USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

8x8, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 341 granted patents across 13 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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341

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.0

Avg claims per patent

+192%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

8x8 holds 341 US patents across 13 technology areas, rank #1,241 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,241
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.5/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: +192%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

8x8, Inc. has been granted 341 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing 8x8, Inc. at rank #1,241 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 13 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, 8x8, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, 8x8 sits between SHL Medical Ag (344 patents, rank #1,237) and Sonova Ag (340 patents, rank #1,245) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 254 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a +192% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. 8x8, Inc.'s 19.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 13 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark 8x8, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows 8x8 holds 341 patents at rank #1,241, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 8x8

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,241 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 8x8's primary technology class.

8x8's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

51 Top 11% higher than 89% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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8x8, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	3.2%
2016	11	3.2%
2017	15	4.4%
2018	22	6.5%
2019	28	8.2%
2020	43	12.6%
2021	52	15.2%
2022	35	10.3%
2023	56	16.4%
2024	41	12.0%
2025	27	7.9%

Which technologies does 8x8, Inc. patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 275

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 232

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 73

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 44

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 32

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 21

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 18

H04Q - SELECTING 15

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 8

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 5

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 5

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 4

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 3

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,241

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does 8x8, Inc. hold?

8x8, Inc. holds 341 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is 8x8, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

8x8, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 51.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does 8x8, Inc. focus on?

8x8, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 275 patents. The company has filed patents in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is 8x8, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

8x8, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +192% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for 8x8, Inc.'s patents?

8x8, Inc.'s patents average 19.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the 8x8, Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

8x8's 341 grants land it in the top 11% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - 8x8 ranks #1,241 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.