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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

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

China Mobile

Publications
2,808
Invention share
95%
Concentration
0.49
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
—
0.86

China Mobile × Microsoft

0.75

China Mobile × 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 fieldChina Mobile / Microsoft / NVIDIA
Computer technology
47.1%
72.5%
79.3%
Digital communication
51.5%
22.4%
9.1%
Audio-visual technology
2.8%
10.5%
8.8%
Telecommunications
5.4%
3.3%
2.4%
Measurement
1.4%
2.1%
7%
IT methods for management
5.1%
4.2%
0.5%
Control
1.7%
1%
5%
Transport
0.1%
0.1%
6.9%
Optics
0.5%
3.8%
0.8%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0.9%
2.1%
1.1%
Basic communication processes
0.4%
1.3%
1.8%
Semiconductors
0%
2.1%
1.1%

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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.

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
Microsoft3,890
NVIDIA881
H04LDigital transmission
China Mobile839
Microsoft1,379
NVIDIA155
G06NComputing models, AI
China Mobile540
Microsoft1,064
NVIDIA497
G06TImage processing
China Mobile104
Microsoft479
NVIDIA719
H04WWireless networks
China Mobile700
Microsoft196
NVIDIA42
G06VImage and video recognition
China Mobile163
Microsoft295
NVIDIA403
H04NPictorial communication, video
China Mobile99
Microsoft482
NVIDIA127
G06QBusiness data processing
China Mobile142
Microsoft290
NVIDIA12
G10LSpeech processing
China Mobile33
Microsoft250
NVIDIA87
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
China Mobile34
Microsoft164
NVIDIA75

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
    Microsoft
    196
    NVIDIA
    42
  • H04LDigital transmission
    China Mobile
    839
    Microsoft
    1,379
    NVIDIA
    155
  • H04BTransmission
    China Mobile
    83
    Microsoft
    108
    NVIDIA
    43
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    China Mobile
    142
    Microsoft
    290
    NVIDIA
    12
  • H04QSelecting, switching
    China Mobile
    20
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
  • G08B
    China Mobile
    11
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    —

Microsoft

  • G06FData processing
    China Mobile
    1,025
    Microsoft
    3,890
    NVIDIA
    881
  • G02BOptical elements
    China Mobile
    14
    Microsoft
    236
    NVIDIA
    13
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    China Mobile
    99
    Microsoft
    482
    NVIDIA
    127
  • H10N
    China Mobile
    —
    Microsoft
    45
    NVIDIA
    —
  • G11B
    China Mobile
    —
    Microsoft
    47
    NVIDIA
    3
  • G09GDisplay control
    China Mobile
    —
    Microsoft
    69
    NVIDIA
    11

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    China Mobile
    104
    Microsoft
    479
    NVIDIA
    719
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    China Mobile
    163
    Microsoft
    295
    NVIDIA
    403
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    China Mobile
    —
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    138
  • G05D
    China Mobile
    4
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    64
  • G01SRadar, positioning
    China Mobile
    13
    Microsoft
    43
    NVIDIA
    69
  • B25JManipulators, robots
    China Mobile
    9
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    60

04Publication rhythm

China MobileMicrosoftNVIDIAPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodChina MobileMicrosoftNVIDIA
2025-01≥257 (partial coverage)≥539 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥275 (partial coverage)≥503 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥212 (partial coverage)≥603 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥209 (partial coverage)≥647 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥268 (partial coverage)≥566 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥128 (partial coverage)≥487 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥160 (partial coverage)≥686 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥203 (partial coverage)≥563 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥168 (partial coverage)≥587 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥323 (partial coverage)≥689 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥159 (partial coverage)≥582 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥446 (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.