USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Bandai Co. Ltd

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 71 granted patents across 15 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A63F (CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

5.9

Avg claims per patent

-27%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bandai holds 71 US patents across 15 technology areas, rank #4,863 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,863
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (50.1/100): 5.9
avg claims per patent: -27%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bandai Co. Ltd has been granted 71 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Bandai Co. Ltd at rank #4,863 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 5.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A63F (CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, Bandai Co. Ltd is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bandai sits between ASP Global Manufacturing Gmbh (71 patents, rank #4,859) and Bedford Industries, Inc. (71 patents, rank #4,867) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.1/100 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 30 grants, compared with 41 in the 2015–2019 window, a -27% 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. Bandai Co. Ltd's 5.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 15 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bandai Co. Ltd against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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71
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71
Bedford Industries

71
Bandai ◀

71

What this shows Bandai holds 71 patents at rank #4,863, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bandai

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,863 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63F (CARD)

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

Bandai's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% 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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Bandai Co. Ltd patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	16.9%
2016	13	18.3%
2017	12	16.9%
2018	2	2.8%
2019	2	2.8%
2020	3	4.2%
2021	2	2.8%
2022	7	9.9%
2023	5	7.0%
2024	7	9.9%
2025	6	8.5%

Which technologies does Bandai Co. Ltd patent most?

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 12

A63H - TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS 11

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 9

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 4

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 4

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 3

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 2

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 2

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 1

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 1

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 1

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 1

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,863

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.1 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 Bandai Co. Ltd hold?

Bandai Co. Ltd holds 71 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Bandai Co. Ltd's Innovation Score?

Bandai Co. Ltd has an Innovation Score of 50.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bandai Co. Ltd focus on?

Bandai Co. Ltd's top technology area is A63F (CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 12 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bandai Co. Ltd's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bandai Co. Ltd's recent filing velocity is -27% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Bandai Co. Ltd's patents?

Bandai Co. Ltd's patents average 5.9 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Bandai Co. Ltd 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

Bandai's 71 grants land it in the top 14% 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 - Bandai ranks #4,863 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A63F - see who else leads that technology area. A63F 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 by PlainPatent 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.