Where does Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH ranks #1,439 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 Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH hold?

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH holds 290 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 47 technology areas.

What is Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's Innovation Score?

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH has an Innovation Score of 62.7 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH focus on?

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 222 patents. Grants appear in 47 CPC subclasses total.

Is Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's recent grant velocity is +61% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's patents?

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's patents average 16.0 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 Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH 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

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 290 granted patents across 47 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Leica ranks #1,439 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 290 patents across 47 technology areas.

#1,439
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.7/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: +61%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1439 · Foreign Corporation #1,439 · 290 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 290 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,439/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dialog Semiconductor
CPC-WIDE G02B · 47 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +61% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dialog Semiconductor Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Locus Solutions Ipco · near

63
Sumitomo Wiring… · near

63
University of Utah… · near

63
Kateeva · near

63
Leica Microsystems CMS · this assignee

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Leica's Innovation Score is 62.7/100 (top 2% 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.

Where Leica's grants concentrate

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 47 CPC subclasses with 76.6% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (37 grants) versus a trough of 14 in 2018. By volume, Leica sits between National Research Council of Canada and Everspin Technologies, Inc..

Leica's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH moved from 75 to 104 grants (1.39x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #533. See the growth leaderboard.

National Research…

291
Poulsen Roser A/S

291
Tomy

291
Dialog Semiconduc…

290
Square Enix

290
Verb Surgical

290
Leica Microsystem… ◀

290
Cheng UEI Precisi…

289
Everspin

289

What this shows Leica holds 290 patents at rank #1,439, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Leica

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,439 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Leica, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).

Kateeva, Inc. 63 University of Utah Research Foundation 63 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. 63 Locus Solutions Ipco, LLC 63

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.0 here).

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary 16.0 avg Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. KG 16.0 avg Diodes Incorporated 16.0 avg O&M Halyard, Inc. 16.0 avg

Leica's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 US assignees

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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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Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	20	6.9%
2016	21	7.2%
2017	17	5.9%
2018	14	4.8%
2019	24	8.3%
2020	21	7.2%
2021	30	10.3%
2022	37	12.8%
2023	30	10.3%
2024	37	12.8%
2025partial year	39	13.4%

Which technologies does Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 222

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 87

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 32

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 22

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 19

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 19

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 17

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 13

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 12

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 10

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 8

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 6

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 5

Top 15 of 47 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,439

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 76.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #1,439 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Leica Microsystems CMS GMBH against National Research Council of Canada, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.7/100 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

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