Real Time Kinematic and Precise Point Positioning Patents
42.3% concentration. The top 5 assignees hold 2,021 of the 4,782 records in scope — a field where a handful of players set the terms for ambiguity resolution and correction-service claims. Filings rose from 288 in 2017 to a peak of 637 in 2021, then declined to 210 by 2024 — a -67% drop over that span. Publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so 2025 and 2026 figures are still filling in and should not be read as a continued fall.
- 1QUALCOMM INC21.0%
- 2DEERE & CO7.4%
- 3TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD6.0%
- 4TRIMBLE INC5.5%
- 5MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP2.4%
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Common questions about RTK and PPP patents
Who holds the most patents in RTK and PPP positioning?
One assignee leads the field with 1,003 records, well ahead of the fifth-place holder at 115 and tenth place at 57. The top 5 assignees combined account for 42.3% of all 4,782 records in scope, and the top 10 for 50.9%. That leaves roughly half the field spread across a long tail of smaller filers, so a single-leader-plus-field structure rather than a tight cluster of equals.
Is patent filing in RTK and PPP still growing?
No — filings peaked in 2021 at 637 and fell to 210 by 2024, a -67% decline over that three-year span. 2024 is the most recent year that can be treated as complete, since publication typically lags filing by around 18 months. The 2025-2026 figures in any trend chart will rise as those records publish, so they should not be read as continuing the decline.
What technology areas dominate RTK and PPP patent claims?
G01S, the radar, sonar and positioning classification, appears in 74.2% of the 4,782 records in scope, making it the dominant technical bucket by a wide margin. H04W wireless networking follows at 19.6% and G01C navigation and gyroscopes at 8.7%. Because a single record can carry multiple IPC classes, these percentages add up to more than 100%, so they describe overlapping clusters rather than a strict split of the field.
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 Real Time Kinematic and Precise Point Positioning 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.