Insight Report 11 minutes PremiumAmazon’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. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Groceryshop 2023 Day One: Startup Pitch Winners, Generative AI, Unified Shopping and MoreUS Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker: January 2023 Clothing and Footwear Spending Shows Continued Strong GrowthRetail 2024: Five Forces and Five Trends Shaping UK RetailIntroducing the New “Tech 25”: Retail-Tech Companies To Watch in 2024 and Beyond—Infographic