Insight ReportAmazon’s Patents: Measuring the Tech Giant’s Intellectual Property Coresight Research February 22, 2018 Executive SummaryIn this report, we explore Amazon’s patent initiatives and history and examine some of the company’s latest inventions. As of January 23, 2018, Amazon owned 7,096 US patents filed under two business entities, Amazon Technologies, Inc., and Amazon.com, Inc. The company holds more patents than most other US retailers and more patents than its closest global competitor, Alibaba. Amazon holds more US patents related to emerging technologies—such as machine learning, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics—than tech firms Apple and Facebook do. Amazon spent $16.1 billion on various R&D initiatives in 2017, making it one of the top-ranked companies in terms of R&D investment last year. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US CPG Sales Tracker: E-Commerce Sales Surge, Outpacing In-Store GrowthUS Store Tracker Extra, June 2025: 120+ Million Square Feet of Retail Space To Close This Year, Outpacing Openings by Over 1.5XHoliday 2025: US Holiday Retail Homestretch—Strong Total Demand (So Far), with Price-Driven Players Entrenching Structural GainsAnalyst Corner: Three Themes Transforming US Apparel and Footwear Retail in 2025, with Anand Kumar
