USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

ACV Auctions Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2021–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G07C (TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FO).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.0

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ACV holds 9 US patents across 11 technology areas, rank #27,971 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#27,971
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.3/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

ACV Auctions Inc. has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing ACV Auctions Inc. at rank #27,971 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G07C (TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FO). As a US Corporation, ACV Auctions Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ACV sits between Acorn WEST Llc (9 patents, rank #27,967) and ADRC. Co. KR (9 patents, rank #27,975) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.3/100 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. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 9 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. ACV Auctions Inc.'s 21.0 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 11 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ACV Auctions Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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9
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9

What this shows ACV holds 9 patents at rank #27,971, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ACV

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,971 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G07C (TIME OR Attendance Registers)

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

ACV's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ACV Auctions Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	11.1%
2023	3	33.3%
2024	3	33.3%
2025	2	22.2%

Which technologies does ACV Auctions Inc. patent most?

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 6

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 5

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 4

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 3

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 2

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 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 2

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 2

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#27,971

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.3 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 ACV Auctions Inc. hold?

ACV Auctions Inc. holds 9 US granted patents filed between 2021 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is ACV Auctions Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ACV Auctions Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ACV Auctions Inc. focus on?

ACV Auctions Inc.'s top technology area is G07C (TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is ACV Auctions Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for ACV Auctions Inc..

What does claim depth mean for ACV Auctions Inc.'s patents?

ACV Auctions Inc.'s patents average 21.0 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the ACV Auctions 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

ACV's 9 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - ACV ranks #27,971 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G07C - see who else leads that technology area. G07C 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

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.