Where does Kofax International Switzerland Sarl rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kofax International Switzerland Sarl ranks #26,688 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Kofax International Switzerland Sarl hold?

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2018, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's Innovation Score?

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl has an Innovation Score of 27.4 out of 100 (23rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kofax International Switzerland Sarl focus on?

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 7 patents, ranking #4,773 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's patents?

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's patents average 18.6 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Kofax International Switzerland Sarl 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2018. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kofax ranks #26,688 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 5 technology areas.

#26,688
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.4/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26688 · Foreign Corporation #26,688 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,688/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Klus
CPC-NARROW G06F · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Klus, LLC (±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.

How Kofax’s 27.4 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.3 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (29%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (41%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kofax International… · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kofax's Innovation Score is 27.4/100 (23rd percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Kofax?

Each dot is one of Kofax’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Kofax’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Kofax vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Kofax's grants concentrate

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 70% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, Kofax sits between Klus, LLC and Korea Western Power Co., Ltd..

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10
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10

What this shows Kofax holds 10 patents at rank #26,669, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kofax

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,669 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Kofax's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Kofax International Switzerland Sarl patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	8	80.0%
2018	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Kofax International Switzerland Sarl patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 6

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

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 1

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kofax International Switzerland Sarl's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 70% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #26,688 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kofax International Switzerland Sarl against Klus, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.4/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · 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.