NIKE, Inc.


(and 22 name variations)
Data freshness: Jan 27 2026 4:42AM

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 
62 
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
2839 
Class ID not recognized.
2A43B
2156 
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR...
3A63B
859 
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BAL...
4A43C
366 
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL...
5A41D
335 
OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (eye or ear protectors A61F 9/00, A6...
6D04B
208 
KNITTING...
7B29C
176 
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHE...
8G06F
148 
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
99 
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01...
12G06Q
77 
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
59 
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STAT...
16A41C
58 
CORSETS; BRASSIÈRES...
17D144
50 
Class ID not recognized.
18D 28
48 
Class ID not recognized.
19C08J
43 
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
24 
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...
31G01L
17 
MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, ...
32D04H
17 
MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL (weaving D03; k...
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...
42G01C
12 
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTR...
43B05D
12 
PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
44H04B
12 
TRANSMISSION [4]...
45B41F
12 
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES (manifolding devices or office printing machines B4...
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...
48H05B
10 
ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
49G08G
10 
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway...
50A42B
10 
HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands, head-scarves A41D 20/00, A41D 23/00)...
51H04L
9 
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangement...
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...
57G06V
7 
IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...
58D 26
7 
Class ID not recognized.
59G04G
7 
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES [3]...
60H04N
7 
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...
61G01N
7 
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL P...
62G05B
7 
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; M...
63G01D
7 
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASUR...
64F16F
6 
SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION...
65G04F
6 
TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING (measuring pulse characteristics G01R, e.g. G01R 29/02; ...
66B65H
6 
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES...
67D05C
6 
EMBROIDERING (programme-controlled sewing machines with embroidering capability ...
68G06N
6 
COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]...
69B05C
6 
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
70H04W
6 
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...
71B65G
6 
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEY...
72A47C
5 
CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery...
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...
75D04C
5 
BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDI...
76H04Q
5 
SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04...
77B33Y
5 
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ...
78D 32
5 
Class ID not recognized.
79A63C
5 
SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (wate...
80H04M
4 
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telepho...
81B23K
4 
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; ...
82F16G
4 
BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTIN...
83B44C
4 
PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent mat...
84H05K
4 
PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUF...
85D 5
4 
Class ID not recognized.
86B41M
4 
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING (correctio...
87G08C
4 
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pres...
88H02N
4 
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
89D217
3 
Class ID not recognized.
90B01D
3 
SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D, by pneumati...
91D291
3 
Class ID not recognized.
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...
94F21V
3 
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURA...
95D163
3 
Class ID not recognized.
96G01B
3 
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEAS...
97B65B
3 
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIA...
98D 33
3 
Class ID not recognized.
99B66C
3 
CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACK...
100A61L
3 
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTI...

Patents Awarded by Law Firm and Year (top 100 only)
 By Year
Law Firm NameTotal20050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
Banner Witcoff
8827 
 97 243 181 200 108 138 208 243 406 330 268 401 912 490 595 716 602 550 725 645 726
 43
Shook Hardy Bacon
1468 
 1  1 1 2 6 11 15 20 26 36 54 142 195 209 140 103 143 122 127 105
 9
Plumsea Law Group
642 
   4 12 22 32 52 64 123 122 112 98 1        
 
Quinn IP Law
520 
             27 36 64 57 64 70 73 62 62
 5
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt
367 
                 12 150 107 96 2
 
Honigman
350 
               39 36 52 42 55 62 60
 4
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
176 
 1           2 21 25 26 22 16 16 14 20 13
 
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
43 
                  4 13 13 13
 
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  
 
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              
 
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 AG512407
Under Armour, Inc.246357
Puma SE171344
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation682268
Acushnet Company535252
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.403212
Reebok International Limited184143
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II100123
Cobra Golf Incorporated82123
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.104119
ASICS Corporation68114
Callaway Golf Company180111
Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.57105
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7083
ICON Health Fitness, Inc.5183
Wilson Sporting Goods Co.7982
New Balance Athletics, Inc.2474
Apple Inc.53670
Fractal Heatsink Technologies LLC166
MillerKnoll, Inc.463
Mizuno Corporation4761
COLE HAAN LLC6360
PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC31359
LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.3654
MASSACHUETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY152
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.5351
FAST IP, LLC5050
Converse Inc.3443
Deckers Outdoor Corporation3142
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.3740
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/S2930
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.1728
WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD.224
BATTLE COURT JAI ALAI, LLC124
Ariat International, Inc.1823
West Flagler Associates, LTD123
TUNE BELT, INC.122
TBL Licensing LLC4422
Shoes For Crews, LLC822
Fitbit, Inc.22422
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION3222
Shimano Inc.1021
SR Holdings, LLC1321
SRI Sports Limited3921
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.1219
DashAmerica, Inc.1319
Saucony, Inc.1418
Mast Industries (Far East) Limited918
Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.1017
SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.117
Crocs, Inc.1817
Dick''s Sporting Goods, Inc.717
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.5014
Amazon Technologies, Inc.2114
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation.114
ESS 2 Tech, LLC214
PARSONS EXTREME GOLF, LLC314
NILE, Inc.114
Target Brands, Inc.4114
TS TECH CO., LTD.314
Russell Brands, LLC613
Seiko Epson Corporation713
MARKFORGED, INC.113
9Lives LLC113
9Lives, LLC313
1158990 B.C. Ltd.213
Boa Technology, Inc.2313
Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.1113
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.1813
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.1013
Columbia Insurance Company1112
Blast Motion Inc.6312
ACI International612
LG Electronics Inc.812
Industrial Technology Research Institute712
iFIT Inc.712
Intel Corporation1612
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.2711
Medibotics LLC1511
InfoMotion Sports Technologies, Inc.611