Portfolio comparison
Microsoft Technology Licensing vs Apple Computer Inc
Side-by-side portfolio analysis — patents indexed, year ranges, and activity timeline.
Company A
Microsoft Technology Licensing
Patents indexed
5
Year range
2016 – 2023
Most recent
2023
softwareai_mltelecommunicationsconsumer_electronicsquantum_computing
Top Patents5 enriched
US 11798529· 2023
Improving AI Language Understanding with Aligned Knowledge Graphs
US 11120365· 2021
How AI Models Learn Complex Tasks by Breaking Them Down
US 9256834· 2016
How Quantum Computers Use Special Devices to Control Qubits
Activity by Decade
2010s2
2020s2
Company B
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
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