Microsoft files patents across Copilot and enterprise AI, Azure infrastructure, Windows, gaming, security, and productivity software.
Through the USPTO’s November 12, 2026 release, Patentlyze has covered 646 notable Microsoft patent applications, including 106 published in the last 30 days.
In a city of glass and concrete, one gunshot reaches your ears as a dozen sounds, because every building bounces it back. Microsoft's patent application describes a way to work out which sound is the original.
Week of November 12, 2026 · 28 filings covered · refreshes every week
The 28 Microsoft filings Patentlyze covered this week sort into three clusters:
Based on Microsoft's activity across the watchlists we track · tracked programs only, not all of Microsoft's output
what qualifies: first Microsoft filing within the last 8 weeks
what qualifies: 3 or more companies in the same watchlist, Microsoft among them
what qualifies: no new Microsoft filing in 6 or more weeks while the race stays active
Numbers pull live from the database, so answers never go stale
Microsoft's tracked filings sit inside contested races, including The AR glasses race, The AI chip wars and The self-driving sensing race. The breakdown above shows each program’s filing count and latest activity.
Patentlyze has covered 58 Microsoft patent applications published in November 2026 so far, after 138 in October. We cover the notable filings, not every one, so Microsoft’s own total is higher. Since tracking began in April 2026, Patentlyze has covered 646 Microsoft filings.
No. A published application is not a product announcement. Companies file to protect options, and most patented ideas never ship in the form described. What filings do show is where Microsoft is spending research effort right now.
This page updates every week, when the USPTO publishes its new batch of applications. The newest Microsoft filings appear in the list below.
