Labeling and Annotation Systems Patents: Leaders & White Space 2026
Labeling and Annotation Systems Patents: Who Leads and Where the Claim Space Is Still Open
Filings are concentrated but not locked up. The top 5 assignees hold 22.0% of all 505 records in scope, and the top 10 hold 32.9% — meaningful clustering, but well short of a closed field. Filings rose from 2 in 2017 to a peak of 95 in 2023. The 2021-to-2024 window, the most recent span with complete publication data, shows a -5% change (75 to 71) — a plateau rather than a downturn, since 2025-2026 figures are still incomplete.
- 1FEATURESPACE LTD7.1%
- 2STRONG FORCE VCN PORTFOLIO 2019 LLC4.2%
- 3INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION4.0%
- 4SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG3.6%
- 5PAIGE AI INC3.2%
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- The complete ranking, not just the top five
- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions about this landscape
Who holds the most patents in labeling and annotation systems?
Across the 505 records in this dataset, one assignee leads with 36 records, well ahead of the fifth-ranked filer at 16. The top 5 assignees combined account for 22.0% of all records and the top 10 combined account for 32.9%, so while there is a clear leader, no single company or small group controls the field outright. The ranking includes 100 companies total, so most of the remaining filers hold only a handful of records each.
Is patent filing in this space growing or slowing down?
Filing volume grew steadily from 2 records in 2017 to a peak of 95 in 2023, then eased slightly to 71 by 2024 — a -5% change across the 2021-to-2024 window. Because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, the 2025 and 2026 figures in any dataset like this are still incomplete, so the apparent recent dip should be read as a plateau rather than a confirmed decline.
What technology areas dominate labeling and annotation patent claims?
AI-model computing (IPC class G06N) appears in 56.0% of the 505 records, and general digital data processing (G06F) in 34.3%, making these the two dominant claim areas. Image and video recognition (G06V, 19.6%) and image data processing (G06T, 15.8%) follow as narrower but active niches. Business-process (G06Q) and transmission (H04L) classes are comparatively thin, each under 11% of records, which points to less claim pressure on workflow- and interface-side inventions.
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 Labeling and Annotation Systems covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. 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.