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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 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

Meta: Applicant names included in these statistics — FACEBOOK INC · META PLATFORMS INC · META PLATFORMS TECH LLCReviewed names not covered — FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES LLC · FACEBOOK, INC. · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES , LLC · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. · META PLATFORMS, INC. · OCULUS VR LLC

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

China Mobile

Publications
2,808
Invention share
95%
Concentration
0.49
Green technology
—

Meta

Publications
1,545
Invention share
97%
Concentration
0.43
Green technology
—

Microsoft

Publications
7,140
Invention share
97%
Concentration
0.59
Green technology
—
0.67

China Mobile × Meta

0.86

China Mobile × Microsoft

0.83

Meta × 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 Mobile / Meta / Microsoft
Computer technology
47.1%
49.3%
72.5%
Digital communication
51.5%
12.4%
22.4%
Optics
0.5%
36.7%
3.8%
Audio-visual technology
2.8%
17%
10.5%
Telecommunications
5.4%
5.5%
3.3%
IT methods for management
5.1%
2.1%
4.2%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0.9%
5.4%
2.1%
Measurement
1.4%
4.1%
2.1%
Semiconductors
0%
3.9%
2.1%
Medical technology
0.4%
2.5%
0.7%
Control
1.7%
0.7%
1%
Furniture, games
0%
1.6%
1%

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.

Meta

Collected applications
79
Share of collected applications with IPC
5.4%

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

View Meta publications in this field

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 Mobile1,025
Meta541
Microsoft3,890
H04LDigital transmission
China Mobile839
Meta112
Microsoft1,379
G06NComputing models, AI
China Mobile540
Meta41
Microsoft1,064
H04WWireless networks
China Mobile700
Meta101
Microsoft196
G06TImage processing
China Mobile104
Meta307
Microsoft479
G02BOptical elements
China Mobile14
Meta483
Microsoft236
H04NPictorial communication, video
China Mobile99
Meta135
Microsoft482
G06VImage and video recognition
China Mobile163
Meta122
Microsoft295
G06QBusiness data processing
China Mobile142
Meta31
Microsoft290
G10LSpeech processing
China Mobile33
Meta60
Microsoft250

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 Mobile

  • H04WWireless networks
    China Mobile
    700
    Meta
    101
    Microsoft
    196
  • H04LDigital transmission
    China Mobile
    839
    Meta
    112
    Microsoft
    1,379
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    China Mobile
    540
    Meta
    41
    Microsoft
    1,064
  • H04BTransmission
    China Mobile
    83
    Meta
    23
    Microsoft
    108
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    China Mobile
    142
    Meta
    31
    Microsoft
    290
  • H04QSelecting, switching
    China Mobile
    20
    Meta
    —
    Microsoft
    —

Meta

  • G02BOptical elements
    China Mobile
    14
    Meta
    483
    Microsoft
    236
  • G06TImage processing
    China Mobile
    104
    Meta
    307
    Microsoft
    479
  • G02FOptical control devices
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    69
    Microsoft
    19
  • H01QAntennas
    China Mobile
    8
    Meta
    49
    Microsoft
    16
  • H04RLoudspeakers, microphones
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    52
    Microsoft
    35
  • G02C
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    37
    Microsoft
    —

Microsoft

  • G06FData processing
    China Mobile
    1,025
    Meta
    541
    Microsoft
    3,890
  • G11CStatic stores
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    —
    Microsoft
    46
  • H10N
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    —
    Microsoft
    45
  • H03K
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    —
    Microsoft
    31
  • H10W
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    4
    Microsoft
    49
  • G16C
    China Mobile
    —
    Meta
    —
    Microsoft
    30

04Publication rhythm

China MobileMetaMicrosoftPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodChina MobileMetaMicrosoft
2025-01≥257 (partial coverage)≥116 (partial coverage)≥539 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥275 (partial coverage)≥146 (partial coverage)≥503 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥212 (partial coverage)≥163 (partial coverage)≥603 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥209 (partial coverage)≥153 (partial coverage)≥647 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥268 (partial coverage)≥142 (partial coverage)≥566 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥128 (partial coverage)≥124 (partial coverage)≥487 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥160 (partial coverage)≥123 (partial coverage)≥686 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥203 (partial coverage)≥130 (partial coverage)≥563 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥168 (partial coverage)≥94 (partial coverage)≥587 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥323 (partial coverage)≥153 (partial coverage)≥689 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥159 (partial coverage)≥102 (partial coverage)≥582 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥446 (partial coverage)≥99 (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.