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Agricultural Bank of ChinaEli LillyMicrosoft

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.

Agricultural Bank of China: Applicant names included in these statistics — AGRICULTURAL BANK CHINAReviewed names not covered — AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED · 中国农业银行股份有限公司

Eli Lilly: Applicant names included in these statistics — ELI LILLY AND CO · ELI LILLY AND COMPANY USA · LILLY CO ELIReviewed names not covered — ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

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

Agricultural Bank of China

Publications
1,619
Invention share
99%
Concentration
0.78
Green technology
—

Eli Lilly

Publications
1,602
Invention share
45%
Concentration
0.73
Green technology
—

Microsoft

Publications
7,140
Invention share
97%
Concentration
0.59
Green technology
—
0.01

Agricultural Bank of China × Eli Lilly

0.95

Agricultural Bank of China × Microsoft

0.01

Eli Lilly × 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 fieldAgricultural Bank of China / Eli Lilly / Microsoft
Computer technology
81.2%
0.6%
72.5%
Pharmaceuticals
0%
68.5%
0%
Digital communication
18.4%
0.1%
22.4%
Biotechnology
0%
39.9%
0.4%
IT methods for management
29.5%
0.2%
4.2%
Organic fine chemistry
0%
25.8%
0.2%
Medical technology
0.1%
17.6%
0.7%
Audio-visual technology
1.2%
0.1%
10.5%
Telecommunications
1.1%
0%
3.3%
Optics
0.1%
0%
3.8%
Measurement
0.4%
1%
2.1%
Control
1.2%
0.6%
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.

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
Agricultural Bank of China1,085
Eli Lilly2
Microsoft3,890
G06NComputing models, AI
Agricultural Bank of China524
Eli Lilly3
Microsoft1,064
G06QBusiness data processing
Agricultural Bank of China478
Eli Lilly3
Microsoft290
G06TImage processing
Agricultural Bank of China64
Eli Lilly5
Microsoft479
G06VImage and video recognition
Agricultural Bank of China152
Eli Lilly2
Microsoft295
H04WWireless networks
Agricultural Bank of China10
Eli Lilly2
Microsoft196
G16H
Agricultural Bank of China1
Eli Lilly36
Microsoft30
A61BMedical diagnosis
Agricultural Bank of China1
Eli Lilly36
Microsoft20
G01RMeasuring electric variables
Agricultural Bank of China1
Eli Lilly3
Microsoft28
G09B
Agricultural Bank of China1
Eli Lilly1
Microsoft24

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.

Agricultural Bank of China

  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Agricultural Bank of China
    478
    Eli Lilly
    3
    Microsoft
    290
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Agricultural Bank of China
    524
    Eli Lilly
    3
    Microsoft
    1,064
  • G06FData processing
    Agricultural Bank of China
    1,085
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Microsoft
    3,890
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Agricultural Bank of China
    152
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Microsoft
    295
  • G07D
    Agricultural Bank of China
    5
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    —
  • G07F
    Agricultural Bank of China
    4
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    —

Eli Lilly

  • A61K
    Agricultural Bank of China
    —
    Eli Lilly
    926
    Microsoft
    —
  • A61P
    Agricultural Bank of China
    —
    Eli Lilly
    766
    Microsoft
    —
  • C07K
    Agricultural Bank of China
    —
    Eli Lilly
    454
    Microsoft
    —
  • C07DHeterocyclic compounds
    Agricultural Bank of China
    —
    Eli Lilly
    300
    Microsoft
    —
  • A61M
    Agricultural Bank of China
    —
    Eli Lilly
    196
    Microsoft
    —
  • C12NMicroorganisms, enzymes
    Agricultural Bank of China
    —
    Eli Lilly
    153
    Microsoft
    11

Microsoft

  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Agricultural Bank of China
    21
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    482
  • G02BOptical elements
    Agricultural Bank of China
    1
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    236
  • G06TImage processing
    Agricultural Bank of China
    64
    Eli Lilly
    5
    Microsoft
    479
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Agricultural Bank of China
    284
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    1,379
  • G10LSpeech processing
    Agricultural Bank of China
    19
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    250
  • H04WWireless networks
    Agricultural Bank of China
    10
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Microsoft
    196

04Publication rhythm

Agricultural Bank of ChinaEli LillyMicrosoftPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAgricultural Bank of ChinaEli LillyMicrosoft
2025-01≥11 (partial coverage)≥118 (partial coverage)≥539 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥224 (partial coverage)≥121 (partial coverage)≥503 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥343 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)≥603 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥6 (partial coverage)≥110 (partial coverage)≥647 (partial coverage)
2025-05Not collected≥134 (partial coverage)≥566 (partial coverage)
2025-06Not collected≥140 (partial coverage)≥487 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥20 (partial coverage)≥138 (partial coverage)≥686 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥157 (partial coverage)≥134 (partial coverage)≥563 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥298 (partial coverage)≥132 (partial coverage)≥587 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥259 (partial coverage)≥155 (partial coverage)≥689 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥282 (partial coverage)≥140 (partial coverage)≥582 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥19 (partial coverage)≥122 (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.