Overall rank by patents
#79
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 4,374 granted patents across 127 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).
The verdict
Guangdong holds 4,374 US patents across 127 technology areas, rank #79 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. has been granted 4,374 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. at rank #79 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 127 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a Foreign Corporation, Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Guangdong sits between Olympus Corporation (4,844 patents, rank #75) and Caterpillar Inc. (4,178 patents, rank #83) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 71.5/100 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 3,903 grants, compared with 471 in the 2015–2019 window, a +729% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.'s 16.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
4,844 patents
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
4,606 patents
GlobalFoundries Inc.
4,547 patents
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
4,378 patents
GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
4,374 patents
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
4,218 patents
ZTE CORPORATION
4,193 patents
BASF SE
4,191 patents
Caterpillar Inc.
4,178 patents
What this shows Guangdong holds 4,374 patents at rank #79, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #79 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Guangdong's primary technology class.
Guangdong's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
72 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 89 | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 372 | 8.5% |
| 2020 | 575 | 13.1% |
| 2021 | 766 | 17.5% |
| 2022 | 803 | 18.4% |
| 2023 | 539 | 12.3% |
| 2024 | 695 | 15.9% |
| 2025 | 525 | 12.0% |
Top 15 of 127 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#79
Across all tracked assignees
71.5 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Guangdong's 4,374 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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.
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