USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 270 granted patents across 64 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRA).

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

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270

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.8

Avg claims per patent

-29%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Garmin holds 270 US patents across 64 technology areas, rank #1,540 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,540
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.1/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: -29%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh has been granted 270 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Garmin Switzerland Gmbh at rank #1,540 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 64 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRA). As a Foreign Corporation, Garmin Switzerland Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Garmin sits between Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (271 patents, rank #1,536) and Advanced Connectek Inc. (269 patents, rank #1,544) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.1/100 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 112 grants, compared with 158 in the 2015–2019 window, a -29% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Garmin Switzerland Gmbh's 10.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 64 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Garmin Switzerland Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Garmin holds 270 patents at rank #1,540, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Garmin

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,540 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01S (Radio Direction-finding)

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

Garmin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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Garmin Switzerland Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	11.1%
2016	30	11.1%
2017	36	13.3%
2018	18	6.7%
2019	44	16.3%
2020	31	11.5%
2021	28	10.4%
2022	18	6.7%
2023	22	8.1%
2024	11	4.1%
2025	2	0.7%

Which technologies does Garmin Switzerland Gmbh patent most?

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 59

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 33

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 26

B63H - MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING 26

B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 23

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 18

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 16

G04G - ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES 15

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 14

A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS 13

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 11

B63J - AUXILIARIES ON VESSELS 11

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 10

G04C - ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES 9

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 9

Top 15 of 64 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,540

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.1 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 Garmin Switzerland Gmbh hold?

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh holds 270 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 64 technology areas.

What is Garmin Switzerland Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 54.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Garmin Switzerland Gmbh focus on?

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh's top technology area is G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES) with 59 patents. The company has filed patents in 64 CPC subclasses total.

Is Garmin Switzerland Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -29% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Garmin Switzerland Gmbh's patents?

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh's patents average 10.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 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

Garmin's 270 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Garmin ranks #1,540 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01S - see who else leads that technology area. G01S 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.