Portfolio comparison
Microsoft Corp vs Apple Computer Inc
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Microsoft Corp
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2000 – 2006
Most recent
2006
softwaretelecommunicationsecommerceconsumer_electronics
Top Patents1 enriched
US 6122658· 2000
Microsoft's Method for Serving Localized Web Content
Activity by Decade
2000s2
Company B
Apple Computer Inc
Patents indexed
2
Year range
1979 – 1999
Most recent
1999
personal-computingapplehardwarevideo-graphicshistory-of-computing
Top Patents2 enriched
US 4136359· 1979
The Apple II — The First Personal Computer That Came With Color
US 5946647· 1999
How Computers Find and Act on Data Patterns
Activity by Decade
1970s1
1990s1
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