USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 2,118 granted patents across 82 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

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

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2,118

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.2

Avg claims per patent

-2%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Dolby holds 2,118 US patents across 82 technology areas, rank #186 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#186
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (64.9/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: -2%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation has been granted 2,118 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation at rank #186 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 82 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Dolby sits between Rolls-royce Plc (2,152 patents, rank #182) and Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation (2,095 patents, rank #190) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.9/100 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 1,049 grants, compared with 1,069 in the 2015–2019 window, a -2% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation's 14.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 82 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Rolls-royce

2,152
Nokia Solutions A…

2,149
Alcatel Lucent

2,140
Shimadzu

2,128
Dolby Laboratorie… ◀

2,118
Intuitive Surgica…

2,117
Walmart Apollo

2,112
Interdigital Pate…

2,111
Milwaukee Electri…

2,095

What this shows Dolby holds 2,118 patents at rank #186, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dolby

By rank, the assignees closest to #186 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Dolby's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 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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Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	126	5.9%
2016	192	9.1%
2017	248	11.7%
2018	229	10.8%
2019	274	12.9%
2020	226	10.7%
2021	172	8.1%
2022	166	7.8%
2023	139	6.6%
2024	190	9.0%
2025	156	7.4%

Which technologies does Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 862

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 680

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 622

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 402

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 250

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 225

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 215

H03G - CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION 169

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 121

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 110

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 94

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 91

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 52

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 43

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 39

Top 15 of 82 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#186

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.9 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 Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation hold?

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation holds 2,118 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 82 technology areas.

What is Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation's Innovation Score?

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation has an Innovation Score of 64.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation focus on?

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation's top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 862 patents. The company has filed patents in 82 CPC subclasses total.

Is Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation's recent filing velocity is -2% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation's patents?

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation's patents average 14.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 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

Dolby's 2,118 grants land it in the top 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 - Dolby ranks #186 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N 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.