Accenture PLC (ACN)
NYSE: ACN · Services-Business Services, NEC · Dublin, IE · filing with the SEC since 2009
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 20263,008 patents granted to the 23 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Accenture PLC’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
3,008
3,004 utility, 2 design, 2 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
150
Against 156 in 2024 and 173 in 2023
Applications published
2,840
46 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
23
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Computer technology733
Digital communication160
IT methods for management74
Control19
Medical technology16
Handling8
Measurement8
Telecommunications5
Transport5
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy4
Other special machines3
Civil engineering1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name23 counted
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED a subsidiary
IE, as the owner printed on each patent. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE, printed in IN, printed in AU)
559 published
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED a subsidiary
IE, as the owner printed on each patent. 548 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH, printed in US, printed in IL)
646 published
Accenture Global Solutions Limited a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IE. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IR, printed in IN)
1,191 published
Accenture Global Services Limited a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IE. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IR, printed in US)
326 published
ACCENTURE LLP its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 15 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH, printed in DE, printed in JP)
40 published
Ekahau Oy a subsidiary
FI, as the owner printed on each patent
12 published
N3, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
15 published
Avanade Holdings LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
Ekahau Oy a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in FI
11 published
COGNOSANTE HOLDINGS, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 published
4D Tech Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
VELOCITY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
6 published
Avanade Holdings LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
5 published
Camelot ITLab GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
5 published
Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Udacity, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
Accenture Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
3 published
Accenture Technology Solutions S.R.L. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Avanade a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Cientra Techsolution Pvt. Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IN
1 published
Logic Information Systems, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
NetRise, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Udacity, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Names not counted (22)
UBS Corporation
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in JP. 52 granted and 16 published under it are not counted.
Accenture plc
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in IE, US. 2 granted and 30 published under it are not counted.
Zag Limited
Most of its patents print IL; this name counts in NZ. 25 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Root Wireless, Inc.
Also listed as a subsidiary by ZIFF DAVIS, INC.. 13 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
SpatialBuzz Limited
Also listed as a subsidiary by ZIFF DAVIS, INC.. 10 granted and 9 published under it are not counted.
SpatialBuzz Limited
Also listed as a subsidiary by ZIFF DAVIS, INC.. 0 granted and 15 published under it are not counted.
Objectivity Limited
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 6 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Ookla, LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by ZIFF DAVIS, INC.. 0 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
Root Wireless, Inc.
Also listed as a subsidiary by ZIFF DAVIS, INC.. 0 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
UBS Corporation
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in JP. 0 granted and 6 published under it are not counted.
Ookla, LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by ZIFF DAVIS, INC.. 5 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Simian Pty Ltd
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in AU. 3 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Computer technology 158 · Digital communication 19 · IT methods for management 15 · Medical technology 4 · Control 3 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.