USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

CGG Services SAS

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 310 granted patents across 41 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS).

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

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310

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.5

Avg claims per patent

-70%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

CGG holds 310 US patents across 41 technology areas, rank #1,353 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,353
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.5/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: -70%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

CGG Services SAS has been granted 310 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing CGG Services SAS at rank #1,353 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 41 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS). As a Foreign Corporation, CGG Services SAS is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, CGG sits between Global Tel*link Corporation (312 patents, rank #1,349) and Daio Paper Corporation (309 patents, rank #1,357) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.5/100 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 72 grants, compared with 238 in the 2015–2019 window, a -70% 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. CGG Services SAS's 18.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 41 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark CGG Services SAS against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows CGG holds 310 patents at rank #1,353, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CGG

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,353 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

CGG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% 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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CGG Services SAS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	1.6%
2016	58	18.7%
2017	62	20.0%
2018	45	14.5%
2019	68	21.9%
2020	25	8.1%
2021	11	3.5%
2022	16	5.2%
2023	8	2.6%
2024	7	2.3%
2025	5	1.6%

Which technologies does CGG Services SAS patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 298

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 26

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 12

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 11

B63G - OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 11

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 8

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 5

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 5

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 4

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 4

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 4

B63C - LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS 3

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 3

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 3

Top 15 of 41 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,353

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.5 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 CGG Services SAS hold?

CGG Services SAS holds 310 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 41 technology areas.

What is CGG Services SAS's Innovation Score?

CGG Services SAS has an Innovation Score of 55.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does CGG Services SAS focus on?

CGG Services SAS's top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS) with 298 patents. The company has filed patents in 41 CPC subclasses total.

Is CGG Services SAS's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

CGG Services SAS's recent filing velocity is -70% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for CGG Services SAS's patents?

CGG Services SAS's patents average 18.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the CGG Services SAS 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

CGG's 310 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 - CGG ranks #1,353 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01V - see who else leads that technology area. G01V 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.