Portfolio comparison
Apple Computer Inc vs International Business Machines Corp
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Apple Computer Inc
Patents indexed
5
Year range
1979 – 2005
Most recent
2005
consumer_electronicssoftwaresemiconductors
Top Patents5 enriched
US 5303388· 1994
How 3D Icons Rotate to Show More Information
US D504889· 2005
The Design Patent for the Original iPod Mini
US 5559942· 1996
How Digital Sticky Notes Work Inside Computer Programs
Activity by Decade
1970s1
1990s3
2000s1
Company B
International Business Machines Corp
Patents indexed
13
Year range
1968 – 2023
Most recent
2023
softwaretelecommunicationsconsumer_electronicsai_mlsemiconductors
Top Patents13 enriched
US 6370526· 2002
Smart Ranking of Emails and Files Based on How You Click
US 9405582· 2016
How Computers Automatically Adjust Tasks to Run Faster in Data Centers
US 6424946· 2002
How Computers Automatically Label Different Speakers in Audio Recordings
Activity by Decade
1960s1
1970s1
1990s1
2000s4
2010s5
2020s1
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