what3words Patents

Patent portfolio assigned to what3words (verified via public assignee records). Estimated patent count: 3. UK 3m-grid location-addressing system; industry tag 'energy' is wrong. Patents confirmed via Google Patents assignee What3Words Limited (US9883333B2 'Method and apparatus for identifying and communicating locations'; US10237232B2 'Geocoding with geofences'; US11449532B2). Automotive partners (Subaru, JLR, Ford, Mercedes-Benz via HERE, VinFast, Tata) per own automotive page and HERE/TomTom press. Main competitor Google Plus Codes / Open Location Code.