Overall rank by patents
#2,041
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 194 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2016–2025. 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
Forcepoint holds 194 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #2,041 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Forcepoint Llc has been granted 194 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Forcepoint Llc at rank #2,041 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Forcepoint Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Forcepoint sits between Med-el Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh (195 patents, rank #2,037) and Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (194 patents, rank #2,045) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.5/100 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 175 grants, compared with 19 in the 2015–2019 window, a +821% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Forcepoint Llc's 18.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Forcepoint Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
195 patents
Nordic Semiconductor ASA
195 patents
Versum Materials US, LLC
195 patents
Duksan Neolux Co., Ltd
194 patents
GEMALTO SA
194 patents
Ingersoll-Rand Company
194 patents
Intertrust Technologies Corporation
194 patents
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
194 patents
Forcepoint LLC
194 patents
What this shows Forcepoint holds 194 patents at rank #2,041, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #2,041 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Forcepoint's primary technology class.
Forcepoint's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 7 | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 10 | 5.2% |
| 2020 | 34 | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 42 | 21.6% |
| 2022 | 38 | 19.6% |
| 2023 | 39 | 20.1% |
| 2024 | 20 | 10.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 1.0% |
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#2,041
Across all tracked assignees
47.5 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Forcepoint's 194 grants land it in the top 18% 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.