USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

HERE Global B.v.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,589 granted patents across 84 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY).

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

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1,589

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.1

Avg claims per patent

+31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

HERE holds 1,589 US patents across 84 technology areas, rank #270 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#270
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.4/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: +31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

HERE Global B.v. has been granted 1,589 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing HERE Global B.v. at rank #270 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 84 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY). As a Foreign Corporation, HERE Global B.v. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, HERE sits between Nitto Denko Corporation (1,608 patents, rank #266) and Acushnet Company (1,567 patents, rank #274) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.4/100 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 900 grants, compared with 689 in the 2015–2019 window, a +31% 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. HERE Global B.v.'s 19.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 84 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark HERE Global B.v. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Nitto Denko

1,608
Kohler

1,594
Henkel & Kgaa

1,592
Changxin Memory

1,589
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1,589
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1,574
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1,572
Meta Platforms

1,569
Acushnet

1,567

What this shows HERE holds 1,589 patents at rank #270, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near HERE

By rank, the assignees closest to #270 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01C (Measuring Distances)

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

HERE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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HERE Global B.v. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	72	4.5%
2016	119	7.5%
2017	147	9.3%
2018	167	10.5%
2019	184	11.6%
2020	167	10.5%
2021	207	13.0%
2022	206	13.0%
2023	159	10.0%
2024	93	5.9%
2025	68	4.3%

Which technologies does HERE Global B.v. patent most?

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 826

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 525

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 481

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 330

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 299

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 261

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 258

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 157

B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT 155

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 148

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 122

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 113

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 61

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 42

H04B - TRANSMISSION 33

Top 15 of 84 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#270

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

67.4 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 HERE Global B.v. hold?

HERE Global B.v. holds 1,589 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 84 technology areas.

What is HERE Global B.v.'s Innovation Score?

HERE Global B.v. has an Innovation Score of 67.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does HERE Global B.v. focus on?

HERE Global B.v.'s top technology area is G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY) with 826 patents. The company has filed patents in 84 CPC subclasses total.

Is HERE Global B.v.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

HERE Global B.v.'s recent filing velocity is +31% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for HERE Global B.v.'s patents?

HERE Global B.v.'s patents average 19.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the HERE Global B.v. 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

HERE's 1,589 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - HERE ranks #270 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01C - see who else leads that technology area. G01C 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.