Mobile Camera Lens Module Patents: Top Companies & Trends 2026
Mobile Camera Lens Module Patents: Who Holds the Claim Space
32.4% of all 3,471 records sit with just five assignees, so the top of this field is genuinely concentrated rather than fragmented. Volume climbed from 126 filings in 2017 to a peak of 296 in 2020, then declined to 209 by 2024 — a 24% drop across 2021-2024. 2025 and 2026 figures are still filling in under normal publication lag and should not be read as a continued fall.
- 1COREPHOTONICS11.5%
- 2LG INNOTEK CO LTD8.1%
- 3CANON KK4.6%
- 4SONY GROUP CORP4.1%
- 5NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO LTD4.1%
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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 mobile camera lens module design?
The ranked list in this dataset covers 100 companies, and it is led by a single assignee holding 399 of the 3,471 records in scope. The top five combined hold 32.4% of all records, and the top ten hold 45.1%, which means filing activity is concentrated among a small group of module specialists and phone OEMs rather than spread evenly. Anyone assessing freedom to operate in this space should start by checking overlap with that leading group before looking at the long tail.
Is patent filing in camera lens module design still growing?
Filings rose from 126 in 2017 to a peak of 296 in 2020, then eased to 209 by 2024, a 24% decline over that three-year span using only years the dataset treats as complete. Publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so 2025 and 2026 figures in the raw trend are still filling in and should not be read as evidence of continued decline. The honest read is a plateau after a 2020 surge, not a field in retreat.
What technology areas dominate camera lens module patents?
G02B, covering optical elements and systems, appears in 73.4% of the 3,471 records, and H04N, covering pictorial communication, appears in 43.0%. Photographic apparatus (G03B) shows up in 30.3% of records. Adjacent domains such as vehicle-mounted applications, semiconductor integration and medical imaging each sit under 3%, marking them as comparatively open ground for new claims that bridge into those areas.
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 Mobile Camera Lens Module Design 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.