USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

China Unionpay Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 112 granted patents across 18 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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112

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.3

Avg claims per patent

+200%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

China holds 112 US patents across 18 technology areas, rank #3,319 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,319
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.5/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: +200%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

China Unionpay Co., Ltd. has been granted 112 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing China Unionpay Co., Ltd. at rank #3,319 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 18 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, China Unionpay Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, China sits between Shenzhen Intellirocks Tech. Co., Ltd. (113 patents, rank #3,315) and EOS Gmbh Electro Optical Systems (112 patents, rank #3,323) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.5/100 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 84 grants, compared with 28 in the 2015–2019 window, a +200% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. China Unionpay Co., Ltd.'s 13.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 18 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark China Unionpay Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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113
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112
China Unionpay ◀

112

What this shows China holds 112 patents at rank #3,319, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near China

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,319 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

China's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 50,000 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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China Unionpay Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	3.6%
2016	7	6.3%
2017	6	5.4%
2018	7	6.3%
2019	4	3.6%
2020	10	8.9%
2021	11	9.8%
2022	14	12.5%
2023	15	13.4%
2024	13	11.6%
2025	21	18.8%

Which technologies does China Unionpay Co., Ltd. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 69

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 55

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 35

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 14

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 11

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 7

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 6

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 4

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 3

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 2

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 2

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 2

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 1

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 1

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,319

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.5 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 China Unionpay Co., Ltd. hold?

China Unionpay Co., Ltd. holds 112 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is China Unionpay Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

China Unionpay Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 50.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does China Unionpay Co., Ltd. focus on?

China Unionpay Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 69 patents. The company has filed patents in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is China Unionpay Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

China Unionpay Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for China Unionpay Co., Ltd.'s patents?

China Unionpay Co., Ltd.'s patents average 13.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the China Unionpay Co., Ltd. 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

China's 112 grants land it in the top 13% 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 - China ranks #3,319 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.