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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23,942 granted patents across 216 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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23,942
Total patents granted
216
CPC technology areas
17.4
Avg claims per patent
+111%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Huawei ranks #11 of 50,000 US assignees, with 23,942 patents across 216 technology areas.

#11
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (77.0/100)
17.4
avg claims per patent
+111%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has been granted 23,942 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. at rank #11 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 216 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Huawei sits between Qualcomm Incorporated (30,354 patents, rank #7) and Ford Global Technologies, Llc (18,527 patents, rank #15) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 77.0/100 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 16,246 grants, compared with 7,696 in the 2015–2019 window, a +111% 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. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s 17.4 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 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Huawei's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Huawei holds 23,942 patents at rank #11, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Huawei

By rank, the assignees closest to #11 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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)

77 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

01,0002,0003,0004,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2,345
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 Technologies Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 810 3.4%
2016 1,220 5.1%
2017 1,493 6.2%
2018 1,719 7.2%
2019 2,454 10.2%
2020 2,833 11.8%
2021 2,868 12.0%
2022 2,909 12.2%
2023 2,139 8.9%
2024 3,152 13.2%
2025 2,345 9.8%

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

Top 15 of 216 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#11

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

77.0 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 Technologies Co., Ltd. hold?
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. holds 23,942 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 216 technology areas.
What is Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 77.0 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 Technologies Co., Ltd. focus on?
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 11,697 patents. The company has filed patents in 216 CPC subclasses total.
Is Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +111% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s patents?
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s patents average 17.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Huawei Technologies 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 23,942 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Huawei ranks #11 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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

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.