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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AppleBroadcomKweichow Moutai
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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.
Broadcom: Applicant names included in these statistics — AVAGO TECH INT SALES PTE LID · AVAGO TECH INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE LTD · VMWARE INC · VMWARE LLCReviewed names not covered — AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED · VMWARE INC.
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
- —
Broadcom
- Publications
- 1,230
- Invention share
- 98%
- Concentration
- 0.41
- Green technology
- —
Kweichow Moutai
- Publications
- 83
- Invention share
- 71%
- Concentration
- 0.28
- Green technology
- —
0.95
Apple × Broadcom
0.35
Apple × Kweichow Moutai
0.33
Broadcom × Kweichow Moutai
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| Technology field | Apple / Broadcom / Kweichow Moutai |
|---|---|
| Computer technology | 39.1% 42.4% 24.1% |
| Digital communication | 42.1% 45.2% 0% |
| Measurement | 5.7% 2.5% 30.1% |
| Biotechnology | 0% 0% 24.1% |
| Telecommunications | 13.9% 5.8% 0% |
| Food chemistry | 0% 0% 18.1% |
| Audio-visual technology | 14.2% 3.1% 0% |
| Analysis of biological materials | 0% 0% 13.3% |
| Basic communication processes | 2% 10.9% 0% |
| Semiconductors | 3% 7.4% 1.2% |
| Handling | 0.1% 0% 9.6% |
| Optics | 7.2% 1.4% 0% |
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Broadcom
- Collected applications
- 483
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 42.4%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View Broadcom 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
Broadcom456
Kweichow Moutai15
G06VImage and video recognition
Apple417
Broadcom4
Kweichow Moutai4
G06QBusiness data processing
Apple264
Broadcom5
Kweichow Moutai2
G06NComputing models, AI
Apple200
Broadcom28
Kweichow Moutai5
A61BMedical diagnosis
Apple194
Broadcom2
Kweichow Moutai3
G01J
Apple37
Broadcom6
Kweichow Moutai1
G01DGeneral measuring
Apple24
Broadcom6
Kweichow Moutai4
G01BMeasuring length, shape
Apple26
Broadcom3
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
- Broadcom
- 126
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- G06TImage processing
- Apple
- 986
- Broadcom
- 7
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H04NPictorial communication, video
- Apple
- 931
- Broadcom
- 20
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- G02BOptical elements
- Apple
- 679
- Broadcom
- 14
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H04MTelephonic communication
- Apple
- 405
- Broadcom
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H04BTransmission
- Apple
- 981
- Broadcom
- 58
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
Broadcom
- H04LDigital transmission
- Apple
- 2,146
- Broadcom
- 439
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- G06FData processing
- Apple
- 3,635
- Broadcom
- 456
- Kweichow Moutai
- 15
- H03MCoding, decoding
- Apple
- 41
- Broadcom
- 62
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H01LSemiconductor devices
- Apple
- 135
- Broadcom
- 60
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H10W
- Apple
- 73
- Broadcom
- 36
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
- H03HImpedance networks, filters
- Apple
- 27
- Broadcom
- 22
- Kweichow Moutai
- —
Kweichow Moutai
- G01NAnalysing materials
- Apple
- 24
- Broadcom
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 25
- C12NMicroorganisms, enzymes
- Apple
- —
- Broadcom
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 16
- C12G
- Apple
- —
- Broadcom
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 10
- C12R
- Apple
- —
- Broadcom
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 10
- C12QBiochemical testing
- Apple
- —
- Broadcom
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 9
- G16B
- Apple
- —
- Broadcom
- —
- Kweichow Moutai
- 6
04Publication rhythm
| Period | Apple | Broadcom | Kweichow Moutai |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | ≥1,049 (partial coverage) | ≥207 (partial coverage) | ≥6 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-02 | ≥968 (partial coverage) | ≥92 (partial coverage) | ≥6 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-03 | ≥1,319 (partial coverage) | ≥141 (partial coverage) | ≥7 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-04 | ≥1,232 (partial coverage) | ≥163 (partial coverage) | ≥2 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-05 | ≥993 (partial coverage) | ≥101 (partial coverage) | ≥7 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-06 | ≥846 (partial coverage) | ≥79 (partial coverage) | ≥5 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-07 | ≥956 (partial coverage) | ≥77 (partial coverage) | ≥5 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-08 | ≥989 (partial coverage) | ≥56 (partial coverage) | ≥4 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-09 | ≥906 (partial coverage) | ≥69 (partial coverage) | ≥11 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-10 | ≥928 (partial coverage) | ≥86 (partial coverage) | ≥10 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-11 | ≥1,005 (partial coverage) | ≥94 (partial coverage) | ≥10 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-12 | ≥1,169 (partial coverage) | ≥65 (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.