BYD outpaces Tesla 16-fold in patent fillings

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BYD outpaces Tesla 16-fold in patent fillings​

EV rivals take different roads to protect proprietary technology

BYD's e-platform 3.0 chassis incorporates the EV battery, cutting production costs. (Photo by Takashi Kawakami)

NAOSHIGE SHIMIZU, Nikkei deputy editorSeptember 21, 2023 01:35 JST

TOKYO -- Chinese EV giant BYD has filed 16 times more patents over the past 20 years than industry leader Tesla, using legal frameworks to protect its battery technology while its U.S. competitor relies on production advances that are difficult to imitate.

Tesla applied for 836 patents from its founding in 2003 to 2022, while BYD applied for over 13,000 during the same period, according to Tokyo-based Patent Result. An automaker of Tesla's size usually would apply for "at least 10 times as many," said patent lawyer Hideto Kono.

BYD outpaces Tesla 16-fold in patent fillings

EV rivals take different roads to protect proprietary technology

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Not all patent have equal economic impact.

 

[beijingwalker]

Not all patent have equal economic impact.

And this is why BYD grows like crazy in the past a few years.

 

[Skull and Bones]

And this is why BYD grows like crazy in the past a few years.

Yes, BYD provides value in its segment.