Company patents

Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.

Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. exhibits a dynamic patent strategy, with a surprising surge in Business Methods & Fintech, which saw a remarkable +425.0% YoY growth in 2024 and is again growing at +33.3% so far in 2026, indicating an emerging focus on financial technology innovations. While traditional computing areas like Databases & Information Retrieval remain a significant portion (22.0% of portfolio), the sharp decline in Machine Learning & AI (-72.2% in 2025, -40.0% so far in 2026) suggests a shifting priority in its AI-related patenting efforts.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

236 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 30 themes

Automated Network Provisioning

Systems and methods for automatically deploying, configuring, and updating network devices and services, including software updates, client onboarding, and topology management across various network types.

Network Management & Monitoring
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30since 2023
+160.0%YoY
Access Control & Identity Management

Systems and methods for authenticating users, devices, or applications, authorizing their access to resources based on policies, and managing digital identities across various platforms.

Network Security & Access ControlComputer Security
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28since 2023
+140.0%YoY
Specialized Data Integration

Methods and systems for integrating, transforming, and managing complex or domain-specific data from disparate sources into a unified structure, often for specific applications like social networks, genomics, or business forms.

Databases & Information Retrieval
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22since 2023
+150.0%YoY
Network Data Management

Systems and methods for collecting, processing, and ensuring the quality and consistency of data used for network monitoring, asset management, and operational decision-making, including conflict detection and reliability scoring.

Network Management & Monitoring
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17since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Personalized Recommendations

Systems that use user data, preferences, and machine learning to generate tailored advice, product recommendations, goal-setting plans, or contextual information for individuals across different domains.

Business Methods & Fintech
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16since 2023
-55.6%YoY
Workflow Automation & Orchestration

Systems and methods for automating multi-step tasks, business processes, or service interactions, often involving AI agents, programmable interfaces, or formal orchestration languages to streamline operations.

Operating Systems & Program Control
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15since 2023
-20.0%YoY
AI Information Synthesis

Systems and methods utilizing artificial intelligence, particularly large language models and neural networks, to extract, summarize, generate, or categorize information from unstructured or semi-structured data sources.

Databases & Information Retrieval
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14since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Intelligent Decision Support

Systems that process data to provide personalized recommendations, predict events, or automate decision-making processes based on learned patterns, user behavior, or environmental factors.

Databases & Information Retrieval
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14since 2023
0.0%YoY
Network Intrusion Detection

Systems and methods for identifying and blocking unauthorized access, malicious activities, or abnormal behavior within a network by analyzing traffic, system logs, or behavioral patterns.

Network Security & Access Control
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12since 2023
+33.3%YoY
Remote Software/Firmware Updates

Systems and methods for securely and reliably delivering, installing, and managing software or firmware updates to distributed or embedded devices, often considering network conditions, resource constraints, or storage repartitioning.

Software Development & Compilers
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12since 2023
+300.0%YoY
Document & Information Extraction

Methods and systems for identifying, extracting, and structuring specific entities, relationships, or insights from text-based documents, often involving techniques like named entity recognition, relation extraction, or summarization.

Natural Language Processing
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11since 2023
-60.0%YoY
Large Model Text Generation

Techniques for generating human-like text or other content using large pre-trained models, often involving prompt engineering, speculative decoding, or multi-modal inputs for content creation.

Natural Language Processing
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10since 2023
new
Compliance & Transaction Validation

Systems and methods designed to ensure adherence to regulatory rules, corporate policies, or contractual agreements, often involving automated validation of electronic transactions, smart contract enforcement, or API governance.

Operating Systems & Program Control
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10since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Automated Transaction Systems

Systems designed to streamline and automate various commercial transactions, including mobile-enhanced processes, secure online checkouts, customer service interactions, and privilege issuance, often leveraging digital authentication.

