Overall rank by patents
#2,326
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 168 granted patents across 14 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).
The verdict
Extreme holds 168 US patents across 14 technology areas, rank #2,326 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Extreme Networks, Inc. has been granted 168 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Extreme Networks, Inc. at rank #2,326 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 14 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Extreme Networks, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Extreme sits between Sunbeam Products, Inc. (169 patents, rank #2,322) and Korea Research Institute OF Bioscience AND Biotechnology (168 patents, rank #2,330) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.6/100 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 90 grants, compared with 78 in the 2015–2019 window, a +15% 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. Extreme Networks, Inc.'s 19.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 14 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Extreme Networks, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Sunbeam Products, Inc.
169 patents
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
169 patents
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
168 patents
Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
168 patents
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
168 patents
Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
168 patents
Intellectual Ventures II LLC
168 patents
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
168 patents
Extreme Networks, Inc.
168 patents
What this shows Extreme holds 168 patents at rank #2,326, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #2,326 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Extreme's primary technology class.
Extreme's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 8 | 4.8% |
| 2017 | 20 | 11.9% |
| 2018 | 25 | 14.9% |
| 2019 | 18 | 10.7% |
| 2020 | 35 | 20.8% |
| 2021 | 23 | 13.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 12 | 7.1% |
| 2024 | 7 | 4.2% |
| 2025 | 9 | 5.4% |
Top 14 of 14 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#2,326
Across all tracked assignees
44.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Extreme's 168 grants land it in the top 25% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.