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T R A N S F O R M I N G I M A G I N A T I O N
Patent Portfolio
of
Automobile Companies
An Indicative Measure of Innovation
(Electric Car Segment)
2 0 1 4
Innomantra Consulting Private Limited
Head Office : Level 9 | Raheja Towers | M.G. Road | Bengaluru - 560 001, India
Regd Office: 204, 'Faraday Labs' | Level 2 | 1st Main | 1st Cross | Brindavan Extension | 2nd Stage | Mysuru - 570 020, India
Email : Contact@Innomantra.com | www.Innomantra.com
Bengaluru | Mysuru | Pune | Zurich
An Indicative Measure of Innovation
Executive Summary
The purpose of this study is to analyze the importance given by selected major automobile companies in the
electric car segment to innovation, based on their Patent Portfolios. Apart from providing an account of innovation
and technological development taking place in the automobile, specifically to electric car segment, the analysis
of the patenting activity provides an insight into the current trends in the intellectual property generation activity.
The study summarizes results of the research that was conducted on Toyota Motor Corporation, Tesla Motor Inc.,
The Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motor Company Ltd and General Motors Company.
This report covers filing trends of the above mentioned companies along with status of Patents, International Patent
Classification and Priority Date. The study also provides the filing trends and status in the field of engineering to
which they belong, along with details of all Patents filed by these companies since 2008.
The electric car industry is still in the nascent stage of growth. The electric car market is majorly concentrated
in US and Japanese market. There is an increasing trend in the formation of Joint Ventures in research of
electric battery technology by the automobile companies. Electronic and electronic components manufacturing
companies like Samsung are filing patents in the electric car segment. This shows that electronic companies
are planning to enter the electric automobile market. Developing low cost batteries, providing long range and
government support are essential for success of mass-market electric vehicle industry.
The major automobile companies have filed patents in electrical machinery and transport segments. This shows
that the investment is majorly done in battery and power train technologies. Though Tesla motors started recently
in 2003, it is competing with top automobile companies like Toyota, Nissan, Ford and General Motors which
were established nearly 100 years ago. Tesla patents are referred by all the major automobile companies and
automobile component manufacturing companies. Tesla motors are followed by General motors which show
that GM considers Tesla a direct competitor for the company in the electric car segment. Tesla motors did not cite
any other patents filed by other automobile companies. This shows that Tesla motors is leading other automobile
companies in technology research. Toyota motors have cited patents of all the other major automobile companies
which shows that Toyota is following technological research of all the other major automobile companies.
Patent Portfolio of Major Automobile Companies
(Electric Car Segment)
This report also contains a Free CD with the list of Patents in MS-Excel file with Pdf link to Patent Documents
For information on obtaining additional copies, reprinting or translating articles, and all other correspondences
Kindly Contact:
Mobile: +91 98452 72555 / +91 9342119667; Direct: +91 0821 2414 556
contact@innomantra.com
©2014, Innomantra Consulting Private Limited. All rights reserved

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Innomantra Patent Portfolio of Electric Cars - Executive Summary 2014

  • 1. T R A N S F O R M I N G I M A G I N A T I O N Patent Portfolio of Automobile Companies An Indicative Measure of Innovation (Electric Car Segment) 2 0 1 4 Innomantra Consulting Private Limited Head Office : Level 9 | Raheja Towers | M.G. Road | Bengaluru - 560 001, India Regd Office: 204, 'Faraday Labs' | Level 2 | 1st Main | 1st Cross | Brindavan Extension | 2nd Stage | Mysuru - 570 020, India Email : Contact@Innomantra.com | www.Innomantra.com Bengaluru | Mysuru | Pune | Zurich
  • 2. An Indicative Measure of Innovation Executive Summary The purpose of this study is to analyze the importance given by selected major automobile companies in the electric car segment to innovation, based on their Patent Portfolios. Apart from providing an account of innovation and technological development taking place in the automobile, specifically to electric car segment, the analysis of the patenting activity provides an insight into the current trends in the intellectual property generation activity. The study summarizes results of the research that was conducted on Toyota Motor Corporation, Tesla Motor Inc., The Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motor Company Ltd and General Motors Company. This report covers filing trends of the above mentioned companies along with status of Patents, International Patent Classification and Priority Date. The study also provides the filing trends and status in the field of engineering to which they belong, along with details of all Patents filed by these companies since 2008. The electric car industry is still in the nascent stage of growth. The electric car market is majorly concentrated in US and Japanese market. There is an increasing trend in the formation of Joint Ventures in research of electric battery technology by the automobile companies. Electronic and electronic components manufacturing companies like Samsung are filing patents in the electric car segment. This shows that electronic companies are planning to enter the electric automobile market. Developing low cost batteries, providing long range and government support are essential for success of mass-market electric vehicle industry. The major automobile companies have filed patents in electrical machinery and transport segments. This shows that the investment is majorly done in battery and power train technologies. Though Tesla motors started recently in 2003, it is competing with top automobile companies like Toyota, Nissan, Ford and General Motors which were established nearly 100 years ago. Tesla patents are referred by all the major automobile companies and automobile component manufacturing companies. Tesla motors are followed by General motors which show that GM considers Tesla a direct competitor for the company in the electric car segment. Tesla motors did not cite any other patents filed by other automobile companies. This shows that Tesla motors is leading other automobile companies in technology research. Toyota motors have cited patents of all the other major automobile companies which shows that Toyota is following technological research of all the other major automobile companies. Patent Portfolio of Major Automobile Companies (Electric Car Segment) This report also contains a Free CD with the list of Patents in MS-Excel file with Pdf link to Patent Documents For information on obtaining additional copies, reprinting or translating articles, and all other correspondences Kindly Contact: Mobile: +91 98452 72555 / +91 9342119667; Direct: +91 0821 2414 556 contact@innomantra.com ©2014, Innomantra Consulting Private Limited. All rights reserved