PatentsDB

IBM patents

IBM holds 145,650 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents145,650
Recent patents14,978
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationApr 2, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201515,695
201617,100
201718,915
201819,579
201917,675
202017,021
202113,283
20227,990
20237,191
20245,307
20254,662
20261,232
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201515,695
201617,100
201718,915
201819,579
201917,675
202017,021
202113,283
20227,990
20237,191
20245,307
20254,662
20261,232

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
G06N20/009,244
H10D84/0386,287
G06F3/0674,426
G06N3/084,321
H10D64/0174,163

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Physics111,601
Electricity65,152
Operations & Transport7,224
Cross-Sectional Technologies6,171
Human Necessities3,170
Chemistry & Metallurgy2,463
Mechanical Engineering1,336
Fixed Constructions373
Textiles & Paper63

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Frequently asked questions

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

How many patents does IBM have in patentsdb?
IBM is linked to 145,650 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does IBM patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (111,601); Electricity (65,152); Operations & Transport (7,224).
Is IBM's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 5,307 in 2024 and 4,662 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.