IP-related statistics from the recent past
A selection of key IP facts and figures, as reported by IAM and other sources
Table 1. Stock performance of selected publicly traded IP-centric companies, March to May 2018
Source: Google Finance
An exclusive new study commissioned by IAM has revealed that Nokia’s merger with Alcatel-Lucent means that it is now one of the leading players in the Internet of Things (IoT) domain. However, Samsung has the dominant position in the field, with second-place Qualcomm a long way behind.
Last year, IP analytics platform Relecura produced research examining the IoT landscape from a patent perspective. Using an IAM-commissioned updated report and additional data from IP platform ktMINE, we inspect the current state of the IoT sector.
Figure 1. Number of filings for IoT-related patents (2008-2017)
Figure 2. Top cooperative patent classification codes for IoT patent applications
Figure 3. Top cooperative patent classification codes for IoT patent grants
Table 2. Top 10 holders of published IoT applications
Patent holder |
Number of grants |
Number of applications |
Share of total IoT applications |
Samsung |
2,874 |
7,702 |
5.65% |
Qualcomm |
2,709 |
3,384 |
3.21% |
Intel |
1,834 |
2,507 |
2.35% |
Nokia + Alcatel-Lucent |
1,548 |
1,601 |
1.64% |
Huawei |
1,425 |
1,310 |
1.52% |
Ericsson |
1,185 |
1,525 |
1.46% |
LG |
1,392 |
1,194 |
1.4% |
Sony |
1,301 |
1,024 |
1.26% |
ZTE |
766 |
1,208 |
1.08% |
Philips |
943 |
706 |
0.87% |
Figure 4. Number of applications for IoT patents at the IP5 offices (2010-2017)
