Data Lakehouse Patents: Top Companies & Filing Trends 2026
Data Lakehouse Patents: Filing Trends and Who Is Claiming the Field
26.8% of all 1,734 records in scope sit with just five assignees, while a long tail of single- and few-filing entrants fills out the rest of the ranking. Annual filings rose from 18 in 2017 to a peak of 304 in 2025. Treat 2025 and 2026 as still filling in — publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so the most recent bars will rise as later filings publish. The last span usable for a growth statement is 2021 to 2024, where filings rose 42% (205 to 292).
- 1STRONG FORCE VCN PORTFOLIO 2019 LLC11.2%
- 2STRONG FORCE EE PORTFOLIO 2022 LLC4.6%
- 3STRONG FORCE TX PORTFOLIO 2018 LLC4.2%
- 4SNOWFLAKE INC3.8%
- 5SAP SE3.0%
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Common questions about data lakehouse patents
How many patents exist for data lakehouse technology?
This landscape covers 1,734 published records filed or published between 2015 and 2026 that combine data lakehouse, analytical data platform or data lake terminology with core data-management functions like query processing or schema definition. The true figure for the entire field is larger, since any keyword-and-classification search has boundaries, but 1,734 is the scoped total this analysis is built on. Patent families, rather than raw document counts, are the fairer unit for comparing activity across jurisdictions.
Who are the leading patent filers in data lakehouse technology?
The ranking is concentrated at the top: the single largest assignee holds 194 records, compared with 52 at fifth place and 31 at tenth. The top 5 assignees combined account for 26.8% of all 1,734 records in scope, and the top 10 account for 37.5%. Below that threshold, activity spreads across a long tail of assignees with far fewer filings each, so the field is not a two- or three-company contest.
Is patent filing activity in data lakehouses growing or slowing down?
Filings grew 42% from 2021 (205) to 2024 (292), the most recent span that can be treated as a complete dataset. The apparent peak of 304 in 2025 and the lower count so far in 2026 should not be read as a slowdown, because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months and both recent years are still filling in. Judged on complete years only, the trend through 2024 is upward.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Data Lakes & Lakehouses Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.