Overall rank by patents
#16,925
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021β2025. 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: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Kilpatrick ranks #16,925 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 3 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R16925 Β· US Corporation #16,925 Β· 17 grants
GRANTS-MICRO Β· MID-PACK Β· PHOTO-FINISH Β· CPC-NARROW Β· INNOV-PAR Β· CLAIMS-RICH Β· TYPE-USCORP Β· SPAN-YRS Β· BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Karcher North America, Inc. (Β±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated Β· highest
85 score
Kilpatrick Townsend⦠· this assignee
43 score
3D Lighting Innovati⦠· lowest
7 score
What this shows Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP stamps GRANTS-MICRO, MID-PACK, PHOTO-FINISH, CPC-NARROW, INNOV-PAR, CLAIMS-RICH, TYPE-USCORP, SPAN-YRS, BOOK-RICH. Volume places it #16,925 of 50,000; Innovation Score 43.4/100 sits in the top 28% of the PatentsView-derived corpus. Closest grant-volume peer on this plate is Karcher North America, Inc. (Β±0 grants).
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has been granted 17 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP at #16,925 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 3 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Kilpatrick sits between Karcher North America, Inc. (17 patents, rank #16,930) and Knowles Cazenovia, Inc. (17 patents, rank #16,938) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 43.4/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 17 total grants over that period. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a companyβs application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP's 12.2 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 3 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015β2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked β
Karcher North America, Inc.
17 patents
Kataoka Corporation
17 patents
Kerry Group Services International Ltd
17 patents
KiOR, LLC
17 patents
Kionix, Inc.
17 patents
Kit Check, Inc.
17 patents
Kittrich Corporation
17 patents
Knowles Cazenovia, Inc.
17 patents
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
17 patents
What this shows Kilpatrick holds 17 patents at rank #16,934, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #16,934 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Kilpatrick's primary technology class.
Kilpatrick's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0β100)
43 Top 28% higher than 72% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score Β· 2015β2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020βpresent) versus the 2021β2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2022 | 6 | 35.3% |
| 2023 | 5 | 29.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 17.6% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#16,925
of 50,000 tracked assignees
43.4 out of 100
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