<img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/908fb457-7f8e-4a08-9081-5565e3dfb3d7?size=2" nborder="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="22157.jpg" alt="Company Logo"/>Amid a wave of technological shifts in 2026 including Cisco’s rollout of Webex AI Agents, Microsoft Teams’ enterprise security overhauls, Apple's iOS 26 FaceTime enhancements, and major hardware transitions away from legacy Polycom platforms—this comprehensive IP study analyzes the foundational patent portfolios of tech giants like Tencent, Samsung, and Qualcomm. The report provides critical intelligence on R&D trends, patent filings, and the strategic positioning of key market players.Dublin, Aug. 12, 2026 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com" target="_blank">(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)</a> -- The <a href="https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/6255315/video-conferencing?utm_source=GNE&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_code=5rqp2f&amp;utm_campaign=2324632+-+Amid+Polycom%27s+2026+End-of-Life+Shift+and+Cisco%27s+Hardware+Upgrades%2c+New+Patent+Landscape+Report+Identifies+Key+IP+Holdings+in+the+Video+Conferencing+Market&amp;utm_exec=clshmsai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Video Conferencing">"Video Conferencing"</a> has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Video Conferencing Patent Landscape Report: Global Innovation, Competitive Intelligence, and Technology Trends, 2010-2023 The Video Conferencing Patent Landscape Report delivers a comprehensive analysis of 30,286 patents filed across major global jurisdictions between 2010 and 2023. Drawing on international patent filings, the report examines innovation in video conferencing systems, real-time meetings, remote communication, digital collaboration, image and audio transmission, enterprise communications, user-interface interaction, video processing, and network-based conferencing. By combining quantitative patent data with artificial intelligence, natural language processing, topic modeling, patent clustering, descriptive statistics, and International Patent Classification analysis, the report provides a structured view of the global video conferencing technology landscape. It enables organizations to evaluate patent activity, competitive positioning, market coverage, emerging technologies, and potential innovation opportunities across video coding and decoding, image processing, audio processing, communication networks, conferencing devices, digital data transmission, and real-time collaboration platforms. The report is organized into four primary areas: Landscape Overview, Market and Competitor Analysis, Technology Analysis, and Key Players' Patent Profiles. These sections support strategic decision-making in research and development, new product development, technology licensing, investment, collaboration, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property strategy, and market entry. Video Conferencing Patent Landscape Overview The landscape overview tracks global video conferencing patent activity from 2010 through 2023. The analyzed portfolio includes 19,001 active patents, 6,266 pending applications, and 4,924 patents identified as inactive, discontinued, or expired. Patent activity peaked in 2022, and more than 70% of the identified patents were registered from 2015 onward, demonstrating sustained innovation and commercial interest in digital communication technologies. The United States leads global video conferencing patent registrations, followed by Europe. China and other jurisdictions also contribute to the international patent landscape, although at lower levels. These findings reinforce the United States' prominent position in video conferencing innovation while highlighting continued international investment in remote collaboration, communications software, networking infrastructure, and connected-device technologies. Market and Competitor Analysis The market analysis examines patent coverage, leading applicants, portfolio owners, highly cited organizations, collaboration networks, filing activity, and pending applications. Apple Inc. leads identified patent applications with 3,591 patents, followed by Tencent America with 2,288, Cisco Technologies with 898, Microsoft Technology Licensing with 590, and Polycom Inc. with 518. Other prominent applicants include Samsung Electronics, Genesys Telecommunications, Avaya, Qualcomm, and Capital One Services. Apple holds the largest patent portfolio in the analyzed landscape, followed by Tencent and Microsoft. It also leads among highly cited applicants with 64,183 citations, ahead of Osterhout Group and SkyBell Technologies. The analysis connects these portfolios with key commercial areas, including enterprise communication, real-time meetings, video and audio transmission, network services, device interaction, conferencing software, and user-interface technologies. Video Conferencing Technology Analysis The technology analysis evaluates innovation across electric communication techniques, computing, acoustics, information and communication technology, optics, signaling, measurement, control systems, and selected medical applications. Important development areas include pictorial communication, digital data processing, digital information transmission, telephonic communication, wireless networks, video coding and decoding, image coding, video