Business Methods & Fintech
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8since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Network Operations, Reliability & Traffic

Techniques and systems designed to monitor network health, diagnose issues, optimize traffic flow, and ensure continuous operation and reduced downtime in complex network environments, including cloud and storage area networks.

Network Management & MonitoringRouting, Switching & QoS
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7since 2023
+500.0%YoY
Automated Dependency Management

Techniques and tools for automatically identifying, resolving, building, and packaging software dependencies, including managing versions, branches, and ensuring the integrity and security of the dependency chain.

Software Development & Compilers
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7since 2023
+100.0%YoY
AI/ML for Cryptographic Security

Applying artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to enhance cryptographic systems, such as generating encryption models, improving zero-trust architectures, or enabling privacy-preserving computations like federated learning.

Computer Security
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7since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Software Quality & Security Validation

Methods and frameworks for systematically verifying the correctness, performance, and security of software systems, including infrastructure as code, virtual workloads, APIs, and identifying potential vulnerabilities or inconsistencies.

Software Development & Compilers
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7since 2023
0.0%YoY
Physical Layer & Interface Optimization

Enhancements to the physical and data link layers of network communication, focusing on hardware components, signal integrity, power efficiency, and efficient data transfer mechanisms for specific interfaces and buses.

Routing, Switching & QoS
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5since 2023
+300.0%YoY
System Resource & Power Optimization

Methods and systems for efficiently allocating computing resources, balancing workloads, and managing power states to improve performance, reduce energy consumption, or enhance reliability in computing platforms.

Operating Systems & Program Control
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5since 2023
+200.0%YoY
Secure Data Sharing & Rights Management

Mechanisms to facilitate the secure exchange of data between different entities or systems while enforcing usage policies, managing digital content rights, and ensuring data consistency during replication or transfer.

Computer Security
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4since 2023
new
Compiler Optimization & Code Analysis

Techniques employed within compilers or related tools to analyze program code, identify entities for compilation, and optimize execution on target hardware, including reconfigurable systems, to improve performance or resource efficiency.

Software Development & Compilers
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3since 2023
new
Network Traffic Management & QoS

Techniques and systems for optimizing network traffic flow, distributing loads across multiple paths or resources, and ensuring quality of service based on various criteria like application type, latency, or resource availability. This includes dynamic path selection, congestion control, and resource allocation.

Routing, Switching & QoS
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3since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Context-Aware Conversational AI

AI systems designed to engage in natural language dialogue, maintain conversation state, understand user intent, and generate relevant responses, often across multiple communication channels or modalities.

Natural Language Processing
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2since 2023
new
Secure Data Storage & Provenance

Techniques for protecting data at rest or in backup, ensuring its integrity, confidentiality, and verifiable origin, often involving encryption, unique identifiers, or secure repositories.

Computer SecurityNetwork Security & Access Control
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2since 2023
new
Green Network Optimization

Techniques and systems for reducing energy consumption in computer networks while maintaining or improving performance, often involving predictive modeling, simulation, and dynamic adjustments to network infrastructure.

Network Management & Monitoring
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2since 2023
n/a
Geospatial Intelligencefiltered

Technologies that process, analyze, and leverage geographic information system (GIS) data, location data, and spatial analytics for applications such as monitoring, navigation, and environmental assessment.

Databases & Information Retrieval
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1since 2023
new
Cloud-Native & Microservice Management

Technologies for deploying, managing, and governing applications and services in cloud environments, particularly focusing on containerization, microservice architectures, API gateways, and distributed data management.

Operating Systems & Program Control
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1since 2023
new
Cloud Security Posture Management

Tools and processes for assessing, monitoring, and improving the security configuration and external accessibility of resources deployed within cloud computing environments.

Network Security & Access Control
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1since 2023
n/a
AI for Medical Diagnostics

Utilizing machine learning, particularly deep learning, to analyze medical data such as images, sensor readings, or physiological signals for disease prediction, diagnosis, or treatment assessment.

Machine Learning & AIComputer Vision
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1since 2023
n/a

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