NIKE, Inc.


(and 20 name variations)
Data freshness: Jul 29 2025 3:56AM

This report illuminates patent activity and prosecution history for the named enterprise. Four sections are included: Patents by Year, Patents by Art Class, Engaged Patent Law Firms and their activity with drill down on the top firms, and those organizations most citing this enterprise's patents.

Patent Volume by Year
 Patents
2025 
608 
2024 
1096 
2023 
1214 
2022 
1039 
2021 
930 
2020 
1044 
2019 
1023 
2018 
869 
2017 
1215 
2016 
691 
2015 
502 
2014 
547 
2013 
555 
2012 
346 
2011 
284 
2010 
207 
2009 
147 
2008 
239 
2007 
256 
2006 
356 
2005 
139 

Patent Art Classes Ranked by Volume (top 100 only)
RankClassPatentsClass Description
1D 29
2680 
Class ID not recognized.
2A43B
2074 
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR...
3A63B
858 
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BAL...
4A43C
353 
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL...
5A41D
320 
OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (eye or ear protectors A61F 9/00, A6...
6D04B
201 
KNITTING...
7B29C
174 
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHE...
8G06F
147 
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computation...
9A43D
137 
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR (s...
10B32B
108 
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CEL...
11A61B
98 
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01...
12G06Q
77 
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMER...
13D 27
64 
Class ID not recognized.
14A63F
63 
CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; V...
15B29D
59 
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STAT...
16A41C
54 
CORSETS; BRASSIÈRES...
17D144
50 
Class ID not recognized.
18D 28
47 
Class ID not recognized.
19C08J
43 
WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUB...
20B41J
39 
TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE T...
21G16H
36 
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPEC...
22A45F
36 
TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT; SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY [2006.01]...
23G08B
36 
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS...
24A41B
35 
SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS...
25A44B
26 
BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapt...
26A41F
24 
GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS...
27G02B
21 
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes precedence; optical elements...
28G02C
21 
SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPEC...
29G09B
19 
EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATI...
30C08L
18 
COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable mo...
31G06T
16 
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.01]...
32G01L
16 
MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, ...
33B25J
16 
MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES (robotic devices for i...
34G06K
15 
RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARR...
35D10
15 
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES...
36A61F
14 
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO...
37H01L
13 
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (...
38D06P
13 
DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTA...
39B65D
13 
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS...
40D05B
12 
SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B 29/00; sewin...
41D04H
12 
MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL (weaving D03; k...
42B05D
12 
PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
43G01C
12 
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTR...
44B41F
12 
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES (manifolding devices or office printing machines B4...
45H04B
11 
TRANSMISSION [4]...
46G01P
11 
MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK; INDICATI...
47H02J
11 
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SY...
48A42B
10 
HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands, head-scarves A41D 20/00, A41D 23/00)...
49H05B
10 
ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
50G04B
9 
MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN ...
51D03D
9 
WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS...
52H04L
9 
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangement...
53G09G
9 
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO...
54G08G
9 
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway...
55A45C
8 
PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS...
56A44C
8 
JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...
57G01N
7 
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL P...
58D 26
7 
Class ID not recognized.
59G04G
7 
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES [3]...
60H04N
7 
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...
61G05B
7 
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; M...
62G04F
6 
TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING (measuring pulse characteristics G01R, e.g. G01R 29/02; ...
63B65H
6 
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES...
64F16F
6 
SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION...
65G01D
6 
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASUR...
66D05C
6 
EMBROIDERING (programme-controlled sewing machines with embroidering capability ...
67G06N
6 
COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]...
68B05C
6 
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
69G06V
6 
IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...
70B65G
6 
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEY...
71H04W
6 
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...
72A63C
5 
SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (wate...
73B05B
5 
SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F...
74B25B
5 
TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DI...
75H04Q
5 
SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04...
76D04C
5 
BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDI...
77D 32
5 
Class ID not recognized.
78B23K
4 
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; ...
79F16G
4 
BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTIN...
80B33Y
4 
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ...
81D 5
4 
Class ID not recognized.
82G08C
4 
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pres...
83A47C
4 
CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery...
84H04M
4 
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telepho...
85H02N
4 
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
86B44C
4 
PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent mat...
87B41M
4 
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING (correctio...
88B01D
3 
SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D, by pneumati...
89D291
3 
Class ID not recognized.
90D217
3 
Class ID not recognized.
91B21D
3 
WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ES...
92C09J
3 
ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PRO...
93H01R
3 
ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF M...
94B66C
3 
CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACK...
95B67D
3 
DISPENSING, DELIVERING, OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cle...
96D20
3 
Class ID not recognized.
97H05K
3 
PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUF...
98B23P
3 
OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangemen...
99B29B
3 
PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PRE...
100B24C
3 
ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL...

