Where does FOX Sports Productions, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FOX Sports Productions, LLC ranks #24,364 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does FOX Sports Productions, LLC hold?

FOX Sports Productions, LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is FOX Sports Productions, LLC's Innovation Score?

FOX Sports Productions, LLC has an Innovation Score of 36.9 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does FOX Sports Productions, LLC focus on?

FOX Sports Productions, LLC's top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 9 patents, ranking #1,385 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is FOX Sports Productions, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FOX Sports Productions, LLC's recent grant velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for FOX Sports Productions, LLC's patents?

FOX Sports Productions, LLC's patents average 26.3 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the FOX Sports Productions, LLC 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

FOX Sports Productions, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FOX ranks #24,364 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 7 technology areas.

#24,364
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.9/100): 26.3
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24364 · US Corporation #24,364 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,364/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Flyhawk
CPC-NARROW H04N · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Flyhawk Inc. (±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 FOX’s 36.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.6 pts (23%) Velocity 4.0 pts (11%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (41%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows FOX's Innovation Score is 36.9/100 (top 45% 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 FOX?

Each dot is one of FOX’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). FOX’s own 26.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 2.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

FOX vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where FOX's grants concentrate

FOX Sports Productions, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 81.8% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, FOX sits between Flyhawk Inc. and Fresh Press LLC.

FOX's three-year grant acceleration

FOX Sports Productions, LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows FOX holds 11 patents at rank #24,323, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FOX

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,323 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

FOX's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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FOX Sports Productions, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	27.3%
2019	2	18.2%
2021	3	27.3%
2022	1	9.1%
2023	2	18.2%

Which technologies does FOX Sports Productions, LLC patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 9

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 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

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

FOX Sports Productions, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FOX Sports Productions, LLC's lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 81.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #24,364 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FOX Sports Productions, LLC against Flyhawk Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.9/100 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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