Patents
Ideas for the future

Patents

At Bosch, new ideas are a thriving tradition. Around the world, thousands of Bosch employees develop new products and systematically improve and innovate those already developed every day. The fruit of this collective effort is manifested in 3,800 patent applications filed in 2010 alone.

Bosch – Your invention partner

Bosch – Your invention partner

Do you have patents or technological innovations that could be of interest to Bosch? We will be pleased to examine whether use of your invention by Bosch might be feasible.

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Do you have questions or inventions you would like to offer to Bosch for exploitation?

Do you have interest in buying rights in specific protective rights of Bosch or receiving a Bosch license?

That Bosch is a technology leader in so many fields is a result of the persistent and continuous research conducted in the company's Development Centers. This is where, for example revolutionary braking and security systems like ABS and ESP® and new methods for cutting pollutant emissions were born and are being continuously improved by new and patented developments.

High-performing, safe and eco-friendly products that are also easy to operate are usually based on an extended development and patent career.

Bosch patents worldwide


 

Since Bosch operates throughout the world, the company's patents are also registered in many countries. The patent applications filed in their patent offices are testimony to the creativity of the employees of the Bosch Group and its role as a global motor of innovation. In terms of patent application numbers, Bosch occupies a leading position in significant markets.

Commercial protective rights


 

Patents are a vital instrument for protecting the results of years of expensive research against imitators. They permit Bosch not just to secure its own technology leadership, but also to let others participate in it as licensees.