NIKE, Inc.


(and 22 name variations)
Data freshness: May 12 2026 2:03AM

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
2026 
299 
2025 
1016 
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
2940 
Class ID not recognized.
2A43B
2200 
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR...
3A63B
862 
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BAL...
4A43C
371 
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL...
5A41D
338 
OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (eye or ear protectors A61F 9/00, A6...
6D04B
210 
KNITTING...
7B29C
180 
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHE...
8G06F
149 
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computation...
9A43D
140 
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR (s...
10B32B
113 
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CEL...
11A61B
100 
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01...
12G06Q
78 
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMER...
13A63F
65 
CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; V...
14D 27
64 
Class ID not recognized.
15B29D
60 
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STAT...
16A41C
59 
CORSETS; BRASSIÈRES...
17D144
50 
Class ID not recognized.
18D 28
48 
Class ID not recognized.
19C08J
46 
WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUB...
20G16H
41 
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPEC...
21B41J
39 
TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE T...
22G08B
37 
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS...
23A45F
36 
TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT; SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY [2006.01]...
24A41B
35 
SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS...
25A44B
26 
BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapt...
26A41F
25 
GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS...
27G02B
22 
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
20 
EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATI...
30C08L
19 
COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable mo...
31D04H
17 
MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL (weaving D03; k...
32G01L
17 
MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, ...
33B25J
16 
MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES (robotic devices for i...
34G06T
16 
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.01]...
35G06K
16 
RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARR...
36D10
15 
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES...
37A61F
14 
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO...
38H02J
14 
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SY...
39H01L
13 
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (...
40B65D
13 
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS...
41D06P
13 
DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTA...
42H04B
12 
TRANSMISSION [4]...
43B41F
12 
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES (manifolding devices or office printing machines B4...
44B05D
12 
PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
45G01C
12 
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTR...
46D05B
12 
SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B 29/00; sewin...
47G01P
11 
MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK; INDICATI...
48G08G
10 
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway...
49A42B
10 
HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands, head-scarves A41D 20/00, A41D 23/00)...
50H04L
10 
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangement...
51H05B
10 
ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
52G09G
9 
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO...
53G04B
9 
MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN ...
54D03D
9 
WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS...
55A44C
8 
JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...
56A45C
8 
PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS...
57G04G
7 
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES [3]...
58D 26
7 
Class ID not recognized.
59G01D
7 
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASUR...
60B65G
7 
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEY...
61G06V
7 
IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...
62H04N
7 
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...
63G01N
7 
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL P...
64G05B
7 
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; M...
65D 32
6 
Class ID not recognized.
66G04F
6 
TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING (measuring pulse characteristics G01R, e.g. G01R 29/02; ...
67D05C
6 
EMBROIDERING (programme-controlled sewing machines with embroidering capability ...
68H04Q
6 
SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04...
69F16F
6 
SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION...
70B65H
6 
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES...
71B05C
6 
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
72H04W
6 
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...
73G06N
6 
COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]...
74B05B
5 
SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F...
75B25B
5 
TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DI...
76D 33
5 
Class ID not recognized.
77B33Y
5 
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ...
78A63C
5 
SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (wate...
79D04C
5 
BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDI...
80A47C
5 
CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery...
81B44C
4 
PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent mat...
82B23K
4 
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; ...
83H04M
4 
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telepho...
84F16G
4 
BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTIN...
85H05K
4 
PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUF...
86B41M
4 
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING (correctio...
87D 5
4 
Class ID not recognized.
88H02N
4 
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
89G08C
4 
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pres...
90D163
3 
Class ID not recognized.
91G01B
3 
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEAS...
92B65B
3 
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIA...
93B67D
3 
DISPENSING, DELIVERING, OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cle...
94A61L
3 
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTI...
95B66C
3 
CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACK...
96D217
3 
Class ID not recognized.
97B01D
3 
SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D, by pneumati...
98D291
3 
Class ID not recognized.
99C09J
3 
ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PRO...
100D20
3 
Class ID not recognized.

