USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,348 granted patents across 25 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

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

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1,348

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.9

Avg claims per patent

+14778%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Beijing holds 1,348 US patents across 25 technology areas, rank #319 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#319
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (73.3/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: +14778%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. has been granted 1,348 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. at rank #319 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 25 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a Foreign Corporation, Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Beijing sits between Qorvo US, Inc. (1,359 patents, rank #315) and COOK Medical Technologies Llc (1,327 patents, rank #323) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 73.3/100 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 1,339 grants, compared with 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a +14778% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s 17.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 25 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Qorvo US

1,359
Delta Faucet

1,351
ACER Incorporated

1,350
Exxonmobil Chemic…

1,350
Sanofi-aventis De…

1,348
Beijing Bytedance… ◀

1,348
Harman Internatio…

1,341
Kubota

1,340
COOK Medical

1,327

What this shows Beijing holds 1,348 patents at rank #319, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Beijing

By rank, the assignees closest to #319 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Beijing's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

73 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	0.1%
2019	8	0.6%
2020	10	0.7%
2021	113	8.4%
2022	227	16.8%
2023	366	27.2%
2024	403	29.9%
2025	220	16.3%

Which technologies does Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 837

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 263

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 103

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 95

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 56

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 49

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 33

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 22

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 15

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 13

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 10

G10H - ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE 10

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 9

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 7

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 6

Top 15 of 25 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#319

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

73.3 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 Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. hold?

Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. holds 1,348 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 73.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. focus on?

Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 837 patents. The company has filed patents in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +14778% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents average 17.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Beijing Bytedance Network Technology 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

Beijing's 1,348 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Beijing ranks #319 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N 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.