Secure & Context-Aware Messaging

Methods and systems for enhancing the security and privacy of electronic messages, often by integrating contextual data such as location, social network graphs, or user authentication levels to control access, filter content, or enable specific group interactions.

20,871 US filings from 3,220 companies since 2023 · 2023: 6,371 · 2024: 6,265 · 2025: 5,824 · 2026 YTD: 2,411

Messaging & Email

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Snap Inc.	960	352	315	244	49	-22.5%
2	Capital One Services, LLC	813	228	276	229	80	-17.0%
3	GOOGLE LLC	554	161	196	151	46	-23.0%
4	Bank of America Corporation	524	131	150	161	82	+7.3%
5	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	523	183	170	127	43	-25.3%
6	International Business Machines Corporation	461	192	121	115	33	-5.0%
7	Apple Inc.	372	113	113	109	37	-3.5%
8	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	316	98	76	95	47	+25.0%
9	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	262	68	69	88	37	+27.5%
10	Cisco Technology, Inc.	256	57	74	85	40	+14.9%
11	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	228	65	67	70	26	+4.5%
12	Visa International Service Association	208	80	60	50	18	-16.7%
13	Salesforce, Inc.	200	64	77	50	9	-35.1%
14	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	175	55	48	45	27	-6.2%
15	DELL PRODUCTS L.P.	139	27	31	58	23	+87.1%
16	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)	137	49	35	37	16	+5.7%
17	Oracle International Corporation	130	43	39	30	18	-23.1%
18	Kakao Corp.	129	35	24	52	18	+116.7%
19	PAYPAL, INC.	129	52	37	31	9	-16.2%
20	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	117	39	32	30	16	-6.2%
21	Twilio Inc.	112	25	36	41	10	+13.9%
22	The Toronto-Dominion Bank	109	31	30	28	20	-6.7%
23	T-Mobile USA, Inc.	107	41	21	30	15	+42.9%
24	United Services Automobile Association (USAA)	107	28	43	26	10	-39.5%
25	Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.	107	41	26	33	7	+26.9%