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KDDI Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 206 granted patents across 46 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

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206
Total patents granted
46
CPC technology areas
10.5
Avg claims per patent
+181%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

KDDI holds 206 US patents across 46 technology areas, rank #1,951 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,951
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.5/100)
10.5
avg claims per patent
+181%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

KDDI Corporation has been granted 206 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing KDDI Corporation at rank #1,951 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 46 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a Foreign Corporation, KDDI Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, KDDI sits between Tungaloy Corporation (207 patents, rank #1,947) and Novellus Systems, Inc. (206 patents, rank #1,955) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.5/100 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 152 grants, compared with 54 in the 2015–2019 window, a +181% 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. KDDI Corporation's 10.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 46 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark KDDI Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at KDDI's volume?

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

patents

What this shows KDDI holds 206 patents at rank #1,951, 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 KDDI

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,951 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

KDDI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 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

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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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KDDI Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 16 7.8%
2016 10 4.9%
2017 5 2.4%
2018 12 5.8%
2019 11 5.3%
2020 21 10.2%
2021 25 12.1%
2022 24 11.7%
2023 17 8.3%
2024 34 16.5%
2025 31 15.0%

Which technologies does KDDI Corporation patent most?

Top 15 of 46 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,951

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.5 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 KDDI Corporation hold?
KDDI Corporation holds 206 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 46 technology areas.
What is KDDI Corporation's Innovation Score?
KDDI Corporation has an Innovation Score of 57.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does KDDI Corporation focus on?
KDDI Corporation's top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 99 patents. The company has filed patents in 46 CPC subclasses total.
Is KDDI Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
KDDI Corporation's recent filing velocity is +181% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for KDDI Corporation's patents?
KDDI Corporation's patents average 10.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the KDDI Corporation 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

KDDI's 206 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - KDDI ranks #1,951 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W 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.