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Ancestry.com DNA, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 56 granted patents across 13 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G16B (BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY).

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56
Total patents granted
13
CPC technology areas
18.5
Avg claims per patent
+422%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ancestry.com holds 56 US patents across 13 technology areas, rank #6,003 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,003
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.8/100)
18.5
avg claims per patent
+422%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ancestry.com DNA, Llc has been granted 56 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Ancestry.com DNA, Llc at rank #6,003 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 13 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G16B (BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY). As a US Corporation, Ancestry.com DNA, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ancestry.com sits between ACM Research (shanghai), Inc. (56 patents, rank #5,999) and BIGO Technology PTE. Ltd. (56 patents, rank #6,007) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.8/100 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 47 grants, compared with 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a +422% 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. Ancestry.com DNA, Llc's 18.5 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 Ancestry.com DNA, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Ancestrycom's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Ancestry.com holds 56 patents at rank #6,003, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Ancestrycom

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,003 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G16B (Bioinformatics)

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

Ancestry.com's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ancestry.com DNA, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 1 1.8%
2017 1 1.8%
2018 4 7.1%
2019 3 5.4%
2020 6 10.7%
2021 7 12.5%
2022 9 16.1%
2023 5 8.9%
2024 10 17.9%
2025 10 17.9%

Which technologies does Ancestry.com DNA, Llc patent most?

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,003

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.8 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 Ancestry.com DNA, Llc hold?
Ancestry.com DNA, Llc holds 56 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.
What is Ancestry.com DNA, Llc's Innovation Score?
Ancestry.com DNA, Llc has an Innovation Score of 47.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Ancestry.com DNA, Llc focus on?
Ancestry.com DNA, Llc's top technology area is G16B (BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY) with 36 patents. The company has filed patents in 13 CPC subclasses total.
Is Ancestry.com DNA, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Ancestry.com DNA, Llc's recent filing velocity is +422% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Ancestry.com DNA, Llc's patents?
Ancestry.com DNA, Llc's patents average 18.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Ancestry.com DNA, Llc 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

Ancestry.com's 56 grants land it in the top 18% 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 - Ancestry.com ranks #6,003 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G16B - see who else leads that technology area. G16B 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

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.