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Japan Display Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5,401 granted patents across 119 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02F (OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICA).

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5,401
Total patents granted
119
CPC technology areas
11.4
Avg claims per patent
-1%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Japan holds 5,401 US patents across 119 technology areas, rank #68 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#68
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.4/100)
11.4
avg claims per patent
-1%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Japan Display Inc. has been granted 5,401 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Japan Display Inc. at rank #68 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 119 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02F (OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICA). As a Foreign Corporation, Japan Display Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Japan sits between SAP SE (5,717 patents, rank #64) and Vmware Llc (4,914 patents, rank #72) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.4/100 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 2,690 grants, compared with 2,711 in the 2015–2019 window, a -1% 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. Japan Display Inc.'s 11.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, 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 Japan Display Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Japan's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Japan holds 5,401 patents at rank #68, 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 Japan

By rank, the assignees closest to #68 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02F (Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light…)

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

Japan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 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%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 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

200300400500600700800 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 298
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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Japan Display Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 377 7.0%
2016 471 8.7%
2017 560 10.4%
2018 617 11.4%
2019 686 12.7%
2020 583 10.8%
2021 369 6.8%
2022 388 7.2%
2023 521 9.6%
2024 531 9.8%
2025 298 5.5%

Which technologies does Japan Display Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 119 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#68

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

67.4 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 Japan Display Inc. hold?
Japan Display Inc. holds 5,401 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 119 technology areas.
What is Japan Display Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Japan Display Inc. has an Innovation Score of 67.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Japan Display Inc. focus on?
Japan Display Inc.'s top technology area is G02F (OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS) with 3,130 patents. The company has filed patents in 119 CPC subclasses total.
Is Japan Display Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Japan Display Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -1% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Japan Display Inc.'s patents?
Japan Display Inc.'s patents average 11.4 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Japan Display Inc. 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

Japan's 5,401 grants land it in the top 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 - Japan ranks #68 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02F - see who else leads that technology area. G02F 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.