Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 96 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Cognizant ranks #3,765 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 96 patents across 27 technology areas.
- #3,765
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 14%
- by Innovation Score (49.9/100)
- 19.9
- avg claims per patent
- +66%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R3765 · Foreign Corporation #3,765 · 96 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 96 grants
- TOP-DECILE #3,765/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Apollo Intelligent…
- CPC-FOCUS G06F · 27 areas
- INNOV-PAR 49.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +66% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Apollo Intelligent Connectivity (BEIJING) Technology Co., Ltd. (±0 grants)
Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.
How Cognizant’s 49.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Cognizant
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Cognizant Technology… · this assignee
Cognizant Technology… · this assignee
50 score
- Dunlop Sports · near
Dunlop Sports · near
50 score
- Hunter Industries · near
Hunter Industries · near
50 score
- National Oilwell… · near
National Oilwell… · near
50 score
- Semikron Elektronik… · near
Semikron Elektronik… · near
50 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Cognizant's Innovation Score is 49.9/100 (top 14% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Cognizant?
Each dot is one of Cognizant’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Cognizant’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Cognizant's grants concentrate
Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 72.9% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (20 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2018. By volume, Cognizant sits between iboss, Inc. and Dover Europe Sàrl.
Cognizant's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd. moved from 48 to 27 grants (0.56x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Cognizant's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- iboss
iboss, Inc.
97 patents
- Apollo Intelligen…
Apollo Intelligent Connectivity (BEIJING) Technology Co., Ltd.
96 patents
- Bandai Namco Ente…
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
96 patents
- Behr Process
Behr Process Corporation
96 patents
- Conversant Wirele…
Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à r.l.
96 patents
- Covestro Intellec…
Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
96 patents
- Crosman
Crosman Corporation
96 patents
- Dover Europe Sàrl
Dover Europe Sàrl
96 patents
- Cognizant Technol… ◀
Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd.
96 patents
What this shows Cognizant holds 96 patents at rank #3,765, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Cognizant
By rank, the assignees closest to #3,765 in granted patent volume.
- iboss, Inc. #3,761 · 97 patents
- Apollo Intelligent Connectivity (BEIJING) Technology Co., Ltd. #3,762 · 96 patents
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. #3,763 · 96 patents
- Behr Process Corporation #3,764 · 96 patents
- Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à r.l. #3,766 · 96 patents
- Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG #3,767 · 96 patents
- Crosman Corporation #3,768 · 96 patents
- Dover Europe Sàrl #3,769 · 96 patents
Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Cognizant's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 42,717 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 21,497 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16,951 in class
- Google LLC 13,092 in class
- Intel Corporation 12,803 in class
- Apple Inc. 11,007 in class
- Amazon Technologies, Inc. 10,217 in class
- Dell Products L.P. 7,187 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Cognizant, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), Cognizant ranks #728 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.9 here).
Cognizant's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 7 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3 | 3.1% |
| 2019 | 17 | 17.7% |
| 2020 | 11 | 11.5% |
| 2021 | 20 | 20.8% |
| 2022 | 13 | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 6 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | 8.3% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 3.1% |
Which technologies does Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd. patent most?
Top 15 of 27 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 72.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
- Ranked #3,765 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Cognizant Technology Solutions India PVT. Ltd. against iboss, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 49.9/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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.