USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Cisco Technology, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10,299 granted patents across 151 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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

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10,299

Total patents granted

151

CPC technology areas

19.2

Avg claims per patent

+13%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Cisco holds 10,299 US patents across 151 technology areas, rank #30 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#30
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (74.3/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: +13%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Cisco Technology, Inc. has been granted 10,299 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Cisco Technology, Inc. at rank #30 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 151 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Cisco Technology, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Cisco sits between The Boeing Company (11,922 patents, rank #26) and SK Hynix Inc. (9,830 patents, rank #34) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 74.3/100 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 5,455 grants, compared with 4,844 in the 2015–2019 window, a +13% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Cisco Technology, Inc.'s 19.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Cisco Technology, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

The Boeing

11,922
Robert Bosch

11,869
GM Global Technol…

11,736
NIKE

10,487
Cisco Technology ◀

10,299
Ricoh

10,223
Dell Products

10,222
Texas Instruments…

9,915
SK hynix

9,830

What this shows Cisco holds 10,299 patents at rank #30, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cisco

By rank, the assignees closest to #30 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Cisco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

74 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Cisco Technology, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	979	9.5%
2016	982	9.5%
2017	972	9.4%
2018	852	8.3%
2019	1,059	10.3%
2020	1,070	10.4%
2021	967	9.4%
2022	931	9.0%
2023	919	8.9%
2024	872	8.5%
2025	696	6.8%

Which technologies does Cisco Technology, Inc. patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 7,502

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2,433

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 2,291

H04B - TRANSMISSION 653

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 604

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 550

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 347

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 295

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 266

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 246

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 233

H04J - MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION 230

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 169

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 120

H04Q - SELECTING 116

Top 15 of 151 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#30

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

74.3 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 Cisco Technology, Inc. hold?

Cisco Technology, Inc. holds 10,299 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 151 technology areas.

What is Cisco Technology, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cisco Technology, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 74.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cisco Technology, Inc. focus on?

Cisco Technology, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 7,502 patents. The company has filed patents in 151 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cisco Technology, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Cisco Technology, Inc.'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 Cisco Technology, Inc.'s patents?

Cisco Technology, Inc.'s patents average 19.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Cisco Technology, 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

Cisco's 10,299 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Cisco ranks #30 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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.