USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Givaudan Sa

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 255 granted patents across 55 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF).

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

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255

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.6

Avg claims per patent

+43%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Givaudan holds 255 US patents across 55 technology areas, rank #1,618 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,618
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.2/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +43%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Givaudan Sa has been granted 255 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Givaudan Sa at rank #1,618 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 55 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF). As a Foreign Corporation, Givaudan Sa is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Givaudan sits between Nexans (256 patents, rank #1,614) and Z124 (255 patents, rank #1,622) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.2/100 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 150 grants, compared with 105 in the 2015–2019 window, a +43% 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. Givaudan Sa's 13.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 55 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Givaudan Sa against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Nexans

256
SEB

256
Stmicroelectronic…

256
Biomerieux

255
Memjet Technology

255
Merit Medical Sys…

255
Nanjing University

255
Z124

255
Givaudan ◀

255

What this shows Givaudan holds 255 patents at rank #1,618, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Givaudan

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,618 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23L (Foods)

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

Givaudan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Givaudan Sa patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	27	10.6%
2016	15	5.9%
2017	17	6.7%
2018	18	7.1%
2019	28	11.0%
2020	36	14.1%
2021	28	11.0%
2022	23	9.0%
2023	23	9.0%
2024	22	8.6%
2025	18	7.1%

Which technologies does Givaudan Sa patent most?

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 92

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 90

C11B - PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES 79

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 67

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 62

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 61

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 51

C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL 45

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 25

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 22

A23C - DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING OR TREATMENT THEREOF 21

C12Y - ENZYMES 17

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 17

A23F - COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF 17

C07B - GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR 16

Top 15 of 55 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,618

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.2 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 Givaudan Sa hold?

Givaudan Sa holds 255 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 55 technology areas.

What is Givaudan Sa's Innovation Score?

Givaudan Sa has an Innovation Score of 57.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Givaudan Sa focus on?

Givaudan Sa's top technology area is A23L (FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF) with 92 patents. The company has filed patents in 55 CPC subclasses total.

Is Givaudan Sa's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Givaudan Sa's recent filing velocity is +43% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Givaudan Sa's patents?

Givaudan Sa's patents average 13.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Givaudan Sa 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

Givaudan's 255 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Givaudan ranks #1,618 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A23L - see who else leads that technology area. A23L 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.