Serverless Execution Runtimes Patents: Who Leads, Where Gaps Are 2026
Serverless Execution Runtimes: Patents Behind Cold Starts, Snapshots and Concurrency Scaling
One assignee dominates the ranked field. the leader holds 14 of the records in a ranking of just 7 companies, while fifth place holds a single filing. Filing rose from zero in 2017 to a peak of 4 records in 2021, then declined to zero by 2024 — a -100% move over that three-year span, the last one the data can treat as complete. 2025 and 2026 show renewed activity (2026 already at 2), but publication lag of roughly 18 months means those counts will keep rising as more filings surface.
- 1亚马逊科技公司14
- 2VELLORE INSITUTE OF TECH1
- 3QOMPLX有限责任公司1
- 4KUMAR TUMMALA SURESH1
- 5EQUIFAX株式会社1
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Common questions about serverless execution runtime patents
Who holds the most patents on serverless execution runtimes?
Within this dataset of 19 published records, the ranking covers 7 companies and Amazon’s technology arm holds the largest share at 14 records, well ahead of the rest of the field. Fifth place in the same ranking holds only 1 record, which shows the concentration is steep rather than gradual. This is a narrow ranked field, not a top-50 or top-100 list, so absence from it does not mean a company has no activity — it means it did not surface in this search.
Is patent filing in serverless execution runtimes growing or shrinking?
Filing peaked in 2021 at 4 records and fell to zero by 2024, the last year with a complete publication window, which the data treats as a -100% move over that span. Activity shown for 2025 and 2026 looks low, but publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so those years are still filling in and should not be read as a continued decline. The honest read is: a clear 2021 peak, a documented drop by 2024, and an open question for the years since.
What technology areas do these patents actually cover?
The large majority, 84.2% of the 19 records in scope, carry the G06F classification for electric digital data processing, which covers core execution and resource-management logic like cold start handling and snapshot restore. Smaller shares touch digital transmission (H04L, 15.8%), AI-model computing (G06N, 10.5%) and control and regulating systems (G05B, 5.3%). Because a single record can carry multiple classes, these percentages overlap rather than sum to 100%, and the classes with lower shares are where less-claimed territory tends to sit.
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 Execution Runtimes 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.