USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Huawei Device Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 649 granted patents across 65 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

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

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649

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.9

Avg claims per patent

-76%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Huawei holds 649 US patents across 65 technology areas, rank #698 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#698
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.5/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: -76%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Huawei Device Co., Ltd. has been granted 649 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Huawei Device Co., Ltd. at rank #698 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 65 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a Foreign Corporation, Huawei Device Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Huawei sits between University Of Southern California (652 patents, rank #694) and Goertek Inc. (646 patents, rank #702) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.5/100 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 126 grants, compared with 523 in the 2015–2019 window, a -76% 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. Huawei Device Co., Ltd.'s 14.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 65 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Huawei Device Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

University of Sou…

652
British Telecommu…

651
BYD

651
TIME Warner Cable…

651
Mitsui Chemicals

649
Huawei Device ◀

649
Continental Autom…

648
CITY University O…

646
Goertek

646

What this shows Huawei holds 649 patents at rank #698, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Huawei

By rank, the assignees closest to #698 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Huawei's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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Huawei Device Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	132	20.3%
2016	177	27.3%
2017	133	20.5%
2018	31	4.8%
2019	50	7.7%
2020	45	6.9%
2021	20	3.1%
2022	22	3.4%
2023	17	2.6%
2024	16	2.5%
2025	6	0.9%

Which technologies does Huawei Device Co., Ltd. patent most?

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 252

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 214

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 209

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 86

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 57

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 52

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 39

H04B - TRANSMISSION 34

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 23

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 21

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 16

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 14

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 13

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 13

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 12

Top 15 of 65 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#698

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.5 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 Huawei Device Co., Ltd. hold?

Huawei Device Co., Ltd. holds 649 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 65 technology areas.

What is Huawei Device Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Huawei Device Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 59.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Huawei Device Co., Ltd. focus on?

Huawei Device Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 252 patents. The company has filed patents in 65 CPC subclasses total.

Is Huawei Device Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Huawei Device Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -76% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Huawei Device Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Huawei Device Co., Ltd.'s patents average 14.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Huawei Device Co., Ltd. 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

Huawei's 649 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Huawei ranks #698 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W 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.