USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 96 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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.1

Avg claims per patent

+29%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bandai holds 96 US patents across 15 technology areas, rank #3,763 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,763
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.8/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: +29%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. has been granted 96 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. at rank #3,763 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.1 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 Namco Entertainment Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bandai sits between Universite PAUL Sabatier—toulouse III (97 patents, rank #3,759) and Covestro Intellectual Property Gmbh & Co. KG (96 patents, rank #3,767) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 42.8/100 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 54 grants, compared with 42 in the 2015–2019 window, a +29% 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. Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'s 16.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 Namco Entertainment Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Bandai holds 96 patents at rank #3,763, 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 #3,763 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)

43 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 Namco Entertainment Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.0%
2016	14	14.6%
2017	10	10.4%
2018	8	8.3%
2019	9	9.4%
2020	11	11.5%
2021	19	19.8%
2022	14	14.6%
2023	4	4.2%
2024	3	3.1%
2025	3	3.1%

Which technologies does Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. patent most?

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 83

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 22

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 16

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 10

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 7

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 5

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 3

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 2

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 1

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 1

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 1

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 1

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,763

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

42.8 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 Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. hold?

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. holds 96 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. focus on?

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'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 83 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +29% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'s patents?

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'s patents average 16.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. 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 96 grants land it in the top 30% 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 #3,763 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 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.