Top 10 Non-German Patent Filers in Germany: We shall discuss the top 10 companies which are not German based (companies that are not of Germany), that file patents in Germany in this article. We will discuss about the company background, number of patents filed, along with its ranking in the top 10 list.

Top 10 Non-German Patent Filers in Germany (Publication Year: 2011-2016)

Here’s a list of top 10 companies that have headquarters outside Germany, and files patents inside Germany.

1. General Motors:An American automotive based multinational firm with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, secures first position in the list of non-German based companies by registering 12,290 patents in Germany. The company holds its core in manufacturing, designing, marketing, and distributing vehicles as well as their parts, such as cars (motorcars, normal cars), trucks, etc.
2. Ford Global Technologies: An American automotive based multinational firm with headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, secures second position in the list by registering 7,367 patents in Germany. The company holds its core in manufacturing commercial vehicles and automobiles, such as luxury cars, and owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer, Troller, and FPV.
3. Denso: An automotive based manufacturing company with headquarters in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, secures third position in the list by registering 6,659 patents in Germany. It holds its core in supplying and manufacturing auto-parts.
4. Toyota Motor: A Japan based automotive manufacturing company with headquarters in Toyota, Aichi, Japan, secures fourth position in the list by registering 5,738 patents in Germany. The company holds its core in selling hybrid electric vehicles.
5. Mitsubishi Electric: A Japan based electronics and electrical based manufacturing multinational firm with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, secures fifth position in the list by registering 4,251 patents in Germany.  This company holds its core in manufacturing of photovoltaic panels, electric and architectural equipment.
6. General Electric: An American conglomerate firm that has headquarters in New York and Boston, Massachusetts, secures sixth position in the list by registering 4,184 patents in Germany. The company holds its core in segments, such as current, global research, healthcare, energy connections, lighting oil, renewable energy, transportation, gas, power, software development, and engineering services.
7. Hyundai Motor: A South-Korean based automotive manufacturer firm with headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, secures seventh position in the list by registering 4,065 patents in Germany.  The company holds its core in automobile manufacturing, such as cars, motorbikes, etc.
8. Honda Motor: A Japan based conglomerate company with headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, secures eighth position in the list by registering 2,598 patents in Germany. The company holds its core in manufacturing aircraft, motorcycles, cars, and other automobiles.
9. Intel Corp.: An American technology based company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, secures ninth position in the list by registering 2,329 patents in Germany.  It holds its core in manufacturing and performing research on semiconductor chips, processor chips, graphic chips, personal computers, motherboard chipsets, etc.
10. Samsung Electronics: A multinational electronics based company with headquarters in Suwon, South Korea, secures tenth position in the list by registering 2,181 patents in Germany. It holds its core in the field of information technology and electronic products, by manufacturing components, such as semiconductors, flash memory, chips, etc.

Data Source: Questel Orbit

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