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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.

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.

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

ICBC

Publications
3,242
Invention share
100%
Concentration
0.81
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
—
0.90

ICBC × Microsoft

0.88

ICBC × 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 fieldICBC / Microsoft / NVIDIA
Computer technology
78.6%
72.5%
79.3%
Digital communication
15.6%
22.4%
9.1%
IT methods for management
41.3%
4.2%
0.5%
Audio-visual technology
1%
10.5%
8.8%
Measurement
0.3%
2.1%
7%
Control
1.8%
1%
5%
Transport
0.1%
0.1%
6.9%
Telecommunications
0.8%
3.3%
2.4%
Optics
0%
3.8%
0.8%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0.2%
2.1%
1.1%
Semiconductors
0%
2.1%
1.1%
Basic communication processes
0.1%
1.3%
1.8%

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.

ICBC

Collected applications
5
Share of collected applications with IPC
0.2%

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
ICBC2,203
Microsoft3,890
NVIDIA881
G06NComputing models, AI
ICBC829
Microsoft1,064
NVIDIA497
H04LDigital transmission
ICBC468
Microsoft1,379
NVIDIA155
G06QBusiness data processing
ICBC1,339
Microsoft290
NVIDIA12
G06TImage processing
ICBC74
Microsoft479
NVIDIA719
G06VImage and video recognition
ICBC259
Microsoft295
NVIDIA403
H04NPictorial communication, video
ICBC26
Microsoft482
NVIDIA127
G10LSpeech processing
ICBC52
Microsoft250
NVIDIA87
H04WWireless networks
ICBC42
Microsoft196
NVIDIA42
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
ICBC17
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.

ICBC

  • G06QBusiness data processing
    ICBC
    1,339
    Microsoft
    290
    NVIDIA
    12
  • G06FData processing
    ICBC
    2,203
    Microsoft
    3,890
    NVIDIA
    881
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    ICBC
    829
    Microsoft
    1,064
    NVIDIA
    497
  • G07F
    ICBC
    17
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
  • G08B
    ICBC
    10
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
  • G07C
    ICBC
    14
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    4

Microsoft

  • H04LDigital transmission
    ICBC
    468
    Microsoft
    1,379
    NVIDIA
    155
  • G02BOptical elements
    ICBC
    —
    Microsoft
    236
    NVIDIA
    13
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    ICBC
    26
    Microsoft
    482
    NVIDIA
    127
  • H04WWireless networks
    ICBC
    42
    Microsoft
    196
    NVIDIA
    42
  • H02JPower supply, energy storage
    ICBC
    2
    Microsoft
    54
    NVIDIA
    —
  • H10N
    ICBC
    —
    Microsoft
    45
    NVIDIA
    —

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    ICBC
    74
    Microsoft
    479
    NVIDIA
    719
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    ICBC
    259
    Microsoft
    295
    NVIDIA
    403
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    ICBC
    —
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    138
  • G05D
    ICBC
    6
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    64
  • B25JManipulators, robots
    ICBC
    5
    Microsoft
    —
    NVIDIA
    60
  • G01SRadar, positioning
    ICBC
    —
    Microsoft
    43
    NVIDIA
    69

04Publication rhythm

ICBCMicrosoftNVIDIAPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodICBCMicrosoftNVIDIA
2025-01≥136 (partial coverage)≥539 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥70 (partial coverage)≥503 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥497 (partial coverage)≥603 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥497 (partial coverage)≥647 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥231 (partial coverage)≥566 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥75 (partial coverage)≥487 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥85 (partial coverage)≥686 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥127 (partial coverage)≥563 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥385 (partial coverage)≥587 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥284 (partial coverage)≥689 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥427 (partial coverage)≥582 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥428 (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.