Where does IMC Toys, S.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), IMC Toys, S.A. ranks #32,016 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does IMC Toys, S.A. hold?

IMC Toys, S.A. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 1 technology areas.

What is IMC Toys, S.A.'s Innovation Score?

IMC Toys, S.A. has an Innovation Score of 12.9 out of 100 (2nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does IMC Toys, S.A. focus on?

IMC Toys, S.A.'s top technology area is A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks) with 1 patents, ranking #181 of 312 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 1 CPC subclasses total.

Is IMC Toys, S.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

IMC Toys, S.A.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for IMC Toys, S.A.'s patents?

IMC Toys, S.A.'s patents average 3.0 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the IMC Toys, S.A. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

IMC Toys, S.A.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, IMC ranks #32,016 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 1 technology areas.

#32,016
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 2nd percentile
by Innovation Score (12.9/100): 3.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32016 · Foreign Corporation #32,016 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,016/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ikin
CPC-NARROW A63H · 1 areas
INNOV-LOW 12.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ikin, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How IMC’s 12.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 7.6 pts (59%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 3.5 pts (27%) Claim depth 1.8 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
IMC Toys · this assignee

13
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows IMC's Innovation Score is 12.9/100 (2nd percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for IMC?

Each dot is one of IMC’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). IMC’s own 3.0 claims/patent is at or below the 16.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

IMC vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where IMC's grants concentrate

IMC Toys, S.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 12.5% of grants classified under A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, IMC sits between Ikin, Inc. and Improbed AB.

Ikin

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IllycaffÈ S P A C…

8
Imagine Optic

8
Imberatek

8
Imdss Solutions

8
Immunicum AB

8
Immuta

8
Improbed AB

8
IMC Toys ◀

8

What this shows IMC holds 8 patents at rank #31,998, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IMC

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,998 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63H (Toys)

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

IMC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

13 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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IMC Toys, S.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	7	87.5%
2018	1	12.5%

Which technologies does IMC Toys, S.A. patent most?

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 1

Top 1 of 1 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

IMC Toys, S.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

IMC Toys, S.A.'s lead technology class is A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks), 12.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63H
Ranked #32,016 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare IMC Toys, S.A. against Ikin, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 12.9/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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