Laser Integration and Optical Sources Patents: Who Leads, Gaps 2026
Laser Integration and Optical Sources Patents
27.7% concentration at the top. The five leading assignees hold 107 of 386 records in scope, but the remaining filers form a long tail of single- and double-digit filers. Filings rose from 5 in 2017 to a peak of 11 in 2019, and the 2021-to-2024 window shows a further 20% increase. 2025 and 2026 figures are still incomplete because of publication lag and should not be read as a decline.
- 1INTEL CORP51
- 2GOOGLE LLC20
- 3REDSHIFT BIOANALYTICS INC13
- 4PGT PHOTONICS SPA12
- 5THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIV11
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- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
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Common questions on laser integration patents
Who are the leading patent holders in laser integration and optical sources?
The ranking covers 100 assignees drawn from 386 records, with one leader holding 51 records and a sharp drop to 11 records at fifth place. The top five assignees combined hold 27.7% of all 386 records, and the top ten hold 38.9%, which means over 60% of filings sit outside the ranked leaders in a long tail of smaller players. Before filing new claims in this space, it is worth checking the leader’s portfolio specifically, since its share is disproportionately large relative to everyone else in the ranking.
Is patent filing in this space still growing or has it slowed down?
Filings grew 20% from 2021 to 2024, and 2024 is the most recent year that can be treated as a complete data point. The peak year so far is 2019, with 11 filings. Any apparent decline in 2025 or 2026 is an artefact of the roughly 18-month lag between filing and publication, not evidence that activity is cooling, so those final years should be re-checked once later publications land.
What technology areas do these patents actually cover?
Lasers and stimulated emission (IPC class H01S) appear in 77.2% of the 386 records, making it by far the dominant classification in this dataset. Optical elements and systems (G02B) is a distant second at 18.4%, with transmission, optical control, radiation measurement, material analysis, navigation and positioning classes each under 7%. Because a single record can carry several IPC codes, these percentages should be read against the full 386-record total individually, not compared as slices of one pie.
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 Laser Integration and Optical Sources 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.