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Alphabet Inc. (Google)

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United States · group structure from the OneTwelve entity map

Thirty years of Google (Alphabet) patent ownership, fully traced.

OneTwelve’s Multi-Factor Intelligence Tools untangle decades of assignments, mergers, spin-offs and renames into one crystal-clear picture — and every step links back to the recorded USPTO document behind it.

45,631
plus 70,579 pending applications
U.S. patents held today by the Google group
75
most sit with Google LLC; the rest with Waymo, X and other Alphabet companies
Recorded moves shown
21,160
all recorded assignments
Patents & applications acquired from outside the group
4,740
all recorded assignments
Patents & applications transferred out of the group

Recorded USPTO assignments since 2000. 54,429 inventor-to-employer assignments are counted separately and not shown as moves.

2026ACQUIREDWITHIN GROUPTRANSFERRED1995200020052010201520202025X DevelopmentGoogleMotorola MobilityInternational BusinessNorthGdm HoldingMandiantNest Labs
AS OF 2026
75
Moves
18,473
In
4,361
Out
32,995
In group

Drag across the chart to zoom into any period · click a move for its recorded evidence · ← → to step through moves

Where the patents went

Band width = patents in the recorded move. Press play to scan through the years. Click a band.

The biggest recorded moves · 14 of 72

ACQUIREDTRANSFERRED OUTWITHIN THE GOOGLE GROUPNo acquisitions recorded in these yearsNo transfers out in these yearsMotorola Mobility9,276 patents · 2011International Business2,450 patents · 2010North629 patents · 2020X Development596 patents · 2018Nest Labs405 patents · 2014Silverbrook Research368 patents · 2013X Development1,296 patents · 2016Waymo Holding1,162 patents · 2017Gdm Holding442 patents · 2025Fireeye Security353 patents · 2021Google Life348 patents · 2015Google (rename)32,192 patents · 2017Mandiant (rename)417 patents · 2021Google133 patents · 2022Alphabet(Google)groupAS OF2026
Transferred out

2016-09-01 → 2025-06-23

1,296 patents transferred to X Development LLC

244 recorded documents · via Google Inc.

The path, as recorded

Steps after X Development LLC are its own later recorded transfers, which can include patents it already held.

  1. 1Google Inc.Google group
  2. 2X Development LLC1,296 patents · 2016
  3. 3Wing Aviation LLClater transfer recorded by the recipient · 267 patents · 2018
  4. 4Loon LLClater transfer recorded by the recipient · 549 patents · 2018
  5. 5Intrinsic Innovation LLClater transfer recorded by the recipient · 258 patents · 2021

Recorded assignments · USPTO reel/frame

  • 39900/6102016-09-01
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST841 patents
  • 44547/5742018-01-05
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST41 patents
  • 47631/6712018-09-25
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST56 patents

Patents moved per year · click a year to zoom

Bar height on a square-root scale. Exact recorded totals per year, all assignments (not only the moves shown).

Group membership today · entity map

  • Google LLCUltimate owner: Alphabet Inc. (Google)
  • Motorola MobilitySeparate ultimate owner (Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc)

Where this comes from

OneTwelve ownership graph, as of 2026-09-28. Recorded USPTO assignments (ownership transfers, mergers and name changes; security interests, releases and inventor assignments excluded). Patent counts sum the properties on the recorded documents. Group membership per the OneTwelve entity map; joined-the-group dates come from corporate registry records and reviewed disclosures. Moves of 40+ patents are shown; inventor-to-employer assignments are excluded. Recorded assignments show where patents moved; on their own they do not prove the business reason for a move. Story captions are generated from the recorded moves.

Google (Alphabet) patent ownership history: the recorded moves

Between 2004 and 2026, recorded USPTO assignments show the Google group acquiring 21,160 patents and applications from outside the group and transferring 4,740 out of it. 72 moves of 40 or more patents are traced here, each tied to the recorded document behind it. Today the group holds 45,631 U.S. patents and 70,579 pending applications.

