How many patents does Sony Corp have in patentsdb?

Sony Corp is linked to 33,414 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Sony Corp patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Electricity (25,109); Physics (18,389); Cross-Sectional Technologies (2,702).

In our data, assignee counts were 381 in 2024 and 95 in 2025 (lower year over year).

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

Sony Corp holds 33,414 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 declining.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

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Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Electricity	25,109
Physics	18,389
Cross-Sectional Technologies	2,702
Human Necessities	2,170
Operations & Transport	1,853
Chemistry & Metallurgy	506
Mechanical Engineering	504
Fixed Constructions	51
Textiles & Paper	10

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How many patents does Sony Corp have in patentsdb?: Sony Corp is linked to 33,414 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Sony Corp patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Electricity (25,109); Physics (18,389); Cross-Sectional Technologies (2,702).
Is Sony Corp's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 381 in 2024 and 95 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Sony Corp?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.