Nikola Corp patents

Nikola Corp holds 145 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents145
Recent patents61
First publicationFeb 13, 2018
Latest publicationMar 12, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20189
20198
202018
202113
202230
202317
202430
202518
20262
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20189
20198
202018
202113
202230
202317
202430
202518
20262

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Nikola Corp have in patentsdb?
Nikola Corp is linked to 145 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Nikola Corp patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Operations & Transport (90); Cross-Sectional Technologies (81); Electricity (58).
Is Nikola Corp's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 30 in 2024 and 18 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Nikola Corp?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.