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Bank of ChinaMicrosoftKweichow Moutai

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.

Bank of China: Applicant names included in these statistics — BANK OF CHINA CO LTD · BANK OF CHINA LTDReviewed names not covered — BANK OF CHINA LIMITED · 中国银行股份有限公司

Microsoft: Applicant names included in these statistics — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCReviewed names not covered — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.

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

Bank of China

Publications
138
Invention share
98%
Concentration
0.75
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
—
0.89

Bank of China × Microsoft

0.41

Bank of China × Kweichow Moutai

0.45

Microsoft × Kweichow Moutai

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 fieldBank of China / Microsoft / Kweichow Moutai
Computer technology
74.6%
72.5%
24.1%
IT methods for management
42%
4.2%
2.4%
Digital communication
13.8%
22.4%
0%
Measurement
0%
2.1%
30.1%
Biotechnology
0%
0.4%
24.1%
Food chemistry
0%
0%
18.1%
Audio-visual technology
3.6%
10.5%
0%
Analysis of biological materials
0%
0%
13.3%
Handling
0%
0.1%
9.6%
Environmental technology
0%
0.1%
7.2%
Medical technology
0%
0.7%
3.6%
Chemical engineering
0%
0.2%
3.6%

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.

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
Bank of China83
Microsoft3,890
Kweichow Moutai15
G06NComputing models, AI
Bank of China18
Microsoft1,064
Kweichow Moutai5
G06QBusiness data processing
Bank of China58
Microsoft290
Kweichow Moutai2
G06VImage and video recognition
Bank of China18
Microsoft295
Kweichow Moutai4

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.

Bank of China

  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Bank of China
    58
    Microsoft
    290
    Kweichow Moutai
    2
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Bank of China
    18
    Microsoft
    295
    Kweichow Moutai
    4
  • G06FData processing
    Bank of China
    83
    Microsoft
    3,890
    Kweichow Moutai
    15
  • F17D
    Bank of China
    1
    Microsoft
    —
    Kweichow Moutai
    —

Microsoft

  • H04LDigital transmission
    Bank of China
    19
    Microsoft
    1,379
    Kweichow Moutai
    —
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Bank of China
    3
    Microsoft
    482
    Kweichow Moutai
    —
  • G02BOptical elements
    Bank of China
    —
    Microsoft
    236
    Kweichow Moutai
    —
  • G10LSpeech processing
    Bank of China
    1
    Microsoft
    250
    Kweichow Moutai
    —
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Bank of China
    18
    Microsoft
    1,064
    Kweichow Moutai
    5
  • H04WWireless networks
    Bank of China
    1
    Microsoft
    196
    Kweichow Moutai
    —

Kweichow Moutai

  • G01NAnalysing materials
    Bank of China
    —
    Microsoft
    12
    Kweichow Moutai
    25
  • C12NMicroorganisms, enzymes
    Bank of China
    —
    Microsoft
    11
    Kweichow Moutai
    16
  • C12G
    Bank of China
    —
    Microsoft
    —
    Kweichow Moutai
    10
  • C12R
    Bank of China
    —
    Microsoft
    —
    Kweichow Moutai
    10
  • C12QBiochemical testing
    Bank of China
    —
    Microsoft
    24
    Kweichow Moutai
    9
  • G16B
    Bank of China
    —
    Microsoft
    26
    Kweichow Moutai
    6

04Publication rhythm

Bank of ChinaMicrosoftKweichow MoutaiPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodBank of ChinaMicrosoftKweichow Moutai
2025-01≥19 (partial coverage)≥539 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥65 (partial coverage)≥503 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥51 (partial coverage)≥603 (partial coverage)≥7 (partial coverage)
2025-04Not collected≥647 (partial coverage)≥2 (partial coverage)
2025-05Not collected≥566 (partial coverage)≥7 (partial coverage)
2025-06Not collected≥487 (partial coverage)≥5 (partial coverage)
2025-07Not collected≥686 (partial coverage)≥5 (partial coverage)
2025-08Not collected≥563 (partial coverage)≥4 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥1 (partial coverage)≥587 (partial coverage)≥11 (partial coverage)
2025-10Not collected≥689 (partial coverage)≥10 (partial coverage)
2025-11Not collected≥582 (partial coverage)≥10 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥2 (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.