USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Accenture Global Services Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 660 granted patents across 64 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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660

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.2

Avg claims per patent

-90%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Accenture holds 660 US patents across 64 technology areas, rank #681 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#681
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (60.0/100): 20.2
avg claims per patent: -90%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Accenture Global Services Limited has been granted 660 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Accenture Global Services Limited at rank #681 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 64 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Accenture Global Services Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Accenture sits between Groupon, Inc. (664 patents, rank #677) and Inventec Corporation (656 patents, rank #685) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.0/100 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 60 grants, compared with 600 in the 2015–2019 window, a -90% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Accenture Global Services Limited's 20.2 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 64 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Accenture Global Services Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Accenture holds 660 patents at rank #681, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Accenture

By rank, the assignees closest to #681 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Accenture's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Accenture Global Services Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	115	17.4%
2016	144	21.8%
2017	131	19.8%
2018	130	19.7%
2019	80	12.1%
2020	35	5.3%
2021	16	2.4%
2022	8	1.2%
2023	1	0.2%

Which technologies does Accenture Global Services Limited patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 373

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 248

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 216

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 65

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 51

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 42

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 33

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 28

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 25

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 23

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 22

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 20

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 19

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 14

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 13

Top 15 of 64 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#681

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.0 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 Accenture Global Services Limited hold?

Accenture Global Services Limited holds 660 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 64 technology areas.

What is Accenture Global Services Limited's Innovation Score?

Accenture Global Services Limited has an Innovation Score of 60.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Accenture Global Services Limited focus on?

Accenture Global Services Limited's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 373 patents. The company has filed patents in 64 CPC subclasses total.

Is Accenture Global Services Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Accenture Global Services Limited's recent filing velocity is -90% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Accenture Global Services Limited's patents?

Accenture Global Services Limited's patents average 20.2 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Accenture Global Services Limited 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

Accenture's 660 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Accenture ranks #681 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.