Security Operations & Threat Intelligence Patents: Leaders & Trends 2026
Security Operations and Threat Intelligence Patents: Who Files, What They Claim, and Where Space Remains
42.3% concentration. The five leading assignees account for 4,517 of the 10,680 records in scope, but the remaining majority is split across a long tail of filers. Volume rose from 447 records in 2017 to a peak of 1,583 in 2020, then eased to 870 in 2021 and 687 in 2024 — a 21% decline over that three-year window. 2025 and 2026 figures (down to 112 in 2026) reflect publication lag rather than a real drop in filing.
- 1APPLE INC20.8%
- 2INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY INC8.4%
- 3NVIDIA CORP5.8%
- 4INTEL CORP5.6%
- 5NAGRAVISION SA1.7%
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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
Questions practitioners ask about this space
Who holds the most patents in security operations and threat intelligence?
One assignee leads clearly with 2,217 of the 10,680 records in scope, well ahead of the fifth-ranked filer at 183 and the tenth at 115. The top five combined account for 42.3% of all records, and the top ten for 48.6%, so the field is moderately concentrated at the top but still has more than half its volume spread across a long tail of other filers. Anyone scoping freedom-to-operate should check the leader’s claims first, then work down the ranking rather than assuming a single dominant blocker.
Is patent filing in this space growing or slowing down?
Filing rose to a peak of 1,583 records in 2020, then eased to 870 in 2021 and 687 in 2024, a 21% decline over that three-year span. Numbers for 2025 and 2026 look lower still, but publication typically lags actual filing by about 18 months, so those most recent years are undercounted rather than genuinely quiet. The fair read is a post-2020 normalisation, not a collapsing field.
What technology areas do these patents actually claim?
Most claims are framed around digital transmission and data processing mechanics rather than artificial intelligence: H04L appears on 51.6% of the 10,680 records and G06F on 35.7%, with H04W (wireless networks) on 28.0%. G06N, the AI-based computing class, covers only 4.8% of records. That means the bulk of enforceable claim space here is about how security and authentication data moves and is processed, not about the specific AI model used to analyse it.
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 Security Operations & Threat Intelligence 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.