How many patents does IBM have in patentsdb?

IBM is linked to 56 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does IBM patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (46); Electricity (24); Cross-Sectional Technologies (4).

In our data, assignee counts were 6 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 (lower year over year).

See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.

IBM holds 56 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Physics	46
Electricity	24
Cross-Sectional Technologies	4
Operations & Transport	2

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does IBM have in patentsdb?: IBM is linked to 56 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does IBM patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (46); Electricity (24); Cross-Sectional Technologies (4).
Is IBM's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 6 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to IBM?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.