Apple
- Collected applications
- 531
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 4.8%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
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AppleChina MobileNVIDIA
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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 Mobile: Applicant names included in these statistics — CHINA MOBILE COMM CO LTD RES INST · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO LTD RESEARCH INST · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION COMPANY LTD · CHINA MOBILE GROUP DESIGN INST · CHINA MOBILE HANGZHOU INF TECH CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE INF TECH CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE INTERNET CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE IOT CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE SUZHOU SOFTWARE TECH CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO LTDReviewed names not covered — CHINA MOBILE (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED · CHINA MOBILE (SUZHOU) SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE GROUP DESIGN INSTITUTE CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE INTERNET COMPANY LIMITED · CHINA MOBILE IOT COMPANY LIMITED · CHINA MOBILE SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO., LTD. · 中国移动通信有限公司 · 中国移动通信集团设计院有限公司 · 中移(苏州)软件技术有限公司 · 中移互联网有限公司 · 中移信息系统集成有限公司 · 中移动信息技术有限公司 · 中移物联网有限公司 · 中移系统集成有限公司 · 中移（杭州）信息技术有限公司
NVIDIA: Applicant names included in these statistics — NVIDIA CORPReviewed names not covered — NVIDIA CORP. · NVIDIA CORPORATION
Apple
- Publications
- 12,360
- Invention share
- 87%
- Concentration
- 0.38
- Green technology
- —
China Mobile
- Publications
- 2,808
- Invention share
- 95%
- Concentration
- 0.49
- Green technology
- —
NVIDIA
- Publications
- 2,387
- Invention share
- 81%
- Concentration
- 0.66
- Green technology
- —
0.96
Apple × China Mobile
0.74
Apple × NVIDIA
0.75
China Mobile × NVIDIA
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| Technology field | Apple / China Mobile / NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Computer technology | 39.1% 47.1% 79.3% |
| Digital communication | 42.1% 51.5% 9.1% |
| Audio-visual technology | 14.2% 2.8% 8.8% |
| Telecommunications | 13.9% 5.4% 2.4% |
| Measurement | 5.7% 1.4% 7% |
| Control | 1.9% 1.7% 5% |
| Optics | 7.2% 0.5% 0.8% |
| IT methods for management | 2.4% 5.1% 0.5% |
| Transport | 0.6% 0.1% 6.9% |
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | 4.8% 0.9% 1.1% |
| Semiconductors | 3% 0% 1.1% |
| Basic communication processes | 2% 0.4% 1.8% |
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China Mobile
- Collected applications
- 26
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 0.9%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View China Mobile publications in this fieldNVIDIA
- Collected applications
- 25
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 1.1%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View NVIDIA 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 Mobile1,025
NVIDIA881
H04WWireless networks
Apple3,570
China Mobile700
NVIDIA42
H04LDigital transmission
Apple2,146
China Mobile839
NVIDIA155
G06TImage processing
Apple986
China Mobile104
NVIDIA719
G06NComputing models, AI
Apple200
China Mobile540
NVIDIA497
H04NPictorial communication, video
Apple931
China Mobile99
NVIDIA127
H04BTransmission
Apple981
China Mobile83
NVIDIA43
G06VImage and video recognition
Apple417
China Mobile163
NVIDIA403
G02BOptical elements
Apple679
China Mobile14
NVIDIA13
H04MTelephonic communication
Apple405
China Mobile30
NVIDIA5
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
- H04BTransmission
- Apple
- 981
- China Mobile
- 83
- NVIDIA
- 43
- G02BOptical elements
- Apple
- 679
- China Mobile
- 14
- NVIDIA
- 13
- H04WWireless networks
- Apple
- 3,570
- China Mobile
- 700
- NVIDIA
- 42
- H04RLoudspeakers, microphones
- Apple
- 318
- China Mobile
- —
- NVIDIA
- 5
- H04NPictorial communication, video
- Apple
- 931
- China Mobile
- 99
- NVIDIA
- 127
- H04MTelephonic communication
- Apple
- 405
- China Mobile
- 30
- NVIDIA
- 5
China Mobile
- H04LDigital transmission
- Apple
- 2,146
- China Mobile
- 839
- NVIDIA
- 155
- G06QBusiness data processing
- Apple
- 264
- China Mobile
- 142
- NVIDIA
- 12
- H04QSelecting, switching
- Apple
- —
- China Mobile
- 20
- NVIDIA
- —
- G06K
- Apple
- 30
- China Mobile
- 16
- NVIDIA
- —
- F24FAir conditioning, ventilation
- Apple
- —
- China Mobile
- 7
- NVIDIA
- —
- G16Y
- Apple
- —
- China Mobile
- 7
- NVIDIA
- —
NVIDIA
- G06TImage processing
- Apple
- 986
- China Mobile
- 104
- NVIDIA
- 719
- G06VImage and video recognition
- Apple
- 417
- China Mobile
- 163
- NVIDIA
- 403
- B60WVehicle sub-unit control
- Apple
- —
- China Mobile
- —
- NVIDIA
- 138
- G05D
- Apple
- —
- China Mobile
- 4
- NVIDIA
- 64
- B25JManipulators, robots
- Apple
- —
- China Mobile
- 9
- NVIDIA
- 60
- H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
- Apple
- 155
- China Mobile
- 34
- NVIDIA
- 75
04Publication rhythm
| Period | Apple | China Mobile | NVIDIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | ≥1,049 (partial coverage) | ≥257 (partial coverage) | ≥182 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-02 | ≥968 (partial coverage) | ≥275 (partial coverage) | ≥166 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-03 | ≥1,319 (partial coverage) | ≥212 (partial coverage) | ≥170 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-04 | ≥1,232 (partial coverage) | ≥209 (partial coverage) | ≥158 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-05 | ≥993 (partial coverage) | ≥268 (partial coverage) | ≥193 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-06 | ≥846 (partial coverage) | ≥128 (partial coverage) | ≥183 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-07 | ≥956 (partial coverage) | ≥160 (partial coverage) | ≥243 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-08 | ≥989 (partial coverage) | ≥203 (partial coverage) | ≥182 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-09 | ≥906 (partial coverage) | ≥168 (partial coverage) | ≥265 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-10 | ≥928 (partial coverage) | ≥323 (partial coverage) | ≥234 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-11 | ≥1,005 (partial coverage) | ≥159 (partial coverage) | ≥199 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-12 | ≥1,169 (partial coverage) | ≥446 (partial coverage) | ≥212 (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.