Patent Theme
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.
14,555 US filings from 1,285 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,787 · 2024: 4,564 · 2025: 4,206 · 2026 YTD: 1,998
Network Management & MonitoringWeb & Cloud Service ProtocolsRouting, Switching & QoS
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | 1,269 | 321 | 408 | 352 | 188 | -13.7% |
| 2 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 894 | 289 | 290 | 216 | 99 | -25.5% |
| 3 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | 676 | 157 | 233 | 178 | 108 | -23.6% |
| 4 | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 378 | 123 | 140 | 98 | 17 | -30.0% |
| 5 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | 318 | 60 | 76 | 113 | 69 | +48.7% |
| 6 | Nokia Technologies Oy | 308 | 65 | 104 | 96 | 43 | -7.7% |
| 7 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 298 | 74 | 81 | 96 | 47 | +18.5% |
| 8 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 297 | 80 | 108 | 74 | 35 | -31.5% |
| 9 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 279 | 70 | 90 | 88 | 31 | -2.2% |
| 10 | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | 266 | 96 | 63 | 66 | 41 | +4.8% |
| 11 | DISH Wireless L.L.C. | 238 | 25 | 46 | 118 | 49 | +156.5% |
| 12 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP | 238 | 57 | 76 | 62 | 43 | -18.4% |
| 13 | T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 220 | 53 | 56 | 70 | 41 | +25.0% |
| 14 | Apple Inc. | 205 | 32 | 70 | 70 | 33 | 0.0% |
| 15 | ZTE Corporation | 202 | 48 | 80 | 52 | 22 | -35.0% |
| 16 | Oracle International Corporation | 200 | 42 | 52 | 68 | 38 | +30.8% |
| 17 | Arista Networks, Inc. | 191 | 46 | 48 | 62 | 35 | +29.2% |
| 18 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | 178 | 75 | 69 | 33 | 1 | -52.2% |
| 19 | INTEL CORPORATION | 168 | 38 | 56 | 60 | 14 | +7.1% |
| 20 | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. | 168 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 30 | +10.6% |
| 21 | VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. | 168 | 43 | 42 | 63 | 20 | +50.0% |
| 22 | Amazon Technologies, Inc. | 150 | 53 | 47 | 43 | 7 | -8.5% |
| 23 | Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. | 149 | 22 | 35 | 58 | 34 | +65.7% |
| 24 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. | 148 | 52 | 43 | 38 | 15 | -11.6% |
| 25 | International Business Machines Corporation | 141 | 51 | 36 | 34 | 20 | -5.6% |