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CPC technology class · G06

G06F - Electric Digital DATA Processing

Electric digital data processing. 580,551 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

580,551
US patents granted
G06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+36%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Electric Digital DATA Processing ranks #1 of 670 CPC technology areas - 580,551 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 36% over five years.

#1
of 670 CPC technology areas
580,551
US patents granted, 2015–2025
International Busines…
leading assignee (42,717)
+36%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (42,717 patents)

CPC subclass G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING - covers 580,551 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class G06 (COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in G06F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. International Business Machines Corporation leads with 42,717 patents, followed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. at 21,497 grants and Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc at 16,951.

Filing activity in G06F is up 36% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is G06F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in G06F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 36% versus 2015–2019.

30,00040,00050,00060,00070,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 37,854

Who leads G06F?

The 12 most active assignees in ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows International Busines… is the most active filer in G06F, holding 42,717 of the 580,551 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass G06F
Rank Company Patents in G06F
#1 International Business Machines Corporation 42,717
#2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 21,497
#3 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc 16,951
#4 Google Llc 13,092
#5 Intel Corporation 12,803
#6 Apple Inc. 11,007
#7 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 10,217
#8 Dell Products L.p. 7,187
#9 EMC IP Holding Company Llc 6,619
#10 Micron Technology, Inc. 6,121
#11 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 5,662
#12 Oracle International Corporation 5,583
#13 SAP SE 4,867
#14 SONY Group Corporation 4,237
#15 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 4,154
#16 Vmware Llc 3,784
#17 Qualcomm Incorporated 3,712
#18 Fujitsu Limited 3,705
#19 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 3,455
#20 SK Hynix Inc. 3,218

About This Class

CPC subclass G06F belongs to class G06.

580,551 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G06F assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 G06F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 G06F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 1416182022 01000020000300004000050000 Patents in G06F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) International Busines…SamsungMicrosoft Technology…GoogleIntelAppleAmazonDell ProductsEmc Ip HoldingMicron TechnologyCanonOracle InternationalSap SeSony Group
Top 14 G06F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class G06F?
CPC subclass G06F covers ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING. It belongs to CPC class G06 (COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING), with 580,551 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in G06F?
580,551 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass G06F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in G06F?
International Business Machines Corporation leads G06F with 42,717 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for G06F collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., G06) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like G06F provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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