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Eli LillyMicrosoftNVIDIA

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.

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.

NVIDIA: Applicant names included in these statistics — NVIDIA CORPReviewed names not covered — NVIDIA CORP. · NVIDIA CORPORATION

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
—

NVIDIA

Publications
2,387
Invention share
81%
Concentration
0.66
Green technology
—
0.01

Eli Lilly × Microsoft

0.01

Eli Lilly × NVIDIA

0.97

Microsoft × NVIDIA

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 fieldEli Lilly / Microsoft / NVIDIA
Computer technology
0.6%
72.5%
79.3%
Pharmaceuticals
68.5%
0%
0%
Biotechnology
39.9%
0.4%
0%
Digital communication
0.1%
22.4%
9.1%
Organic fine chemistry
25.8%
0.2%
0%
Audio-visual technology
0.1%
10.5%
8.8%
Medical technology
17.6%
0.7%
0.5%
Measurement
1%
2.1%
7%
Transport
0%
0.1%
6.9%
Control
0.6%
1%
5%
Telecommunications
0%
3.3%
2.4%
IT methods for management
0.2%
4.2%
0.5%

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.

NVIDIA

Collected applications
206
Share of collected applications with IPC
8.8%

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
Eli Lilly2
Microsoft3,890
NVIDIA881
G06NComputing models, AI
Eli Lilly3
Microsoft1,064
NVIDIA497
G06TImage processing
Eli Lilly5
Microsoft479
NVIDIA719
G06VImage and video recognition
Eli Lilly2
Microsoft295
NVIDIA403
G06QBusiness data processing
Eli Lilly3
Microsoft290
NVIDIA12
H04WWireless networks
Eli Lilly2
Microsoft196
NVIDIA42
G16H
Eli Lilly36
Microsoft30
NVIDIA8
A61BMedical diagnosis
Eli Lilly36
Microsoft20
NVIDIA5
G01RMeasuring electric variables
Eli Lilly3
Microsoft28
NVIDIA27
G05BControl systems
Eli Lilly4
Microsoft20
NVIDIA28

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.

Eli Lilly

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

Microsoft

  • G06FData processing
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Microsoft
    3,890
    NVIDIA
    881
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    1,379
    NVIDIA
    155
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Eli Lilly
    3
    Microsoft
    290
    NVIDIA
    12
  • G02BOptical elements
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    236
    NVIDIA
    13
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    482
    NVIDIA
    127
  • H04WWireless networks
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Microsoft
    196
    NVIDIA
    42

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    Eli Lilly
    5
    Microsoft
    479
    NVIDIA
    719
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Microsoft
    295
    NVIDIA
    403
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    138
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Eli Lilly
    3
    Microsoft
    1,064
    NVIDIA
    497
  • G05D
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    64
  • B25JManipulators, robots
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    60

04Publication rhythm

Eli LillyMicrosoftNVIDIAPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodEli LillyMicrosoftNVIDIA
2025-01≥118 (partial coverage)≥539 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥121 (partial coverage)≥503 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥158 (partial coverage)≥603 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥110 (partial coverage)≥647 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥134 (partial coverage)≥566 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥140 (partial coverage)≥487 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥138 (partial coverage)≥686 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥134 (partial coverage)≥563 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥132 (partial coverage)≥587 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥155 (partial coverage)≥689 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥140 (partial coverage)≥582 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥122 (partial coverage)≥688 (partial coverage)≥212 (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.