Alibaba Group saw the highest growth of 75% in patent filings in November and 100% in grants in October in Q4 2023. Compared to Q3 2023, Q4 2023 saw an increase in patent filings by 52% and grants by 100%. GlobalData’s DataBook provides a comprehensive analysis of Alibaba Group’s patent filings and grants. Buy the databook here.

Alibaba Group has been focused on protecting inventions in China(CN) with 517 publications in Q4 2023

The China(CN) Patent Office dominates the patent filings and grants with nearly 66% filings and 87% grants. The China(CN), World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO), United States(US), and European Patent Office(EPO) patent Office are among the top ten patent offices where Alibaba Group is filings its patents. Among the top granted patent authorities, Alibaba Group has 87% of its grants in China(CN), 8% in United States(US) and 3% in European Patent Office(EPO).

Advanced New Technologies could be the strongest competitor for Alibaba Group

Patents related to digitalization and data science lead Alibaba Group's portfolio

Alibaba Group has the highest number of patents in digitalization followed by, data science and artificial intelligence. For digitalization, nearly 19% of patents were filed and 22% of patents were granted in Q4 2023.

Data & database management related patents lead Alibaba Group portfolio followed by databases, and mos micro (mpu, mcu & dsp)

Alibaba Group has highest number of patents in data & database management followed by databases, mos micro (mpu, mcu & dsp), communications, and financial service applications. For data & database management, nearly 7% of patents were filed and 9% of patents were granted in Q4 2023.

For comprehensive analysis of Alibaba Group's filings and grants, buy the databook here.

Premium Insights

From

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Blending expert knowledge with cutting-edge technology, GlobalData’s unrivalled proprietary data will enable you to decode what’s happening in your market. You can make better informed decisions and gain a future-proof advantage over your competitors.

GlobalData

GlobalData patents database covers bibliographic from all 100+ patenting authorities. All patents are tagged to 18+ industries and 300+ sub-sectors based on technology classification, keywords, and associated companies. They are also tagged to various industries themes (100+) and technology domains (1800+) of focus.

Patents database further disambiguates assignee names (13m names) and associate corporate tree hierarchy in current/point in time ownerships (320k entities). GlobalData sources content directly from national patent offices on a weekly basis.