USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Agfa Nv

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 169 granted patents across 63 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B41M (PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING,).

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

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169

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.1

Avg claims per patent

+131%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Agfa holds 169 US patents across 63 technology areas, rank #2,307 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,307
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: +131%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Agfa Nv has been granted 169 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing Agfa Nv at rank #2,307 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 63 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in B41M (PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING,). As a Foreign Corporation, Agfa Nv is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Agfa sits between Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. (170 patents, rank #2,303) and Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation (169 patents, rank #2,311) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.0/100 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 118 grants, compared with 51 in the 2015–2019 window, a +131% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Agfa Nv's 14.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 63 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Agfa Nv against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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Agfa ◀

169

What this shows Agfa holds 169 patents at rank #2,307, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Agfa

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,307 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B41M (Printing)

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

Agfa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Agfa Nv patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	19	11.2%
2019	32	18.9%
2020	29	17.2%
2021	14	8.3%
2022	16	9.5%
2023	15	8.9%
2024	23	13.6%
2025	21	12.4%

Which technologies does Agfa Nv patent most?

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 82

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 79

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 66

B44C - PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK ; PAPERHANGING 23

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 21

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 18

D06P - DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM 17

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 16

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 15

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 15

E04F - FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS 14

B41C - PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES 13

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 13

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 12

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 12

Top 15 of 63 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,307

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.0 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 Agfa Nv hold?

Agfa Nv holds 169 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 63 technology areas.

What is Agfa Nv's Innovation Score?

Agfa Nv has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Agfa Nv focus on?

Agfa Nv's top technology area is B41M (PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING,) with 82 patents. The company has filed patents in 63 CPC subclasses total.

Is Agfa Nv's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Agfa Nv's recent filing velocity is +131% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Agfa Nv's patents?

Agfa Nv's patents average 14.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Agfa Nv 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

Agfa's 169 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Agfa ranks #2,307 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B41M - see who else leads that technology area. B41M 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.