USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Institute FOR Information Industry

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 359 granted patents across 62 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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359

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.0

Avg claims per patent

-45%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Institute holds 359 US patents across 62 technology areas, rank #1,187 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,187
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.5/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -45%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Institute FOR Information Industry has been granted 359 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Institute FOR Information Industry at rank #1,187 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 62 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Institute FOR Information Industry is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Institute sits between Academia Sinica (360 patents, rank #1,183) and Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. (356 patents, rank #1,191) - 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 127 grants, compared with 232 in the 2015–2019 window, a -45% 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. Institute FOR Information Industry's 16.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 62 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Institute FOR Information Industry against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Academia Sinica

360
Institute OF Micr…

360
University of Geo…

360
Denka

359
South China Unive…

359
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359
Trustees OF Bosto…

358
Valeo Systemes d'…

357
Beijing Dajia Int…

356

What this shows Institute holds 359 patents at rank #1,187, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Institute

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,187 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Institute's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 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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Institute FOR Information Industry patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	55	15.3%
2016	54	15.0%
2017	54	15.0%
2018	33	9.2%
2019	36	10.0%
2020	34	9.5%
2021	25	7.0%
2022	34	9.5%
2023	20	5.6%
2024	10	2.8%
2025	4	1.1%

Which technologies does Institute FOR Information Industry patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 133

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 107

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 97

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 48

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 44

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 39

H04B - TRANSMISSION 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 21

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 20

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 15

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 12

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 11

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 11

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 8

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 8

Top 15 of 62 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,187

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 Institute FOR Information Industry hold?

Institute FOR Information Industry holds 359 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 62 technology areas.

What is Institute FOR Information Industry's Innovation Score?

Institute FOR Information Industry 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 Institute FOR Information Industry focus on?

Institute FOR Information Industry's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 133 patents. The company has filed patents in 62 CPC subclasses total.

Is Institute FOR Information Industry's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Institute FOR Information Industry's recent filing velocity is -45% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Institute FOR Information Industry's patents?

Institute FOR Information Industry's patents average 16.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Institute FOR Information Industry 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

Institute's 359 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 - Institute ranks #1,187 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.