With 10,515 ECommerce related patents published between 2002 and 2022, Microsoft Corp holds the most number of ECommerce patents across the world, of which 65.1% was contributed by its subsidiary Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
The second largest number of ECommerce related patents were published by International Business Machines Corp with 9,872 patents. The third largest numberECommerce related patents were published by SoftBank Group Corp with 7,596 patents, of which 58.8% was contributed by its subsidiary Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. The fourth largest number of patents were held by Sony Group Corp with 6,367 patents. The fifth largest number ECommerce related patents were published by eBay Inc with 5,540 patents.
The top five patent holders, i.e., Microsoft Corp, International Business Machines Corp, SoftBank Group Corp, Sony Group Corp, and eBay Inc, together held 39,890 ECommerce patents during the period.
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