Overall rank by patents
#637
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 699 granted patents across 59 technology areas, active 2015–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).
The verdict
INC holds 699 US patents across 59 technology areas, rank #637 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Inc Square, Co., Ltd has been granted 699 US utility patents between 2015 and 2022, placing Inc Square, Co., Ltd at rank #637 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 59 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). As a Foreign Corporation, Inc Square, Co., Ltd is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, INC sits between Rakuten Group, Inc. (703 patents, rank #633) and Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc (695 patents, rank #641) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.1/100 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 236 grants, compared with 463 in the 2015–2019 window, a -49% 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. Inc Square, Co., Ltd's 20.1 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 59 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Inc Square, Co., Ltd against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Rakuten Group, Inc.
703 patents
Alarm.com Incorporated
702 patents
OSAKA UNIVERSITY
702 patents
Autodesk, Inc.
700 patents
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
699 patents
INC SQUARE, CO., LTD
699 patents
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
698 patents
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
696 patents
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
695 patents
What this shows Inc holds 699 patents at rank #637, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #637 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Inc's primary technology class.
INC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50 | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 62 | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 105 | 15.0% |
| 2018 | 113 | 16.2% |
| 2019 | 133 | 19.0% |
| 2020 | 114 | 16.3% |
| 2021 | 101 | 14.4% |
| 2022 | 21 | 3.0% |
Top 15 of 59 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#637
Across all tracked assignees
60.1 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
INC's 699 grants land it in the top 3% 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.
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.