Apple
- Collected applications
- 1,559
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 14.2%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
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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.
Apple: Applicant names included in these statistics — APPLE INCReviewed names not covered — APPLE COMPUTER INC · APPLE COMPUTER, INC. · APPLE INC. · APPLE, INC.
China Construction Bank: Applicant names included in these statistics — CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPReviewed names not covered — CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION · 中国建设银行股份有限公司
Microsoft: Applicant names included in these statistics — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCReviewed names not covered — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
Apple
- Publications
- 12,360
- Invention share
- 87%
- Concentration
- 0.38
- Green technology
- —
China Construction Bank
- Publications
- 1,106
- Invention share
- 100%
- Concentration
- 0.72
- Green technology
- —
Microsoft
- Publications
- 7,140
- Invention share
- 97%
- Concentration
- 0.59
- Green technology
- —
0.70
Apple × China Construction Bank
0.85
Apple × Microsoft
0.89
China Construction Bank × Microsoft
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| Technology field | Apple / China Construction Bank / Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Computer technology | 39.1% 72.3% 72.5% |
| Digital communication | 42.1% 17.9% 22.4% |
| IT methods for management | 2.4% 40.7% 4.2% |
| Audio-visual technology | 14.2% 0.2% 10.5% |
| Telecommunications | 13.9% 0.5% 3.3% |
| Optics | 7.2% 0% 3.8% |
| Measurement | 5.7% 0% 2.1% |
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | 4.8% 0% 2.1% |
| Semiconductors | 3% 0% 2.1% |
| Medical technology | 2.6% 0.4% 0.7% |
| Control | 1.9% 0.5% 1% |
| Basic communication processes | 2% 0% 1.3% |
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China Construction Bank
- Collected applications
- 2
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 0.2%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
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- Collected applications
- 725
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 10.5%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View Microsoft publications in this fieldOne 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
Apple3,635
China Construction Bank764
Microsoft3,890
H04WWireless networks
Apple3,570
China Construction Bank5
Microsoft196
H04LDigital transmission
Apple2,146
China Construction Bank191
Microsoft1,379
G06TImage processing
Apple986
China Construction Bank13
Microsoft479
H04NPictorial communication, video
Apple931
China Construction Bank8
Microsoft482
G06NComputing models, AI
Apple200
China Construction Bank118
Microsoft1,064
G06QBusiness data processing
Apple264
China Construction Bank450
Microsoft290
G06VImage and video recognition
Apple417
China Construction Bank24
Microsoft295
G10LSpeech processing
Apple240
China Construction Bank4
Microsoft250
H04MTelephonic communication
Apple405
China Construction Bank5
Microsoft83
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.
Apple
- H04WWireless networks
- Apple
- 3,570
- China Construction Bank
- 5
- Microsoft
- 196
- H04BTransmission
- Apple
- 981
- China Construction Bank
- —
- Microsoft
- 108
- G02BOptical elements
- Apple
- 679
- China Construction Bank
- —
- Microsoft
- 236
- H04MTelephonic communication
- Apple
- 405
- China Construction Bank
- 5
- Microsoft
- 83
- H04RLoudspeakers, microphones
- Apple
- 318
- China Construction Bank
- —
- Microsoft
- 35
- G09GDisplay control
- Apple
- 300
- China Construction Bank
- —
- Microsoft
- 69
China Construction Bank
- G06QBusiness data processing
- Apple
- 264
- China Construction Bank
- 450
- Microsoft
- 290
- G06FData processing
- Apple
- 3,635
- China Construction Bank
- 764
- Microsoft
- 3,890
- G07C
- Apple
- —
- China Construction Bank
- 2
- Microsoft
- —
- G07F
- Apple
- —
- China Construction Bank
- 1
- Microsoft
- —
- G07G
- Apple
- —
- China Construction Bank
- 1
- Microsoft
- —
Microsoft
- G06NComputing models, AI
- Apple
- 200
- China Construction Bank
- 118
- Microsoft
- 1,064
- H04LDigital transmission
- Apple
- 2,146
- China Construction Bank
- 191
- Microsoft
- 1,379
- G10LSpeech processing
- Apple
- 240
- China Construction Bank
- 4
- Microsoft
- 250
- H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
- Apple
- 155
- China Construction Bank
- —
- Microsoft
- 164
- G06VImage and video recognition
- Apple
- 417
- China Construction Bank
- 24
- Microsoft
- 295
- A63F
- Apple
- 26
- China Construction Bank
- —
- Microsoft
- 69
04Publication rhythm
| Period | Apple | China Construction Bank | Microsoft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | ≥1,049 (partial coverage) | ≥199 (partial coverage) | ≥539 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-02 | ≥968 (partial coverage) | ≥228 (partial coverage) | ≥503 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-03 | ≥1,319 (partial coverage) | ≥163 (partial coverage) | ≥603 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-04 | ≥1,232 (partial coverage) | ≥52 (partial coverage) | ≥647 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-05 | ≥993 (partial coverage) | ≥15 (partial coverage) | ≥566 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-06 | ≥846 (partial coverage) | ≥16 (partial coverage) | ≥487 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-07 | ≥956 (partial coverage) | ≥22 (partial coverage) | ≥686 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-08 | ≥989 (partial coverage) | ≥16 (partial coverage) | ≥563 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-09 | ≥906 (partial coverage) | ≥10 (partial coverage) | ≥587 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-10 | ≥928 (partial coverage) | ≥11 (partial coverage) | ≥689 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-11 | ≥1,005 (partial coverage) | ≥67 (partial coverage) | ≥582 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-12 | ≥1,169 (partial coverage) | ≥307 (partial coverage) | ≥688 (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.