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Global: Top Internet of Things Patents Holders in the Retail & Wholesale Sector (2002 - 2022)

  • With 207 Internet of Things related patents published between 2002 and 2022, Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, LLC holds the most number of Internet of Things patents in the global Retail & Wholesale sector.

  • The second largest number of Internet of Things related patents were published by Microsoft Corp with 156 patents, of which 75.0% was contributed by its subsidiary Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. The third largest number of Internet of Things related patents were published by Samsung Group with 156 patents, of which 76.3% was contributed by its subsidiary Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. The fourth largest number of Internet of Things related patents were published by NCR Corp with 134 patents, of which 68.7% was contributed by its subsidiary NCR Ltd. The fifth largest number of Internet of Things related patents were published by Walmart Inc with 133 patents, of which 64.7% was contributed by its subsidiary Walmart Apollo LLC.

  • The top five patent holders, i.e., Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, LLC, Microsoft Corp, Samsung Group, NCR Corp, and Walmart Inc, together held 786 Internet of Things patents during the period.

Global: Top Internet of Things Patents Holders in the Retail & Wholesale Sector (2002 - 2022)

Note: The number of patents includes patents published by the holding company and its subsidiaries (data till October 2022)
Published: November 2022
Source: GlobalData

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