Largest transfers out: X Development LLC (1,296 patents, 2016); Waymo Holding Inc (1,162 patents, 2017); Gdm Holding LLC (442 patents, 2025).

Largest acquisitions: Motorola Mobility LLC (9,276 patents, 2011); International Business Machines Corporation (2,450 patents, 2010); North Inc (629 patents, 2020).

All 75 recorded moves, by year

2026

  • 43 patents transferred to Blackberry Limited · USPTO reel/frame 75465/894, recorded 2026-07-30

2025

  • 442 patents transferred to Gdm Holding LLC · USPTO reel/frame 71109/342, recorded 2025-04-29

2023

  • 70 patents moved to Google LLC · USPTO reel/frame 63238/555, recorded 2023-04-03

2022

  • 63 patents transferred to Aalyria Technologies, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 59475/540, recorded 2022-03-22
  • Waymo It Services India Private Limited joined the Google group
  • 133 patents moved to Google LLC · USPTO reel/frame 61448/903, recorded 2022-08-25
  • Mandiant, Inc. joined the Google group
  • 60 patents acquired from Sidewalk Labs LLC · USPTO reel/frame 61972/510, recorded 2022-11-21

2021

  • Fitbit Inc. joined the Google group
  • 142 patents acquired from Verily Life Sciences LLC · USPTO reel/frame 55357/970, recorded 2021-02-22
  • 104 patents acquired from Actifio, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 56911/517, recorded 2021-03-26
  • 417 patents re-recorded as Mandiant, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 63113/29, recorded 2023-03-16
  • 43 patents re-recorded as Fitbit LLC · USPTO reel/frame 62134/862, recorded 2022-12-15
  • 353 patents transferred to Fireeye Security Holdings US LLC · USPTO reel/frame 63272/743, recorded 2023-03-16

2020

  • 629 patents acquired from North Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 54113/744, recorded 2020-10-19
  • 91 patents acquired from Intel Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 54772/918, recorded 2020-12-16

2019

  • 132 patents acquired from Lytro, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 48764/79, recorded 2019-04-02
  • 45 patents acquired from Weisz, Ágoston · USPTO reel/frame 49780/490, recorded 2019-07-17
  • 166 patents acquired from Nvf Tech Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 50233/949, recorded 2019-08-29

2018

  • 41 patents acquired from Redwood Robotics LLC · USPTO reel/frame 44547/557, recorded 2018-01-05
  • 596 patents acquired from X Development LLC · USPTO reel/frame 62572/565, recorded 2023-02-02
  • 92 patents acquired from Lucidlogix Technology Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 46361/169, recorded 2018-03-30
  • 139 patents transferred to Amperex Technology Limited · USPTO reel/frame 46392/764, recorded 2018-06-18

2017

  • 56 patents acquired from Speaktoit, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 41263/863, recorded 2017-02-15
  • 1,162 patents transferred to Waymo Holding Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 41593/99, recorded 2017-03-16
  • 42 patents transferred to Plant Labs Tb, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 43277/669, recorded 2017-08-14
  • 92 patents acquired from Hello, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 43790/938, recorded 2017-09-08
  • 196 patents transferred to Boston Dynamics, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 43811/967, recorded 2017-09-11
  • 48 patents acquired from Pebble Tech LLC · USPTO reel/frame 43883/592, recorded 2017-09-18
  • 32,192 patents re-recorded as Google LLC · USPTO reel/frame 44129/1, recorded 2017-10-05
  • 219 patents transferred to Deepmind Technologies Limited · USPTO reel/frame 44242/116, recorded 2017-10-20

2016

  • 58 patents transferred to Verily Life Sciences LLC · USPTO reel/frame 37618/134, recorded 2016-01-29
  • 80 patents acquired from NTT Docomo, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 39885/615, recorded 2016-08-31
  • 1,296 patents transferred to X Development LLC · USPTO reel/frame 39900/610, recorded 2016-09-01

2015

  • 189 patents acquired from Jvl Ventures, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 35463/544, recorded 2015-04-20
  • 348 patents transferred to Google Life Sciences LLC · USPTO reel/frame 37288/768, recorded 2015-12-14
  • 57 patents acquired from Locution Pitch LLC · USPTO reel/frame 37307/184, recorded 2015-12-16

