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British Telecommunications Public Limited Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 651 granted patents across 65 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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651
Total patents granted
65
CPC technology areas
13.3
Avg claims per patent
+47%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

British holds 651 US patents across 65 technology areas, rank #695 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#695
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.7/100)
13.3
avg claims per patent
+47%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

British Telecommunications Public Limited Company has been granted 651 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing British Telecommunications Public Limited Company at rank #695 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 65 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, British Telecommunications Public Limited Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, British sits between Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO (653 patents, rank #691) and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (649 patents, rank #699) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.7/100 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 387 grants, compared with 264 in the 2015–2019 window, a +47% 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. British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's 13.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 65 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark British Telecommunications Public Limited Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at British's volume?

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

patents

What this shows British holds 651 patents at rank #695, 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 British

By rank, the assignees closest to #695 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

British's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 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 · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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British Telecommunications Public Limited Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 47 7.2%
2016 32 4.9%
2017 53 8.1%
2018 51 7.8%
2019 81 12.4%
2020 76 11.7%
2021 76 11.7%
2022 76 11.7%
2023 54 8.3%
2024 55 8.4%
2025 50 7.7%

Which technologies does British Telecommunications Public Limited Company patent most?

Top 15 of 65 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#695

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.7 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 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company hold?
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company holds 651 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 65 technology areas.
What is British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's Innovation Score?
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company has an Innovation Score of 60.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does British Telecommunications Public Limited Company focus on?
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 394 patents. The company has filed patents in 65 CPC subclasses total.
Is British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's recent filing velocity is +47% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's patents?
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's patents average 13.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the British Telecommunications Public Limited Company 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

British's 651 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - British ranks #695 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.