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China Construction BankICBCMicrosoft

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.

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

ICBC: Applicant names included in these statistics — INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA CO LTDReviewed names not covered — INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED · 中国工商银行股份有限公司

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

China Construction Bank

Publications
1,106
Invention share
100%
Concentration
0.72
Green technology
—

ICBC

Publications
3,242
Invention share
100%
Concentration
0.81
Green technology
—

Microsoft

Publications
7,140
Invention share
97%
Concentration
0.59
Green technology
—
1.00

China Construction Bank × ICBC

0.89

China Construction Bank × Microsoft

0.90

ICBC × Microsoft

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 fieldChina Construction Bank / ICBC / Microsoft
Computer technology
72.3%
78.6%
72.5%
IT methods for management
40.7%
41.3%
4.2%
Digital communication
17.9%
15.6%
22.4%
Audio-visual technology
0.2%
1%
10.5%
Telecommunications
0.5%
0.8%
3.3%
Optics
0%
0%
3.8%
Control
0.5%
1.8%
1%
Measurement
0%
0.3%
2.1%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0%
0.2%
2.1%
Semiconductors
0%
0%
2.1%
Basic communication processes
0%
0.1%
1.3%
Medical technology
0.4%
0.1%
0.7%

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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.

ICBC

Collected applications
33
Share of collected applications with IPC
1%

Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.

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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
China Construction Bank764
ICBC2,203
Microsoft3,890
G06QBusiness data processing
China Construction Bank450
ICBC1,339
Microsoft290
H04LDigital transmission
China Construction Bank191
ICBC468
Microsoft1,379
G06NComputing models, AI
China Construction Bank118
ICBC829
Microsoft1,064
G06VImage and video recognition
China Construction Bank24
ICBC259
Microsoft295
G06TImage processing
China Construction Bank13
ICBC74
Microsoft479
H04NPictorial communication, video
China Construction Bank8
ICBC26
Microsoft482
G10LSpeech processing
China Construction Bank4
ICBC52
Microsoft250
H04WWireless networks
China Construction Bank5
ICBC42
Microsoft196
H04MTelephonic communication
China Construction Bank5
ICBC18
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.

China Construction Bank

  • G06FData processing
    China Construction Bank
    764
    ICBC
    2,203
    Microsoft
    3,890

ICBC

  • G06NComputing models, AI
    China Construction Bank
    118
    ICBC
    829
    Microsoft
    1,064
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    China Construction Bank
    24
    ICBC
    259
    Microsoft
    295
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    China Construction Bank
    450
    ICBC
    1,339
    Microsoft
    290
  • G07F
    China Construction Bank
    1
    ICBC
    17
    Microsoft
    —
  • G07C
    China Construction Bank
    2
    ICBC
    14
    Microsoft
    —
  • G08B
    China Construction Bank
    1
    ICBC
    10
    Microsoft
    —

Microsoft

  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    China Construction Bank
    8
    ICBC
    26
    Microsoft
    482
  • G06TImage processing
    China Construction Bank
    13
    ICBC
    74
    Microsoft
    479
  • G02BOptical elements
    China Construction Bank
    —
    ICBC
    —
    Microsoft
    236
  • H04LDigital transmission
    China Construction Bank
    191
    ICBC
    468
    Microsoft
    1,379
  • G10LSpeech processing
    China Construction Bank
    4
    ICBC
    52
    Microsoft
    250
  • H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
    China Construction Bank
    —
    ICBC
    17
    Microsoft
    164

04Publication rhythm

China Construction BankICBCMicrosoftPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodChina Construction BankICBCMicrosoft
2025-01≥199 (partial coverage)≥136 (partial coverage)≥539 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥228 (partial coverage)≥70 (partial coverage)≥503 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥163 (partial coverage)≥497 (partial coverage)≥603 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥52 (partial coverage)≥497 (partial coverage)≥647 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥15 (partial coverage)≥231 (partial coverage)≥566 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥16 (partial coverage)≥75 (partial coverage)≥487 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥22 (partial coverage)≥85 (partial coverage)≥686 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥16 (partial coverage)≥127 (partial coverage)≥563 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥10 (partial coverage)≥385 (partial coverage)≥587 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥11 (partial coverage)≥284 (partial coverage)≥689 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥67 (partial coverage)≥427 (partial coverage)≥582 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥307 (partial coverage)≥428 (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.