Patents Awarded by Law Firm and Year (top 100 only)
 By Year
Law Firm NameTotal2005060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
Banner Witcoff
9006 
 97 243 181 200 108 138 208 243 406 330 268 401 912 490 595 716 602 550 725 645 726 222
Shook Hardy Bacon
1496 
 1  1 1 2 6 11 15 20 26 36 54 142 195 209 140 103 143 122 127 105 37
Plumsea Law Group
642 
   4 12 22 32 52 64 123 122 112 98 1         
Quinn IP Law
525 
             27 36 64 57 64 70 73 62 62 10
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt
370 
                 12 150 107 96 2 3
Honigman
363 
               39 36 52 42 55 62 60 17
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner P.A.
259 
             2 20 31 31 36 29 46 40 24 
Honigman Miller Schwartz Cohn
227 
          9 56 60 43 51 8       
TraskBritt
201 
 33 83 56 6 5 16 2               
Klarquist Sparkman
177 
 1           2 21 25 26 22 16 16 14 20 13 1
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
50 
                  4 13 13 13 7
Thomas|Horstemeyer
36 
              1 8 5 22     
Lane Powell
32 
         2 18 12           
Independent or Internal Counsel
28 
  3  5 2 1  1  3 1  2 2 1 3   1 2  1
Harness Dickey Pierce P.L.C.
14 
 1 3 2  1 2 2 3              
Wissing Miller
11 
            1 7 3        
Bookoff McAndrews.
11 
                   1 3 7 
Banner Witcott
8 
        1         2 1 4   
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt P C.
8 
                 1 4 3   
Shook Hardy Bacon L.L.P
7 
           2    1   1  2  1
Plumsea Law Group.
6 
       1 3    2          
Quinn Law Group.
6 
          1 5           
Harness Dickey Pierce PLC
6 
      2  4              
Chernoff Vilhauer McClung Stenzel
5 
    1 2 1 1               
Thomas Horstemeyer
3 
             1    1   1  
Banner Witcoff.
3 
     1          1 1      
Banner Whitcoff
3 
        1     1  1       
Wolf Greenfield Sacks
3 
 1  2                   
Shook Hardy Bacon/NIKE
2 
                     2 
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 AG526409
Puma SE178363
Under Armour, Inc.254359
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation689269
Acushnet Company547258
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.414213
Reebok International Limited185143
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II110135
Cobra Golf Incorporated84127
ASICS Corporation76122
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.107119
Callaway Golf Company180111
Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.59107
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7183
ICON Health Fitness, Inc.5183
Wilson Sporting Goods Co.7982
New Balance Athletics, Inc.2474
Apple Inc.55671
Fractal Heatsink Technologies LLC166
MillerKnoll, Inc.463
Mizuno Corporation4761
PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC31760
COLE HAAN LLC6360
LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.3856
MASSACHUETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY152
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.5351
FAST IP, LLC5150
Converse Inc.3543
Deckers Outdoor Corporation3142
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.3842
Poltorak Technologies LLC140
The North Face Apparel Corp.1440
BAUER HOCKEY LLC1739
Fuerst Group, Inc.2133
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.2933
Salomon S.A.S.2230
ECCO SKO A/S3030
Shimano Inc.1128
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.1728
WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD.224
BATTLE COURT JAI ALAI, LLC124
Ariat International, Inc.2023
Fitbit, Inc.22523
West Flagler Associates, LTD123
TUNE BELT, INC.222
TBL Licensing LLC4422
Shoes For Crews, LLC822
Saucony, Inc.1622
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION3222
SR Holdings, LLC1321
SRI Sports Limited3921
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.1219
DashAmerica, Inc.1319
Mast Industries (Far East) Limited1018
SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.117
Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.1017
Dick''s Sporting Goods, Inc.717
Crocs, Inc.1817
adidas International Marketing B.V.2417
BAUER HOCKEY, LLC1216
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.1416
Sony Corporation1916
Senaptec LLC115
Reebok International Ltd.1415
Orthofeet, Inc.115
LACECLIP LLC415
Athalonz, LLC715
Boa Technology Inc.5115
Boa Technology, Inc.2414
Amazon Technologies, Inc.2214
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation.114
ESS 2 Tech, LLC214
PARSONS EXTREME GOLF, LLC314
NILE, Inc.114
Target Brands, Inc.4114
TS TECH CO., LTD.314
MARKFORGED, INC.113
Russell Brands, LLC613
Seiko Epson Corporation713
Industrial Technology Research Institute813
9Lives LLC113
9Lives, LLC313
1158990 B.C. Ltd.213
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.1013
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.1813
Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.1113
Dynasty Footwear, Ltd.1212
Columbia Insurance Company1112
ACI International612
Blast Motion Inc.6312
Intel Corporation1612
iFIT Inc.712
LG Electronics Inc.812
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.1012
Mod Golf Technologies, LLC312
Polar Electro Oy1412
WHOLEKNIT INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.812
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.1311
STEELCASE INC.2811
Medibotics LLC1511