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Audi
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: 59,966 — 8th out of 10
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -94.5% — from 7,306 in ’18 to 403 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: 16,730 — 7th out of 10
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: 2,742 — 6th out of 10
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BMW
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: 74,594 — 7th out of 10
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: Not available
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: 16,058 — 8th out of 10
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: Not available
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Ferrari
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -94.8% — from 1,105 in ’18 to 58 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: 1,327 — 10th out of 10
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Ford
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: 167,874 — 3rd out of 10
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: Not available
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: 59,972 — 2nd out of 10
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: 14,354 — 1 out of 10
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Honda
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: 165,441 — 4th out of 10
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -90.8% — from 17,182 in ’18 to 1,589 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: 48,221 — 6th out of 10
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: 3,995 — 3 out of 10
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