Nike, Inc.


(and 22 name variations)
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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 
612 
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
3042 
Class ID not recognized.
2A43B
2265 
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR...
3A63B
869 
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BAL...
4A43C
380 
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL...
5A41D
348 
OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (eye or ear protectors A61F 9/00, A6...
6D04B
221 
KNITTING...
7B29C
180 
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHE...
8G06F
151 
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computation...
9A43D
141 
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR (s...
10B32B
115 
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CEL...
11A61B
101 
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01...
12G06Q
81 
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMER...
13A41C
66 
CORSETS; BRASSIÈRES...
14A63F
65 
CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; V...
15D 27
64 
Class ID not recognized.
16B29D
62 
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STAT...
17D144
50 
Class ID not recognized.
18D 28
49 
Class ID not recognized.
19C08J
46 
WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUB...
20G16H
44 
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPEC...
21B41J
39 
TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE T...
22A45F
37 
TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT; SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY [2006.01]...
23G08B
37 
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS...
24A41B
35 
SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS...
25A44B
27 
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...
31G06T
17 
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.01]...
32G01L
17 
MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, ...
33D04H
17 
MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL (weaving D03; k...
34B25J
17 
MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES (robotic devices for i...
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...
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...
44B41F
12 
PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES (manifolding devices or office printing machines B4...
45B05D
12 
PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
46H04B
12 
TRANSMISSION [4]...
47G01P
11 
MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK; INDICATI...
48H04L
11 
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangement...
49G08G
11 
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)...
51H05B
10 
ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
52G04B
9 
MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN ...
53D03D
9 
WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS...
54G09G
9 
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO...
55A44C
8 
JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; COINS...
56A45C
8 
PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS...
57H04N
7 
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...
58G01D
7 
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASUR...
59G05B
7 
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; M...
60D 26
7 
Class ID not recognized.
61G01N
7 
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL P...
62B65G
7 
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEY...
63G06V
7 
IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...
64G04G
7 
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES [3]...
65G06N
6 
COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]...
66H04W
6 
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...
67B65H
6 
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES...
68F16F
6 
SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION...
69D 32
6 
Class ID not recognized.
70B05C
6 
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL...
71D05C
6 
EMBROIDERING (programme-controlled sewing machines with embroidering capability ...
72H04Q
6 
SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04...
73G04F
6 
TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING (measuring pulse characteristics G01R, e.g. G01R 29/02; ...
74D04C
5 
BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDI...
75B33Y
5 
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ...
76A63C
5 
SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (wate...
77D 33
5 
Class ID not recognized.
78B05B
5 
SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F...
79B25B
5 
TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DI...
80A47C
5 
CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery...
81G08C
4 
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pres...
82B41M
4 
PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING (correctio...
83B44C
4 
PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent mat...
84H04M
4 
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telepho...
85H02N
4 
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR...
86H05K
4 
PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUF...
87D 5
4 
Class ID not recognized.
88B23K
4 
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; ...
89F16G
4 
BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTIN...
90B24B
3 
MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING (by electro-erosion B2...
91C09J
3 
ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PRO...
92D20
3 
Class ID not recognized.
93B24C
3 
ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL...
94G01B
3 
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEAS...
95B65B
3 
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIA...
96E04H
3 
BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS O...
97D163
3 
Class ID not recognized.
98F21V
3 
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURA...
99B23P
3 
OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangemen...
100D217
3 
Class ID not recognized.

Patents Awarded by Law Firm and Year (top 100 only)
 By Year
Law Firm NameTotal2005060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
Banner Witcoff
9207 
 97 243 181 200 108 138 208 243 406 330 268 401 912 490 595 716 602 550 725 645 726 423
Shook Hardy Bacon
1540 
 1  1 1 2 6 11 15 20 26 36 54 142 195 209 140 103 143 122 127 105 81
Plumsea Law Group
642 
   4 12 22 32 52 64 123 122 112 98 1         
Quinn IP Law
543 
             27 36 64 57 64 70 73 62 62 28
Honigman
390 
               39 36 52 42 55 62 60 44
Schwabe Williamson Wyatt
372 
                 12 150 107 96 2 5
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
182 
 1           2 21 25 26 22 16 16 14 20 13 6
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
62 
                  4 13 13 13 19
Thomas|Horstemeyer
36 
              1 8 5 22     
Lane Powell
32 
         2 18 12           
Independent or Internal Counsel
30 
  3  5 2 1  1  3 1  2 2 1 3   1 2  3
Harness Dickey Pierce P.L.C.
14 
 1 3 2  1 2 2 3              
Bookoff McAndrews.
12 
                   1 3 7 1
Wissing Miller
11 
            1 7 3        
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               
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                    
Shook Hardy Bacon/NIKE
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       
Shook
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 AG546439
Puma SE183365
Under Armour, Inc.260360
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation710272
Acushnet Company580266
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.424216
Reebok International Limited186144
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II118139
ASICS Corporation84138
Cobra Golf Incorporated86127
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.107119
Callaway Golf Company181112
Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.65110
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.7485
ICON Health Fitness, Inc.5183
Wilson Sporting Goods Co.8382
New Balance Athletics, Inc.2474
Apple Inc.57674
COLE HAAN LLC6566
Fractal Heatsink Technologies LLC166
MillerKnoll, Inc.463
Mizuno Corporation4761
PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC32561
LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.4259
MASSACHUETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY152
FAST IP, LLC5651
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.5351
Deckers Outdoor Corporation3545
Converse Inc.3543
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.3842
The North Face Apparel Corp.1641
Poltorak Technologies LLC140
BAUER HOCKEY LLC1840
HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC1834
Fuerst Group, Inc.2133
Salomon S.A.S.2433
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.2933
ECCO SKO A/S3030
Shimano Inc.1128
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.1728
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION3326
BATTLE COURT JAI ALAI, LLC124
Ariat International, Inc.2124
WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD.224
West Flagler Associates, LTD123
Fitbit, Inc.22623
TUNE BELT, INC.222
TBL Licensing LLC4422
Shoes For Crews, LLC822
Saucony, Inc.1622
SRI Sports Limited3921
SR Holdings, LLC1321
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.1219
DashAmerica, Inc.1319
Dick''s Sporting Goods, Inc.918
Mast Industries (Far East) Limited1118
Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.1017
SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.117
Crocs, Inc.1817
adidas International Marketing B.V.2417
BAUER HOCKEY, LLC1216
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.1416
Sony Corporation1916
Target Brands, Inc.4215
Orthofeet, Inc.115
Senaptec LLC115
Reebok International Ltd.1415
LACECLIP LLC415
Athalonz, LLC815
Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC1115
Boa Technology Inc.5115
Boa Technology, Inc.2614
Amazon Technologies, Inc.2214
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation.114
ESS 2 Tech, LLC214
PARSONS EXTREME GOLF, LLC314
NILE, Inc.114
TS TECH CO., LTD.314
MARKFORGED, INC.113
Seiko Epson Corporation713
Russell Brands, LLC613
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
Columbia Insurance Company1112
ACI International612
Blast Motion Inc.6312
Intel Corporation1612
iFIT Inc.712
Keen, Inc.612
LG Electronics Inc.812
Dynasty Footwear, Ltd.1212
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.1012
Polar Electro Oy1412
Mod Golf Technologies, LLC312
ON CLOUDS GMBH1312