NIKE, Inc.


(and 20 name variations)
Data freshness: Jul 1 2025 4:19AM

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 
537 
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
2654 
Class ID not recognized.
2A43B
2062 
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR...
3A63B
856 
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BAL...
4A43C
351 
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL...
5A41D
319 
OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (eye or ear protectors A61F 9/00, A6...
6D04B
200 
KNITTING...
7B29C
174 
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHE...
8G06F
146 
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
74 
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
46 
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...
21G08B
36 
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS...
22A45F
36 
TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT; SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY [2006.01]...
23G16H
36 
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPEC...
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...
27G02C
21 
SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPEC...
28G02B
20 
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes precedence; optical elements...
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...
37D06P
13 
DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTA...
38H01L
13 
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (...
39B65D
13 
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS...
40B41F
12 
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES (manifolding devices or office printing machines B4...
41D04H
12 
MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL (weaving D03; k...
42D05B
12 
SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B 29/00; sewin...
43G01C
12 
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTR...
44G01P
11 
MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK; INDICATI...
45B05D
11 
PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
46H02J
11 
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SY...
47H04B
11 
TRANSMISSION [4]...
48H05B
10 
ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
49A42B
10 
HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands, head-scarves A41D 20/00, A41D 23/00)...
50G08G
9 
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway...
51G09G
9 
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO...
52H04L
9 
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangement...
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...
57D 26
7 
Class ID not recognized.
58G01N
7 
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL P...
59G05B
7 
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; M...
60H04N
7 
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...
61G04G
7 
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES [3]...
62G06N
6 
COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]...
63G04F
6 
TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING (measuring pulse characteristics G01R, e.g. G01R 29/02; ...
64H04W
6 
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...
65B05C
6 
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
66B65H
6 
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES...
67F16F
6 
SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION...
68G01D
6 
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASUR...
69G06V
6 
IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...
70B65G
6 
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEY...
71B05B
5 
SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F...
72B25B
5 
TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DI...
73D04C
5 
BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDI...
74H04Q
5 
SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04...
75D05C
5 
EMBROIDERING (programme-controlled sewing machines with embroidering capability ...
76D 32
5 
Class ID not recognized.
77A63C
5 
SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (wate...
78B23K
4 
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; ...
79H04M
4 
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telepho...
80F16G
4 
BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTIN...
81B44C
4 
PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent mat...
82A47C
4 
CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery...
83G08C
4 
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pres...
84B33Y
4 
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ...
85D 5
4 
Class ID not recognized.
86H02N
4 
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
87B41M
4 
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING (correctio...
88D217
3 
Class ID not recognized.
89B01D
3 
SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D, by pneumati...
90D291
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...
93D20
3 
Class ID not recognized.
94D163
3 
Class ID not recognized.
95H05K
3 
PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUF...
96F21V
3 
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURA...
97H01R
3 
ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF M...
98C09J
3 
ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PRO...
99B24B
3 
MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING (by electro-erosion B2...
100B21D
3 
WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ES...

Patents Awarded by Law Firm and Year (top 100 only)
 By Year
Law Firm NameTotal20050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
Banner Witcoff
8445 
 97 243 181 200 108 138 208 243 406 330 268 401 912 490 595 716 602 550 725 645 387
Shook Hardy Bacon
1411 
 1  1 1 2 6 11 15 20 26 36 54 142 195 209 140 103 143 122 127 57
Plumsea Law Group
642 
   4 12 22 32 52 64 123 122 112 98 1        
Quinn IP Law
482 
             27 36 64 57 64 70 73 62 29
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt
367 
                 12 150 107 96 2
Honigman
312 
               39 36 52 42 55 62 26
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner P.A.
253 
             2 20 31 31 36 29 46 40 18
Honigman Miller Schwartz Cohn
227 
          9 56 60 43 51 8      
TraskBritt
201 
 33 83 56 6 5 16 2              
Klarquist Sparkman
172 
 1           2 21 25 26 22 16 16 14 20 9
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        
Thomas|Horstemeyer
36 
              1 8 5 22    
Bookoff McAndrews
33 
                  4 13 13 3
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 AG467367
Under Armour, Inc.237338
Puma SE154283
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation648261
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.381207
Acushnet Company497206
Reebok International Limited184143
Cobra Golf Incorporated77123
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.98114
Callaway Golf Company180111
Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.54105
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II86102
ASICS Corporation5692
ICON Health Fitness, Inc.5183
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.6576
New Balance Athletics, Inc.2474
Wilson Sporting Goods Co.7870
Apple Inc.50568
Fractal Heatsink Technologies LLC166
MillerKnoll, Inc.463
COLE HAAN LLC6360
PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC28956
Mizuno Corporation4452
MASSACHUETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY152
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.5351
FAST IP, LLC4248
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 LLC1538
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.22022
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION2921
Shimano Inc.1021
SR Holdings, LLC1321
SRI Sports Limited3921
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.2420
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.1219
DashAmerica, Inc.1319
Saucony, Inc.1318
Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.1017
SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.117
Dick''s Sporting Goods, Inc.617
adidas International Marketing B.V.2417
BAUER HOCKEY, LLC1216
Crocs, Inc.1716
Mast Industries (Far East) Limited716
Sony Corporation1916
Senaptec LLC115
Orthofeet, Inc.115
Reebok International Ltd.1415
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.1315
Athalonz, LLC715
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
Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.1013
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.1813
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.1013
ACI International612
Boa Technology, Inc.2212
Blast Motion Inc.6312
LG Electronics Inc.812
Mod Golf Technologies, LLC312
Industrial Technology Research Institute712
Intel Corporation1612
iFIT Inc.712
Polar Electro Oy1412
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.912
WHOLEKNIT INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.812
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.1311
STEELCASE INC.2611
InfoMotion Sports Technologies, Inc.611
Medibotics LLC1411
Blast Motion, Inc.311
Columbia Insurance Company1011
Elan-Polo, Inc.111
ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P.1210