Max Planck Gesellschaft patents

Max Planck Gesellschaft holds 893 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents893
Recent patents317
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationApr 2, 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
201574
201639
201877
201991
202081
202185
202289
2023102
2024120
2025111
202624
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201574
201639
201877
201991
202081
202185
202289
2023102
2024120
2025111
202624

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
A61P35/0048
G01N21/645842
G02B21/007632
A61K45/0632
A61P31/0430

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 Max Planck Gesellschaft have in patentsdb?
Max Planck Gesellschaft is linked to 893 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Max Planck Gesellschaft patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (470); Chemistry & Metallurgy (398); Human Necessities (265).
Is Max Planck Gesellschaft's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 120 in 2024 and 111 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Max Planck Gesellschaft?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.