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

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

  • The second largest number of patents were held by International Business Machines Corp with 123 Internet of Things patents. The third largest number of patents were held by Microsoft Corp with 106 Internet of Things patents, of which 90.6% was contributed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. The fourth largest number of patents were held by AT&T Inc with 95 Internet of Things patents, of which 51.6% was contributed by Turner Broadcasting System Inc. The fifth largest number of patents were held by Walmart Inc with 90 Internet of Things patents, of which 77.8% was contributed by Walmart Apollo LLC.

  • The top five patents holders, i.e., Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, LLC, International Business Machines Corp, Microsoft Corp, AT&T Inc, and Walmart Inc, together held 621 Internet of Things patents during the period.

North America: 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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