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BCE Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 107 granted patents across 26 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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107
Total patents granted
26
CPC technology areas
27.6
Avg claims per patent
-43%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

BCE holds 107 US patents across 26 technology areas, rank #3,445 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,445
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 7%
by Innovation Score (54.9/100)
27.6
avg claims per patent
-43%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

BCE Inc. has been granted 107 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing BCE Inc. at rank #3,445 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 27.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, BCE Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, BCE sits between WCM Industries, Inc. (108 patents, rank #3,441) and Cylance Inc. (107 patents, rank #3,449) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.9/100 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 39 grants, compared with 68 in the 2015–2019 window, a -43% 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. BCE Inc.'s 27.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 26 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark BCE Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at BCE's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows BCE holds 107 patents at rank #3,445, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near BCE

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,445 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

BCE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BCE Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 17 15.9%
2016 13 12.1%
2017 18 16.8%
2018 9 8.4%
2019 11 10.3%
2020 9 8.4%
2021 7 6.5%
2022 13 12.1%
2023 6 5.6%
2024 4 3.7%

Which technologies does BCE Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,445

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.9 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 BCE Inc. hold?
BCE Inc. holds 107 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 26 technology areas.
What is BCE Inc.'s Innovation Score?
BCE Inc. has an Innovation Score of 54.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does BCE Inc. focus on?
BCE Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 73 patents. The company has filed patents in 26 CPC subclasses total.
Is BCE Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
BCE Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -43% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for BCE Inc.'s patents?
BCE Inc.'s patents average 27.6 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the BCE 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

BCE's 107 grants land it in the top 7% 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 - BCE ranks #3,445 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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

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.