USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

ACCO Brands Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 177 granted patents across 52 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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177

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.0

Avg claims per patent

+6%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ACCO holds 177 US patents across 52 technology areas, rank #2,218 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,218
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: +6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ACCO Brands Corporation has been granted 177 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing ACCO Brands Corporation at rank #2,218 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 52 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, ACCO Brands Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ACCO sits between Texas TECH University System (178 patents, rank #2,214) and LS Electric Co., Ltd. (177 patents, rank #2,222) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.3/100 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 91 grants, compared with 86 in the 2015–2019 window, a +6% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. ACCO Brands Corporation's 15.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 52 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ACCO Brands Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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178
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177
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177
ACCO Brands ◀

177

What this shows ACCO holds 177 patents at rank #2,218, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ACCO

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,218 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

ACCO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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ACCO Brands Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	11.9%
2016	21	11.9%
2017	14	7.9%
2018	13	7.3%
2019	17	9.6%
2020	20	11.3%
2021	19	10.7%
2022	16	9.0%
2023	11	6.2%
2024	18	10.2%
2025	7	4.0%

Which technologies does ACCO Brands Corporation patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 41

B42F - SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING 40

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 37

B42D - BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS 27

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 26

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS 11

B42B - PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO 10

B42P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BOOKS, FILING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE 8

A45F - TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY 7

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS 4

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 4

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE 4

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 4

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 3

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 3

Top 15 of 52 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,218

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.3 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 ACCO Brands Corporation hold?

ACCO Brands Corporation holds 177 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 52 technology areas.

What is ACCO Brands Corporation's Innovation Score?

ACCO Brands Corporation has an Innovation Score of 57.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ACCO Brands Corporation focus on?

ACCO Brands Corporation's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 41 patents. The company has filed patents in 52 CPC subclasses total.

Is ACCO Brands Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ACCO Brands Corporation's recent filing velocity is +6% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for ACCO Brands Corporation's patents?

ACCO Brands Corporation's patents average 15.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the ACCO Brands Corporation 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

ACCO's 177 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - ACCO ranks #2,218 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.