| Rank |
Group |
Number of Patents |
Industry |
Country |
| 1 |
SIEMENS AG |
34824 |
Germany |
Industrials |
| 2 |
DAIMLER AG |
14407 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 3 |
BAYER AG |
12056 |
Germany |
Basic Materials |
| 4 |
VOLKSWAGEN AG |
11312 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 5 |
ALCATEL-LUCENT S.A. |
10803 |
France |
Technology |
| 6 |
BASF SE |
9803 |
Germany |
Basic Materials |
| 7 |
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG |
9679 |
Germany |
Technology |
| 8 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON |
7034 |
Sweden |
Technology |
| 9 |
ABB LTD |
5821 |
Switzerland |
Industrials |
| 10 |
VALEO SA |
5200 |
France |
Consumer Goods |
| 11 |
VOLVO AB |
4343 |
Sweden |
Industrials |
| 12 |
CONTINENTAL AG |
4308 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 13 |
RENAULT |
4299 |
France |
Consumer Goods |
| 14 |
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG |
3774 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 15 |
HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA |
3559 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 16 |
L'OREAL SA |
2989 |
France |
Consumer Goods |
| 17 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV |
2798 |
Netherlands |
Consumer Goods |
| 18 |
SANOFI-AVENTIS |
2759 |
France |
Health Care |
| 19 |
SAFRAN |
2622 |
France |
Industrials |
| 20 |
LINDE AG |
2448 |
Germany |
Basic Materials |
| 21 |
EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY EADS N.V. |
2421 |
Netherlands |
Industrials |
| 22 |
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA |
2399 |
France |
Consumer Goods |
| 23 |
J. M. VOITH AG |
2199 |
Germany |
Industrials |
| 24 |
FRANCE TELECOM SA |
2178 |
France |
Telecommunications |
| 25 |
FIAT S.P.A. |
2030 |
Italy |
Consumer Goods |
| 26 |
MAXINGVEST AG |
2011 |
Germany |
Consumer Services |
| 27 |
ALSTOM S.A. |
1992 |
France |
Industrials |
| 28 |
ROBERT BOSCH STIFTUNG GMBH |
1936 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 29 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE |
1859 |
France |
Basic Materials |
| 30 |
CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNG |
1830 |
Germany |
Health Care |
| 31 |
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA |
1802 |
France |
Industrials |
| 32 |
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. |
1725 |
Netherlands |
Technology |
| 33 |
ROCHE HOLDING AG |
1722 |
Switzerland |
Health Care |
| 34 |
THALES SA |
1626 |
France |
Industrials |
| 35 |
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN SA |
1620 |
France |
Industrials |
| 36 |
SCHOTT AG |
1598 |
Germany |
Industrials |
| 37 |
BEHR GMBH & CO. KG |
1544 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 38 |
THYSSENKRUPP AG |
1516 |
Germany |
Basic Materials |
| 39 |
NESTLE S.A. |
1482 |
Switzerland |
Consumer Goods |
| 40 |
NOKIA OYJ |
1462 |
Finland |
Technology |
| 41 |
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG |
1435 |
Germany |
Telecommunications |
| 42 |
METSO OYJ |
1298 |
Finland |
Industrials |
| 43 |
AKZO NOBEL NV |
1286 |
Netherlands |
Basic Materials |
| 44 |
NOVARTIS AG |
1259 |
Switzerland |
Health Care |
| 45 |
SANDVIK AB |
1104 |
Sweden |
Industrials |
| 45 |
RHEINMETALL AG |
1104 |
Germany |
Consumer Goods |
| 47 |
HILTI AG |
1072 |
Liechtenstein |
Industrials |
| 48 |
RAG-STIFTUNG |
1038 |
Germany |
Industrials |
| 49 |
SKF AB |
1030 |
Sweden |
Industrials |
| 50 |
TOTAL S.A. |
1018 |
France |
Oil & Gas |