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Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.

Same window · published 2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31Some name or date coverage is incomplete; affected counts are lower bounds

This is a structural comparison of collected portfolios. The same requested window does not establish equal entity scope, covered months or industry; no competitive ranking is inferred.

Applicant-name coverage differs. The counts below cover only the listed names and do not represent complete company portfolios.

Alibaba: Applicant names included in these statistics — ALIBABA CHINA CO LTD · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING CO LTD · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING LTD · ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTDReviewed names not covered — ALIBABA (CHINA) CO., LTD. · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING CO., LTD. · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING LTD. · ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED · 阿里云计算有限公司 · 阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司 · 阿里巴巴(中国)有限公司

NVIDIA: Applicant names included in these statistics — NVIDIA CORPReviewed names not covered — NVIDIA CORP. · NVIDIA CORPORATION

Tesla: Applicant names included in these statistics — TESLA INC · TESLA MOTORS INCReviewed names not covered — TESLA MOTORS, INC. · TESLA, INC.

Alibaba

Publications
1,101
Invention share
96%
Concentration
0.51
Green technology
—

NVIDIA

Publications
2,387
Invention share
81%
Concentration
0.66
Green technology
—

Tesla

Publications
609
Invention share
91%
Concentration
0.29
Green technology
—
0.94

Alibaba × NVIDIA

0.45

Alibaba × Tesla

0.53

NVIDIA × Tesla

Cosine similarity of application counts across 35 fields. 1 is identical, 0 is no overlap.

01Technology field mirror

The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.

Technology field mirror
Technology fieldAlibaba / NVIDIA / Tesla
Computer technology
63.5%
79.3%
24.4%
Audio-visual technology
29.8%
8.8%
4.5%
Transport
0%
6.9%
31.6%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0.3%
1.1%
33.6%
Digital communication
12.5%
9.1%
2.4%
Measurement
0.8%
7%
4.2%
Control
0.2%
5%
5.2%
Semiconductors
0.6%
1.1%
6.2%
Materials, metallurgy
0%
0%
5.7%
Mechanical elements
0%
0.3%
5.2%
Handling
0.1%
2.6%
2.2%
IT methods for management
3.7%
0.5%
0.7%

Inspect one technology field

Inspect collected applications, portfolio share and supporting publications within one field. A technology overlap does not establish that companies in different industries are direct competitors.

Tesla

Collected applications
200
Share of collected applications with IPC
33.6%

Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.

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One application may belong to multiple fields, so shares can sum to more than 100%. Drill-down lists publications; an application publication and its grant may appear separately.

02Same problem: shared IPC subclasses

The 10 subclasses in every company's top 60 with the most combined applications. Scale is compared within a subclass, never across different business scopes.

G06FData processing
Alibaba547
NVIDIA881
Tesla85
G06TImage processing
Alibaba67
NVIDIA719
Tesla21
G06NComputing models, AI
Alibaba173
NVIDIA497
Tesla66
G06VImage and video recognition
Alibaba70
NVIDIA403
Tesla48
H04NPictorial communication, video
Alibaba331
NVIDIA127
Tesla5
H04LDigital transmission
Alibaba113
NVIDIA155
Tesla13
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
Alibaba3
NVIDIA75
Tesla19
G01SRadar, positioning
Alibaba4
NVIDIA69
Tesla8
B25JManipulators, robots
Alibaba1
NVIDIA60
Tesla13
G01CNavigation, surveying
Alibaba1
NVIDIA59
Tesla8

03Where each one leans

Observed emphasis within each company’s collected top-60 IPC subclasses. A dash for another company means outside its top-60 list, not zero applications or a market gap. Incomplete coverage can also change the ordering.

Alibaba

  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Alibaba
    331
    NVIDIA
    127
    Tesla
    5
  • G06FData processing
    Alibaba
    547
    NVIDIA
    881
    Tesla
    85
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Alibaba
    113
    NVIDIA
    155
    Tesla
    13
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Alibaba
    40
    NVIDIA
    12
    Tesla
    —
  • G06K
    Alibaba
    2
    NVIDIA
    —
    Tesla
    —
  • H10BMemory devices
    Alibaba
    2
    NVIDIA
    —
    Tesla
    —

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    Alibaba
    67
    NVIDIA
    719
    Tesla
    21
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Alibaba
    70
    NVIDIA
    403
    Tesla
    48
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Alibaba
    173
    NVIDIA
    497
    Tesla
    66
  • A63F
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    43
    Tesla
    —
  • H04BTransmission
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    43
    Tesla
    —
  • G01SRadar, positioning
    Alibaba
    4
    NVIDIA
    69
    Tesla
    8

Tesla

  • H01MBatteries, electrochemical cells
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
    Tesla
    115
  • B60LElectric vehicle propulsion
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
    Tesla
    36
  • B62DBodies, chassis
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    4
    Tesla
    36
  • H01G
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
    Tesla
    26
  • B60RVehicle electrics, fittings
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    18
    Tesla
    30
  • B60QVehicle lighting, signals
    Alibaba
    —
    NVIDIA
    7
    Tesla
    26

04Publication rhythm

AlibabaNVIDIATeslaPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAlibabaNVIDIATesla
2025-01≥78 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)≥57 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥71 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)≥37 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥72 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)≥27 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥65 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)≥43 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥71 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)≥60 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥83 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)≥58 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥82 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)≥52 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥104 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)≥56 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥119 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)≥52 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥94 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)≥56 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥115 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)≥54 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥147 (partial coverage)≥212 (partial coverage)≥57 (partial coverage)

Empty dashed outlines mark uncollected periods. Hatched bars and ≥ counts mark partial coverage.

Publication timing follows examination and publication cycles, not R&D intensity.

What makes it comparableThe same publication window and counting units. Companies with different windows are not put in one comparison.

What is not comparableGroup totals. Business and entity scopes differ; compare scale within a field or subclass.

Not a rankingSimilarity and shares describe structure, not patent value, quality or technical leadership.