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Lilium Applies for 37 New Patents to Protect eVTOL Aircraft Technology
The patents made public this week constitute part of a batch of 50 applications eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium filed throughout 2021.
Lilium Jet
Lilium has made multiple new patent applications to protect core technology for its LiliumJet eVTOL aircraft. (Image: Lilium)

German eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium has submitted 37 new patent applications, all of which the European Patent Office (EPO) has published, the company said Wednesday. The patents would apply to engineering inventions for the core technology around the Lilium Jet, spanning several domains: energy, propulsion, structures and interior, avionics, and custom electric. Seventy percent of the applications involve energy and propulsion, said Lilium.

The applications constitute part of a batch of 50 Lilium filed throughout 2021, and the company said it plans more over the next year. Applications with the EPO will, if accepted, secure Lilium’s intellectual property in Europe, while Lilium extends patents in other key markets, including the U.S. and China.