Apple
- Collected applications
- 4,281
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 39.1%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
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AppleMicrosoftKweichow Moutai
Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.
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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.
Microsoft: Applicant names included in these statistics — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCReviewed names not covered — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
Kweichow Moutai: Applicant names included in these statistics — KWEICHOW MOUTAI CO LTDReviewed names not covered — KWEICHOW MOUTAI CO., LTD. · 贵州茅台酒股份有限公司
Apple
- Publications
- 12,360
- Invention share
- 87%
- Concentration
- 0.38
- Green technology
- —
Microsoft
- Publications
- 7,140
- Invention share
- 97%
- Concentration
- 0.59
- Green technology
- —
Kweichow Moutai
- Publications
- 83
- Invention share
- 71%
- Concentration
- 0.28
- Green technology
- —
0.85
Apple × Microsoft
0.35
Apple × Kweichow Moutai
0.45
Microsoft × Kweichow Moutai
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| Technology field | Apple / Microsoft / Kweichow Moutai |
|---|---|
| Computer technology | 39.1% 72.5% 24.1% |
| Digital communication | 42.1% 22.4% 0% |
| Measurement | 5.7% 2.1% 30.1% |
| Audio-visual technology | 14.2% 10.5% 0% |
| Biotechnology | 0% 0.4% 24.1% |
| Food chemistry | 0% 0% 18.1% |
| Telecommunications | 13.9% 3.3% 0% |
| Analysis of biological materials | 0% 0% 13.3% |
| Optics | 7.2% 3.8% 0% |
| Handling | 0.1% 0.1% 9.6% |
| IT methods for management | 2.4% 4.2% 2.4% |
| Environmental technology | 0% 0.1% 7.2% |
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Microsoft
- Collected applications
- 4,986
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 72.5%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View Microsoft publications in this fieldKweichow Moutai
- Collected applications
- 20
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 24.1%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View Kweichow Moutai 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
Microsoft3,890
Kweichow Moutai15
G06NComputing models, AI
Apple200
Microsoft1,064
Kweichow Moutai5
G06VImage and video recognition
Apple417
Microsoft295
Kweichow Moutai4
G06QBusiness data processing
Apple264
Microsoft290
Kweichow Moutai2
A61BMedical diagnosis
Apple194
Microsoft20
Kweichow Moutai3
G01NAnalysing materials
Apple24
Microsoft12
Kweichow Moutai25
G01BMeasuring length, shape
Apple26
Microsoft11
Kweichow Moutai1
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
- Microsoft
- 196
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H04BTransmission
- Apple
- 981
- Microsoft
- 108
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- G02BOptical elements
- Apple
- 679
- Microsoft
- 236
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H04MTelephonic communication
- Apple
- 405
- Microsoft
- 83
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H04RLoudspeakers, microphones
- Apple
- 318
- Microsoft
- 35
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- G09GDisplay control
- Apple
- 300
- Microsoft
- 69
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
Microsoft
- G06FData processing
- Apple
- 3,635
- Microsoft
- 3,890
- Kweichow Moutai
- 15
- G06NComputing models, AI
- Apple
- 200
- Microsoft
- 1,064
- Kweichow Moutai
- 5
- H04LDigital transmission
- Apple
- 2,146
- Microsoft
- 1,379
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- G06QBusiness data processing
- Apple
- 264
- Microsoft
- 290
- Kweichow Moutai
- 2
- G10LSpeech processing
- Apple
- 240
- Microsoft
- 250
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
- Apple
- 155
- Microsoft
- 164
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
Kweichow Moutai
- G01NAnalysing materials
- Apple
- 24
- Microsoft
- 12
- Kweichow Moutai
- 25
- C12NMicroorganisms, enzymes
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- 11
- Kweichow Moutai
- 16
- C12G
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 10
- C12R
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 10
- C12QBiochemical testing
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- 24
- Kweichow Moutai
- 9
- G16B
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- 26
- Kweichow Moutai
- 6
04Publication rhythm
| Period | Apple | Microsoft | Kweichow Moutai |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | ≥1,049 (partial coverage) | ≥539 (partial coverage) | ≥6 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-02 | ≥968 (partial coverage) | ≥503 (partial coverage) | ≥6 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-03 | ≥1,319 (partial coverage) | ≥603 (partial coverage) | ≥7 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-04 | ≥1,232 (partial coverage) | ≥647 (partial coverage) | ≥2 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-05 | ≥993 (partial coverage) | ≥566 (partial coverage) | ≥7 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-06 | ≥846 (partial coverage) | ≥487 (partial coverage) | ≥5 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-07 | ≥956 (partial coverage) | ≥686 (partial coverage) | ≥5 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-08 | ≥989 (partial coverage) | ≥563 (partial coverage) | ≥4 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-09 | ≥906 (partial coverage) | ≥587 (partial coverage) | ≥11 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-10 | ≥928 (partial coverage) | ≥689 (partial coverage) | ≥10 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-11 | ≥1,005 (partial coverage) | ≥582 (partial coverage) | ≥10 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-12 | ≥1,169 (partial coverage) | ≥688 (partial coverage) | ≥10 (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.