USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

CBS Interactive Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 82 granted patents across 15 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.7

Avg claims per patent

-68%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

CBS holds 82 US patents across 15 technology areas, rank #4,323 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,323
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.1/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent: -68%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

CBS Interactive Inc. has been granted 82 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing CBS Interactive Inc. at rank #4,323 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, CBS Interactive Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, CBS sits between Antares Pharma, Inc. (82 patents, rank #4,319) and Element Six Technologies Limited (82 patents, rank #4,327) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 43.1/100 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 20 grants, compared with 62 in the 2015–2019 window, a -68% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US 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. CBS Interactive Inc.'s 19.7 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 CBS Interactive Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Antares Pharma

82
Balluff

82
Byk-chemie

82
Bedgear

82
Citizen Machinery

82
DRIV Automotive

82
Eisenmann SE

82
Element Six

82
CBS Interactive ◀

82

What this shows CBS holds 82 patents at rank #4,323, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CBS

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,323 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

CBS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% 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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CBS Interactive Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	26.8%
2016	15	18.3%
2017	5	6.1%
2018	12	14.6%
2019	8	9.8%
2020	7	8.5%
2021	5	6.1%
2022	2	2.4%
2023	2	2.4%
2024	3	3.7%
2025	1	1.2%

Which technologies does CBS Interactive Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 52

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 30

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 20

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 19

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 7

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 5

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 3

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 3

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 2

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 2

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 2

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 2

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 1

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

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,323

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

43.1 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 CBS Interactive Inc. hold?

CBS Interactive Inc. holds 82 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is CBS Interactive Inc.'s Innovation Score?

CBS Interactive Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does CBS Interactive Inc. focus on?

CBS Interactive Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 52 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is CBS Interactive Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

CBS Interactive Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -68% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for CBS Interactive Inc.'s patents?

CBS Interactive Inc.'s patents average 19.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the CBS Interactive 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

CBS's 82 grants land it in the top 29% 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 - CBS ranks #4,323 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.