USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 104 granted patents across 26 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL).

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

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104

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.4

Avg claims per patent

+31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ETH holds 104 US patents across 26 technology areas, rank #3,532 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,532
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.3/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: +31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) has been granted 104 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) at rank #3,532 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ETH sits between Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l. (104 patents, rank #3,528) and Malikie Innovations Limited (104 patents, rank #3,536) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.3/100 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 59 grants, compared with 45 in the 2015–2019 window, a +31% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)'s 20.4 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 26 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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104

What this shows ETH holds 104 patents at rank #3,532, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ETH

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,532 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06T (Image DATA Processing OR Generation)

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

ETH's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% 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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ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	7.7%
2016	10	9.6%
2017	9	8.7%
2018	7	6.7%
2019	11	10.6%
2020	6	5.8%
2021	8	7.7%
2022	6	5.8%
2023	12	11.5%
2024	8	7.7%
2025	19	18.3%

Which technologies does ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) patent most?

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 81

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 29

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 29

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 21

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 20

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 3

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 3

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 3

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 2

G06G - ANALOGUE COMPUTERS 2

H04B - TRANSMISSION 2

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 2

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 2

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,532

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.3 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 ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) hold?

ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) holds 104 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)'s Innovation Score?

ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) has an Innovation Score of 53.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) focus on?

ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)'s top technology area is G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL) with 81 patents. The company has filed patents in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)'s recent filing velocity is +31% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)'s patents?

ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)'s patents average 20.4 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the ETH Zürich (eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) 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

ETH's 104 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - ETH ranks #3,532 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06T - see who else leads that technology area. G06T 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.