumps and turbines are PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA and AUDI AG.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing VOLKSWAGEN AGs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Pott Ekkehard 591
#2 Sinnhuber Ruprecht 314
#3 Wohllebe Thomas 276
#4 Max Stephan 262
#5 Kuhn Mathias 243
#6 Zillmer Michael 236
#7 Waeller Christoph 229
#8 Wild Holger 191
#9 Wengelnik Heino 188
#10 Bendewald Lennart 177

Latest patents

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