PatentsDB

Apple Inc patents

Apple Inc holds 60,681 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents60,681
Recent patents18,989
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationApr 9, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20154,199
20164,794
20174,643
20184,347
20194,899
20205,619
20215,244
20225,612
20235,988
20247,061
20256,426
20261,849
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20154,199
20164,794
20174,643
20184,347
20194,899
20205,619
20215,244
20225,612
20235,988
20247,061
20256,426
20261,849

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
G06F3/048833,739
G06F3/04823,564
G06F3/04883,396
G06F3/048422,775
G06F3/048172,109

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Electricity36,750
Physics34,945
Cross-Sectional Technologies5,851
Human Necessities2,284
Operations & Transport2,183
Chemistry & Metallurgy900
Mechanical Engineering779
Textiles & Paper196
Fixed Constructions193

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Frequently asked questions

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

How many patents does Apple Inc have in patentsdb?
Apple Inc is linked to 60,681 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Apple Inc patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Electricity (36,750); Physics (34,945); Cross-Sectional Technologies (5,851).
Is Apple Inc's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 7,061 in 2024 and 6,426 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Apple Inc?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.