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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 476 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).

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476
Total patents granted
11
CPC technology areas
21.6
Avg claims per patent
+286%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Chicago holds 476 US patents across 11 technology areas, rank #934 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#934
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.7/100)
21.6
avg claims per patent
+286%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. has been granted 476 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. at rank #934 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). As a US Corporation, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Chicago sits between The Penn State Research Foundation (480 patents, rank #930) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (473 patents, rank #938) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.7/100 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 378 grants, compared with 98 in the 2015–2019 window, a +286% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s 21.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 11 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Chicago's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Chicago holds 476 patents at rank #934, 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 Chicago

By rank, the assignees closest to #934 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

Chicago's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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 · 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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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 4 0.8%
2016 10 2.1%
2017 14 2.9%
2018 24 5.0%
2019 46 9.7%
2020 64 13.4%
2021 52 10.9%
2022 71 14.9%
2023 71 14.9%
2024 69 14.5%
2025 51 10.7%

Which technologies does Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. patent most?

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#934

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.7 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 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. hold?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. holds 476 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.
What is Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. has an Innovation Score of 54.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. focus on?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 435 patents. The company has filed patents in 11 CPC subclasses total.
Is Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +286% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s patents?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s patents average 21.6 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange 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

Chicago's 476 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Chicago ranks #934 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06Q - see who else leads that technology area. G06Q 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.