Dell Technologies Inc. – Patent Portfolio Analysis

Ownership and Acquisition 

• Acquired Patents: 1,088 

• Originally Assigned Patents: 41,406 

• Sources of Acquired Patents: 

• Operating Companies: 864 

• University: 3 

• NPE: 2 

• Other: 79 

 Citations 

Top Citing Assignees (Forward Citations) 

• Dell Technologies Inc. – 12,168 

• International Business Machines Corporation – 5,691 

• Microsoft Corporation – 2,662 

• Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company – 2,399 

• Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. – 2,243 

• HP Inc. – 2,049 

• Intel Corporation – 2,042 

• Broadcom, Inc. – 1,966 

• Hitachi, Ltd. – 1,740 

• Oracle Corporation – 1,685 

Top Cited Assignees (Backward Citations) 

• Dell Technologies Inc. – 18,936 

• International Business Machines Corporation – 15,231 

• Microsoft Corporation – 9,573 

• Intel Corporation – 7,337 

• Oracle Corporation – 7,108 

• Broadcom, Inc. – 6,972 

• Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company – 6,873 

• HP Inc. – 6,620 

• Hitachi, Ltd. – 6,171 

• Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. – 4,853 

Top Cited Patents (Forward Citations) 

• US6826582B1 – 2,158 

• US5276867A – 2,063 

• US5276860A – 1,755 

• US6269431B1 – 1,705 

• US6826711B2 – 1,638 

• US5544347A – 1,630 

• US6324581B1 – 1,595 

• US6421711B1 – 1,573 

• US5901327A – 1,529 

• US5742792A – 1,400 

Top Citing Patents (Backward Citations) 

• US8625464B2 – 484 

• US8966080B2 – 483 

• US8286029B2 – 472 

• US8356150B2 – 467 

• US8380689B2 – 465 

• US8200632B2 – 457 

• US8214334B2 – 455 

• US8176013B2 – 452 

• US8214400B2 – 450 

• US8140623B2 – 444 

Litigation Activities 

• Active Cases: 21 

• Inactive Cases: 549 

• Appeals: 112 

• Patents in Litigation: 984 

• Petitions: 244 

• Reexaminations: 26 

• Chinese PRBs: 92 

• Related Parties: 241 

Notable M&A  

• EMC Corporation (2016, ~US$67 billion) – Dell completed the acquisition of EMC, one of the largest technology transactions at the time, expanding enterprise storage, virtualization, and infrastructure capabilities. 

• VMware, Inc. (Spin-off completed 2021) – VMware was spun off as an independent public company following Dell’s prior majority ownership. 

• Perot Systems (2009, ~US$3.9 billion) – Strengthened Dell’s IT services and enterprise consulting operations. 

Business Performance 

For fiscal year 2024, Dell Technologies reported revenue of approximately US$88.4 billion. The company operates across Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG), generating revenue from enterprise servers, storage, networking, and personal computing products. Fiscal year 2025 performance reflected continued activity across enterprise infrastructure and AI-related server demand. 

Leadership (Current Year) 

• Michael Dell – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 

• Jeff Clarke – Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer 

• Yvonne McGill – Chief Financial Officer