2014

  • 96 patents moved to Google LLC · USPTO reel/frame 47210/511, recorded 2018-07-06
  • 89 patents acquired from Exaflop LLC · USPTO reel/frame 32441/919, recorded 2014-03-13
  • 115 patents acquired from Hong Fujin Precision Industrial Co. · USPTO reel/frame 32743/832, recorded 2014-04-23
  • 129 patents acquired from Bright Sun Technologies · USPTO reel/frame 33074/9, recorded 2014-06-02
  • 151 patents acquired from AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · USPTO reel/frame 42513/761, recorded 2017-05-26
  • 405 patents acquired from Nest Labs, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 33568/693, recorded 2014-08-19
  • 74 patents acquired from Yahoo! Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 33868/257, recorded 2014-09-30

2013

  • 368 patents acquired from Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 29824/191, recorded 2013-02-18
  • 155 patents acquired from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 30317/163, recorded 2013-04-30
  • 155 patents acquired from Gold Charm Limited · USPTO reel/frame 30317/163, recorded 2013-04-30
  • 138 patents acquired from Modu Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 30351/496, recorded 2013-05-04
  • 75 patents acquired from Nik Software, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 31372/256, recorded 2013-10-07
  • 58 patents acquired from New Deal Design, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 31484/291, recorded 2013-10-26
  • 47 patents acquired from Automated Control Technology Partners, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 31515/743, recorded 2013-10-28

2012

  • 101 patents acquired from Hewlett-Packard Company · USPTO reel/frame 27661/258, recorded 2012-02-06
  • 97 patents acquired from Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. · USPTO reel/frame 27661/258, recorded 2012-02-06
  • 99 patents acquired from Xerox Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 27728/811, recorded 2012-02-16
  • 196 patents acquired from Klj Consulting LLC · USPTO reel/frame 28100/701, recorded 2012-04-24
  • 100 patents acquired from Magnolia Broadband Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 28204/977, recorded 2012-05-14
  • 145 patents acquired from Open Invention Network LLC · USPTO reel/frame 58657/744, recorded 2022-01-14
  • 63 patents acquired from Proxim Wireless Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 28744/308, recorded 2012-08-07
  • 70 patents acquired from Computer Associates Think, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 28801/49, recorded 2012-08-16
  • 43 patents acquired from Like.com · USPTO reel/frame 28862/105, recorded 2012-08-28

2011

  • 83 patents acquired from Zetta Research, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 25722/470, recorded 2011-01-31
  • 117 patents acquired from Exbiblio B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 25779/251, recorded 2011-02-09
  • 9,276 patents acquired from Motorola Mobility LLC · USPTO reel/frame 34371/612, recorded 2014-11-18
  • 74 patents acquired from Widevine Technologies, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 26535/65, recorded 2011-06-22
  • 44 patents acquired from Fujitsu Limited · USPTO reel/frame 26703/602, recorded 2011-08-04
  • 104 patents acquired from Ita Software LLC · USPTO reel/frame 26817/482, recorded 2011-08-26
  • 127 patents acquired from Mosaid Technologies Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 26933/942, recorded 2011-09-20
  • 59 patents acquired from Dealmap Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 27186/682, recorded 2011-11-07
  • 67 patents acquired from Golden Bridge Technology · USPTO reel/frame 27379/108, recorded 2011-12-14

2010

  • 44 patents acquired from On2 Technologies, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 24248/432, recorded 2010-04-16
  • 2,450 patents acquired from International Business Machines Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 26664/866, recorded 2011-07-12
  • 106 patents acquired from Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 25328/910, recorded 2010-11-08
  • 305 patents acquired from Hitachi, Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 25400/257, recorded 2010-11-23

2009

  • 124 patents acquired from Metaram, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 23525/835, recorded 2009-11-18

2004

  • Google Technology Inc. merged into Google Inc.: 44 patents · USPTO reel/frame 15845/821, recorded 2004-10-04