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Cartier International Ag

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 332 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G04B (MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS).

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332
Total patents granted
8
CPC technology areas
1.5
Avg claims per patent
+13%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Cartier holds 332 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #1,271 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,271
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.3/100)
1.5
avg claims per patent
+13%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Cartier International Ag has been granted 332 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Cartier International Ag at rank #1,271 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 1.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G04B (MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS). As a Foreign Corporation, Cartier International Ag is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Cartier sits between Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (334 patents, rank #1,267) and Columbia Insurance Company (331 patents, rank #1,275) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.3/100 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 176 grants, compared with 156 in the 2015–2019 window, a +13% 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. Cartier International Ag's 1.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Cartier International Ag against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Cartier's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Cartier holds 332 patents at rank #1,271, 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 Cartier

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,271 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR Watches)

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

Cartier's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 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 · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cartier International Ag patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 22 6.6%
2017 58 17.5%
2018 47 14.2%
2019 29 8.7%
2020 17 5.1%
2021 36 10.8%
2022 9 2.7%
2023 14 4.2%
2024 67 20.2%
2025 33 9.9%

Which technologies does Cartier International Ag patent most?

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,271

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.3 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 Cartier International Ag hold?
Cartier International Ag holds 332 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.
What is Cartier International Ag's Innovation Score?
Cartier International Ag has an Innovation Score of 38.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Cartier International Ag focus on?
Cartier International Ag's top technology area is G04B (MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS) with 7 patents. The company has filed patents in 8 CPC subclasses total.
Is Cartier International Ag's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Cartier International Ag's recent filing velocity is +13% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for Cartier International Ag's patents?
Cartier International Ag's patents average 1.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Cartier International Ag 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

Cartier's 332 grants land it in the top 41% 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 - Cartier ranks #1,271 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G04B - see who else leads that technology area. G04B 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.