USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 143 granted patents across 41 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C25D (PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR).

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

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143

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.0

Avg claims per patent

-36%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Atotech holds 143 US patents across 41 technology areas, rank #2,703 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,703
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (52.0/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -36%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG has been granted 143 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG at rank #2,703 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 41 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C25D (PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR). As a Foreign Corporation, Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Atotech sits between Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. (144 patents, rank #2,699) and HAI Robotics Co., Ltd. (143 patents, rank #2,707) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.0/100 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 56 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a -36% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG'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 41 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Atotech holds 143 patents at rank #2,703, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Atotech

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,703 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C25D (Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Product…)

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

Atotech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% 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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Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	16	11.2%
2016	21	14.7%
2017	20	14.0%
2018	11	7.7%
2019	19	13.3%
2020	13	9.1%
2021	15	10.5%
2022	11	7.7%
2023	3	2.1%
2024	9	6.3%
2025	5	3.5%

Which technologies does Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG patent most?

C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR 89

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 61

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 45

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 33

C23F - NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE ; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D 10

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 8

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 7

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 5

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 4

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 4

B05C - APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 3

C25F - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM OBJECTS; APPARATUS THEREFOR 3

C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES 3

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 3

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 3

Top 15 of 41 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,703

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.0 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 Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG hold?

Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG holds 143 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 41 technology areas.

What is Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG's Innovation Score?

Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG has an Innovation Score of 52.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG focus on?

Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG's top technology area is C25D (PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR) with 89 patents. The company has filed patents in 41 CPC subclasses total.

Is Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG's recent filing velocity is -36% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG's patents?

Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG's patents average 15.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Atotech Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG 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

Atotech's 143 grants land it in the top 11% 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 - Atotech ranks #2,703 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C25D - see who else leads that technology area. C25D 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.