USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ASML Netherlands B.v.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 2,645 granted patents across 130 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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;).

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

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2,645

Total patents granted

130

CPC technology areas

19.5

Avg claims per patent

+17%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ASML holds 2,645 US patents across 130 technology areas, rank #143 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#143
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (69.1/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: +17%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ASML Netherlands B.v. has been granted 2,645 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing ASML Netherlands B.v. at rank #143 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 130 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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;). As a Foreign Corporation, ASML Netherlands B.v. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ASML sits between AUDI Ag (2,738 patents, rank #139) and Paypal, Inc. (2,609 patents, rank #147) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 69.1/100 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 1,428 grants, compared with 1,217 in the 2015–2019 window, a +17% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. ASML Netherlands B.v.'s 19.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ASML Netherlands B.v. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

AUDI

2,738
CNH Industrial Am…

2,690
NXP USA

2,671
FUJI Electric

2,654
ASML Netherlands… ◀

2,645
Airbus Operations

2,643
Kioxia

2,641
Arm

2,613
Paypal

2,609

What this shows ASML holds 2,645 patents at rank #143, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ASML

By rank, the assignees closest to #143 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces)

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

ASML's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

69 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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ASML Netherlands B.v. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	230	8.7%
2016	231	8.7%
2017	239	9.0%
2018	220	8.3%
2019	297	11.2%
2020	298	11.3%
2021	272	10.3%
2022	237	9.0%
2023	237	9.0%
2024	194	7.3%
2025	190	7.2%

Which technologies does ASML Netherlands B.v. patent most?

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; 2,290

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 313

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 309

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 246

H05G - X-RAY TECHNIQUE 233

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 225

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 209

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 195

G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES 85

H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL 82

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 82

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 74

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 66

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 61

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 59

Top 15 of 130 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#143

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

69.1 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 ASML Netherlands B.v. hold?

ASML Netherlands B.v. holds 2,645 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 130 technology areas.

What is ASML Netherlands B.v.'s Innovation Score?

ASML Netherlands B.v. has an Innovation Score of 69.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ASML Netherlands B.v. focus on?

ASML Netherlands B.v.'s top technology area is 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;) with 2,290 patents. The company has filed patents in 130 CPC subclasses total.

Is ASML Netherlands B.v.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ASML Netherlands B.v.'s recent filing velocity is +17% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for ASML Netherlands B.v.'s patents?

ASML Netherlands B.v.'s patents average 19.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the ASML Netherlands B.v. 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

ASML's 2,645 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - ASML ranks #143 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G03F - see who else leads that technology area. G03F 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

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