Patent Theme
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.
20,742 US filings from 3,123 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,211 · 2024: 6,464 · 2025: 6,323 · 2026 YTD: 2,744
Computer SecurityNetwork Security & Access ControlWeb & Cloud Service Protocols
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Capital One Services, LLC | 1,062 | 252 | 393 | 310 | 107 | -21.1% |
| 2 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | 853 | 143 | 249 | 322 | 139 | +29.3% |
| 3 | Bank of America Corporation | 715 | 171 | 244 | 219 | 81 | -10.2% |
| 4 | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 551 | 92 | 201 | 171 | 87 | -14.9% |
| 5 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 414 | 110 | 127 | 126 | 51 | -0.8% |
| 6 | Visa International Service Association | 414 | 108 | 147 | 124 | 35 | -15.6% |
| 7 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | 317 | 67 | 99 | 101 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 8 | NEC CORPORATION | 305 | 74 | 87 | 103 | 41 | +18.4% |
| 9 | Mastercard International Incorporated | 293 | 86 | 81 | 86 | 40 | +6.2% |
| 10 | International Business Machines Corporation | 279 | 97 | 82 | 69 | 31 | -15.9% |
| 11 | Apple Inc. | 242 | 58 | 72 | 80 | 32 | +11.1% |
| 12 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | 226 | 69 | 58 | 70 | 29 | +20.7% |
| 13 | GOOGLE LLC | 216 | 60 | 78 | 58 | 20 | -25.6% |
| 14 | Amazon Technologies, Inc. | 204 | 55 | 67 | 61 | 21 | -9.0% |
| 15 | Oracle International Corporation | 202 | 51 | 43 | 70 | 38 | +62.8% |
| 16 | PAYPAL, INC. | 156 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 20 | -8.7% |
| 17 | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 154 | 51 | 47 | 36 | 20 | -23.4% |
| 18 | Salesforce, Inc. | 152 | 23 | 64 | 49 | 16 | -23.4% |
| 19 | United Services Automobile Association (USAA) | 148 | 36 | 54 | 46 | 12 | -14.8% |
| 20 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 138 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 0.0% |
| 21 | TRUIST BANK | 134 | 19 | 36 | 64 | 15 | +77.8% |
| 22 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 133 | 32 | 43 | 39 | 19 | -9.3% |
| 23 | OKTA, INC. | 130 | 21 | 28 | 54 | 27 | +92.9% |
| 24 | SAP SE | 115 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 20 | +20.0% |
| 25 | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. | 110 | 27 | 41 | 29 | 13 | -29.3% |