Patents Awarded by Law Firm and Year (top 100 only)
 By Year
Law Firm NameTotal20050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
Banner Witcoff
8497 
 97 243 181 200 108 138 208 243 406 330 268 401 912 490 595 716 602 550 725 645 439
Shook Hardy Bacon
1419 
 1  1 1 2 6 11 15 20 26 36 54 142 195 209 140 103 143 122 127 65
Plumsea Law Group
642 
   4 12 22 32 52 64 123 122 112 98 1        
Quinn IP Law
483 
             27 36 64 57 64 70 73 62 30
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt
367 
                 12 150 107 96 2
Honigman
316 
               39 36 52 42 55 62 30
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner P.A.
254 
             2 20 31 31 36 29 46 40 19
Honigman Miller Schwartz Cohn
227 
          9 56 60 43 51 8      
TraskBritt
201 
 33 83 56 6 5 16 2              
Klarquist Sparkman
173 
 1           2 21 25 26 22 16 16 14 20 10
Thomas | Horstemeyer
135 
             2 18 8 5 4 29 46 23 
Brinks Gilson Lione
133 
           1 27 27 21 25 25 7    
Banner Witcoff Ltd
115 
 2 17 9 13 4 9 7 9 2 31 2 4 3 3       
Quinn Law Group
74 
         1 7 3 39 24        
Bookoff McAndrews
37 
                  4 13 13 7
Thomas|Horstemeyer
36 
              1 8 5 22    
Lane Powell
32 
         2 18 12          
Independent or Internal Counsel
27 
  3  5 2 1  1  3 1  2 2 1 3   1 2 
Harness Dickey Pierce P.L.C.
14 
 1 3 2  1 2 2 3             
Wissing Miller
11 
            1 7 3       
Banner Witcott
8 
        1         2 1 4  
Bookoff McAndrews.
8 
                   1 3 4
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt P C.
8 
                 1 4 3  
Plumsea Law Group.
6 
       1 3    2         
Quinn Law Group.
6 
          1 5          
Shook Hardy Bacon L.L.P
6 
           2    1   1  2 
Harness Dickey Pierce PLC
6 
      2  4             
Chernoff Vilhauer McClung Stenzel
5 
    1 2 1 1              
Wolf Greenfield Sacks
3 
 1  2                  
Thomas Horstemeyer
3 
             1    1   1 
Banner Witcoff.
3 
     1          1 1     
Banner Whitcoff
3 
        1     1  1      
Banner + Witcoff
2 
  1  1                 
Banner Witoff
2 
            1  1       
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor Zafman
2 
  2                   
Hongiman Miller Schwartz Cohn
2 
           1 1         
ipsolon
2 
  2                   
TraskBrittP.C.
1 
  1                   
TraskBritt P.C
1 
  1                   
TraskBrit
1 
   1                  
Thomas| Horstemeyer
1 
                 1    
THOMAS | HORSTEMEYERLLP
1 
                   1  
Shool Hardy Bacon
1 
               1      
Shook. Hardy Bacon
1 
                   1  
Shook Hard Bacon
1 
               1      
Shook Handy Bacon
1 
               1      
Shock Hardy Bacon
1 
                     1
Schwegman Lundbgerg Woessner P.A.
1 
                1     
Schwegman Lundbergg Woessner P.A.
1 
                   1  
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner. P.A.
1 
                 1    
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner
1 
                 1    
Schwegman Lundberg Woesnner P.A.
1 
              1       
Schwegman Lunbderg Woessner P.A.
1 
                 1    
Schwegman Lindberg Woessner P.A.
1 
                 1    
Schwegmam Lundberg Woessner P.A.
1 
                1     
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt.
1 
                 1    
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt P. C.
1 
                   1  
Schegman Lundberg Woessner P.A.
1 
              1       
Knobbe Martens Olson Bear
1 
              1       
Klaruist Sparkman
1 
               1      
Plumsea Law Goup
1 
         1            
Plumes Law Group
1 
           1          
McAndrews Held Malloy
1 
 1                    
Mayer Williams
1 
               1      
Kalos Athena Wang
1 
                     1
Honlgman Miller Schwartz Cohn
1 
           1          
Honigman Milller Schwartz Cohn
1 
            1         
Honigman Miller Schwartz Cohen
1 
           1          
Hongman
1 
               1      
Homgman
1 
                 1    
Brinks Gilson Llone
1 
                 1    
BannerWitcoff
1 
 1                    
Banner Witcof
1 
        1             
Banner Wicoff
1 
        1             
Baner Witcoff
1 
                1     
Adams Wilks
1 
 1                    