compression, television systems, image analysis, and speech processing. The report also identifies activity in selective content distribution, real-time packet communication, stereoscopic and multi-view video, three-dimensional modeling, user-interface arrangements, and audio-video synchronization. Together, these technology areas demonstrate how advances in networking, artificial intelligence, device hardware, image processing, and software design are shaping the next generation of video conferencing and digital collaboration systems. Leading Video Conferencing Patent Owners Detailed patent profiles are provided for Tencent America LLC, Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC, Apple Inc., Cisco Technologies Inc., and Polycom Inc. Each organization is assessed by patent-family activity, technology focus, collaboration patterns, key patents, topic modeling, and patent clusters. The leading portfolios cover digital video coding and compression, image coding, television systems, communication and data-switching networks, conferencing hardware, audio and video communication, user-interface design, real-time collaboration, network services, image and speech interaction, and context-based annotation. These profiles help stakeholders compare innovation strategies, identify potential licensing or partnership opportunities, and monitor competitive developments. Overall, the Video Conferencing Patent Landscape Report offers actionable intelligence for organizations involved in enterprise communication, digital collaboration, video and audio processing, communication platforms, networking, conferencing devices, user-interface development, and real-time applications. It is designed to support R&amp;D planning, product strategy, intellectual property management, market intelligence, investment analysis, and academic research. What You Will Receive <ul><li>A 67-page full report in PDF format</li><li>Detailed patent charts and technology figures</li><li>Patent profiles of five leading video conferencing technology companies</li></ul> Who Should Review This Report <ul><li>Chief marketing officers and chief operating officers</li><li>Corporate strategy, planning, and business development executives</li><li>R&amp;D, technology, and innovation leaders</li><li>Investment analysts and business analysts</li><li>Product managers and product marketing managers</li><li>Market intelligence and competitive intelligence professionals</li><li>Marketing and sales directors</li><li>Vice presidents of sales and marketing</li><li>Technology licensing and intellectual property professionals</li><li>Sales consultants and commercial strategy teams</li><li>Academic researchers and industry analysts</li></ul> Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction 2. Patent Landscape Overview 2.1. Patent Family Analysis 2.2. Patent-Market Coverage 2.3. Geographical jurisdiction 2.4. Top Applicants 2.5. Market Coverage of Top Applicants 2.6. Top Owners 2.7. Highly-Cited Applicants 3. Technology Analysis 3.1. Top Technologies 3.1.1. Top Technologies by Class 3.1.2. Top Technologies by Sub-Class 3.1.3. Top Technologies by Main-Group 3.1.4. Top Technologies by Sub-Group 3.2. Five Recent dominant technologies 3.3. Key Patents 3.4. The main themes of patents 3.5. Technology clustering 3.6. Top inventors 4. Market and Competitor Analysis 4.1. Collaboration 4.1.1. Top Ten Applicants' collaborations 4.1.2. The strongest cooperation networks 4.2. Top applicant activity 4.3. Pioneer companies in the last 5 years 4.4. Top applicant clustering 4.5. Pending patents 5. Key Players' Patent Profile 5.1. TENCENT MAERICA LLC 5.1.1. Patent family analysis 5.1.2. Top Technologies 5.1.3. Collaboration 5.1.4. Key patents 5.1.5. Topic modeling 5.1.6. Patents clustering 5.2. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LISENCING LLC 5.2.1. Patent family analysis 5.2.2. Top Technologies 5.2.3. Collaboration 5.2.4. Key patents 5.2.5. Topic modeling 5.2.6. Patents clustering 5.3. APPLE INC 5.3.1. Patent family analysis 5.3.2. Top Technologies 5.3.3. Collaboration 5.3.4. Key patents 5.3.5. Topic modeling 5.3.6. Patents clustering 5.4. CISCO TECH INC 5.4.1. Patent family analysis 5.4.2. Top Technologies 5.4.3. Collaboration 5.4.4. Key patents 5.4.5. Topic modeling 5.4.6. Patents clustering 5.5. POLYCOM INC 5.5.1. Patent family analysis 5.4.2. Top Technologies 5.5.3. Collaboration 5.5.4. Key patents 5.5.5. Topic modeling 5.5.6. Patents clustering Companies Featured <ul><li>Apple Inc.</li><li>Tencent America LLC</li><li>Cisco Technologies Inc.</li><li>Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC</li><li>Polycom Inc.</li><li>Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.</li><li>Genesys Telecommunications</li><li>Avaya Inc.</li><li>Qualcomm Inc.</li><li>Capital One Services</li></ul> For more information about this report visit <a href="https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/6255315/video-conferencing?utm_source=GNE&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_code=5rqp2f&amp;utm_campaign=2324632+-+Amid+Polycom%27s+2026+End-of-Life+Shift+and+Cisco%27s+Hardware+Upgrades%2c+New+Patent+Landscape+Report+Identifies+Key+IP+Holdings+in+the+Video+Conferencing+Market&amp;utm_exec=clshmsai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/p60uuo</a> About ResearchAndMarkets.com ResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. <pre>CONTACT: 
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