USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Avery Dennison Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 336 granted patents across 104 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y10T (TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION).

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

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336

Total patents granted

104

CPC technology areas

22.5

Avg claims per patent

-38%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Avery holds 336 US patents across 104 technology areas, rank #1,261 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,261
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.6/100): 22.5
avg claims per patent: -38%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Avery Dennison Corporation has been granted 336 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Avery Dennison Corporation at rank #1,261 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 104 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 22.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y10T (TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION). As a US Corporation, Avery Dennison Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Avery sits between Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (337 patents, rank #1,257) and K2M, Inc. (334 patents, rank #1,265) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.6/100 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 128 grants, compared with 208 in the 2015–2019 window, a -38% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Avery Dennison Corporation's 22.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, 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 Avery Dennison Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Avery holds 336 patents at rank #1,261, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Avery

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,261 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

Avery's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Avery Dennison Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	51	15.2%
2016	43	12.8%
2017	45	13.4%
2018	38	11.3%
2019	31	9.2%
2020	19	5.7%
2021	34	10.1%
2022	27	8.0%
2023	18	5.4%
2024	18	5.4%
2025	12	3.6%

Which technologies does Avery Dennison Corporation patent most?

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 144

C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES 142

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 91

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS 80

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 59

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 46

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 45

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 45

B65C - LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES 29

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 26

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 24

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 23

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 23

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 18

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 18

Top 15 of 104 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,261

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.6 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 Avery Dennison Corporation hold?

Avery Dennison Corporation holds 336 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 104 technology areas.

What is Avery Dennison Corporation's Innovation Score?

Avery Dennison Corporation has an Innovation Score of 63.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Avery Dennison Corporation focus on?

Avery Dennison Corporation's top technology area is Y10T (TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION) with 144 patents. The company has filed patents in 104 CPC subclasses total.

Is Avery Dennison Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Avery Dennison Corporation's recent filing velocity is -38% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Avery Dennison Corporation's patents?

Avery Dennison Corporation's patents average 22.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Avery Dennison Corporation 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

Avery's 336 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Avery ranks #1,261 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y10T - see who else leads that technology area. Y10T 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.