Toyota R&D Patent Leader Among US Automakers Again

Toyota received more than 2800 patents in 2020.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Toyota more patents than any other automaker in 2020, according to an annual ranking by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). Toyota’s engineers and scientists were granted a total of 2,819 patents in 2020, up 4% from 2019 in what appears to be a clear lead among any other automaker in the United States. Toyota’s leading patent portfolio is one measure of progress  and innovation coming from its research, collaboration and partnerships around next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands.

“Toyota continues to invest heavily in its robust research and development pipeline and has received more than 1,400 patents related to autonomous vehicle technology since 2003. Every hour, Toyota invests over $1 million in emerging technology globally, and has invested over $1 billion in R&D related to automated vehicles and robotics since 2017,” Toyota said.

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