Patents Being Cited and By What Assignee (top 100 only)
Listed in Descending Count of Cited Patents
AssigneeHolds X patentsciting Y patents held by
NIKE, Inc.
adidas AG468367
Under Armour, Inc.238339
Puma SE156285
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation653261
Acushnet Company500211
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.386207
Reebok International Limited184143
Cobra Golf Incorporated77123
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.99114
Callaway Golf Company180111
Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.55105
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II87103
ASICS Corporation5692
ICON Health Fitness, Inc.5183
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.6677
New Balance Athletics, Inc.2474
Wilson Sporting Goods Co.7870
Apple Inc.50868
Fractal Heatsink Technologies LLC166
MillerKnoll, Inc.463
COLE HAAN LLC6360
PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC29456
Mizuno Corporation4452
MASSACHUETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY152
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.5351
FAST IP, LLC4348
LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.2844
Converse Inc.3242
Deckers Outdoor Corporation2840
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.3740
Poltorak Technologies LLC140
The North Face Apparel Corp.1440
BAUER HOCKEY LLC1638
Fuerst Group, Inc.2133
Salomon S.A.S.2230
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.1728
ECCO SKO A/S2627
BATTLE COURT JAI ALAI, LLC124
WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD.224
West Flagler Associates, LTD123
TBL Licensing LLC4422
Shoes For Crews, LLC822
Ariat International, Inc.1622
Fitbit, Inc.22222
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION2921
Shimano Inc.1021
SR Holdings, LLC1321
SRI Sports Limited3921
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.2520
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.1219
DashAmerica, Inc.1319
Mast Industries (Far East) Limited818
Saucony, Inc.1318
SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.117
Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.1017
Dick''s Sporting Goods, Inc.617
adidas International Marketing B.V.2417
BAUER HOCKEY, LLC1216
Crocs, Inc.1716
Sony Corporation1916
Senaptec LLC115
Reebok International Ltd.1415
Orthofeet, Inc.115
Athalonz, LLC715
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.1315
ESS 2 Tech, LLC214
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation.114
PARSONS EXTREME GOLF, LLC314
NILE, Inc.114
TS TECH CO., LTD.214
Target Brands, Inc.3813
Seiko Epson Corporation713
Russell Brands, LLC613
MARKFORGED, INC.113
Boa Technology Inc.4913
9Lives LLC113
9Lives, LLC313
Amazon Technologies, Inc.2013
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.1813
Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.1013
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.1013
ACI International612
Boa Technology, Inc.2212
Blast Motion Inc.6312
LG Electronics Inc.812
Intel Corporation1612
iFIT Inc.712
Industrial Technology Research Institute712
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.912
Mod Golf Technologies, LLC312
Polar Electro Oy1412
WHOLEKNIT INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.812
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.1311
STEELCASE INC.2611
InfoMotion Sports Technologies, Inc.611
Medibotics LLC1411
Elan-Polo, Inc.111
HENG SHENG INVESTMENT LTD.211
Blast Motion, Inc.311
Columbia Insurance Company1011