Serverless computing patents: mapping the assignees, claim classes and filing momentum behind function-as-a-service
43.1% concentration. The five leading assignees account for 1,072 of the 2,489 records in scope — this field is far more concentrated at the top than its long tail of single-filing entrants suggests. Filings rose from 63 in 2017 to a peak of 417 in 2024, including the +41% rise from 295 (2021) to 417 (2024). 2025 and 2026 figures (53 in 2026, partial) will revise upward as publication catches up; they should not be read as a slowdown.
- 1AMAZON TECH INC14.6%
- 2DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC12.1%
- 3MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC6.5%
- 4RIGETTI & CO INC5.8%
- 5INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION3.9%
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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
Frequently asked questions
Who holds the most serverless computing patents?
The dataset's assignee ranking shows one filer clearly ahead of the field, with 364 records against 98 for the fifth-ranked assignee and 39 for the tenth. The top five combined account for 43.1% of all 2,489 records in scope, and the top ten for 53.7%. That leaves a long tail of the remaining ranked assignees each holding smaller counts, which is typical for a cloud-infrastructure field dominated by a few large platform vendors.
Is serverless computing patent filing still growing in 2026?
Filing activity rose from 295 records in 2021 to 417 in 2024, a +41% increase over that span, and 2024 is the most recent year the dataset treats as complete. The lower counts shown for 2025 and especially 2026 (53 so far) reflect publication lag of roughly 18 months rather than an actual drop in filing, since recently filed applications have not all published yet. Based on the 2021-2024 trend, the underlying activity is best read as still expanding, not slowing.
What technology areas overlap most with serverless computing patents?
Electric digital data processing (G06F) appears in 56.8% of the 2,489 records, making it the dominant classification, followed by digital information transmission (H04L) at 36.8%. Wireless communication networks (H04W) and AI-based computing (G06N) follow at 15.7% and 13.1% respectively, marking the two fastest-growing adjacent fronts. Because a single record can carry several IPC codes, these percentages are not mutually exclusive and should be read as separate overlaps rather than a breakdown that sums to 100%.
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 Serverless Computing 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.