Portfolio comparison
Microsoft Corp vs Facebook Inc
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Microsoft Corp
Patents indexed
8
Year range
1996 – 2010
Most recent
2010
softwareconsumer_electronicsecommerceai_mltelecommunications
Top Patents8 enriched
US 5920316· 1999
How the Windows Taskbar Manages Open Programs
US 6901559· 2005
How Handheld Devices Organize Recently Used Files and Contacts
US 7530029· 2009
How Software Interfaces Shrink to Save Screen Space
Activity by Decade
1990s2
2000s4
2010s2
Company B
Facebook Inc
Patents indexed
9
Year range
2010 – 2020
Most recent
2020
softwaretelecommunicationsai_mlconsumer_electronicsecommerce
Top Patents9 enriched
US 7669123· 2010
Displaying Friends' Activities in a Social Network Feed
US 8171128· 2012
How Facebook's News Feed Picks Stories You'll Like
US 8914392· 2014
How Facebook Ranks Search Results Based on Your Friends' Activity
Activity by Decade
2010s8
2020s1
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