USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Levi Strauss & Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 85 granted patents across 28 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D06B (TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

30.1

Avg claims per patent

+1217%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Levi holds 85 US patents across 28 technology areas, rank #4,206 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,206
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.1/100): 30.1
avg claims per patent: +1217%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Levi Strauss & Co. has been granted 85 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Levi Strauss & Co. at rank #4,206 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 28 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 30.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in D06B (TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS). As a US Corporation, Levi Strauss & Co. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Levi sits between Ideavillage Products Corp. (85 patents, rank #4,202) and Nv Bekaert Sa (85 patents, rank #4,210) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 68.1/100 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 79 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a +1217% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Levi Strauss & Co.'s 30.1 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 28 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Levi Strauss & Co. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Levi holds 85 patents at rank #4,206, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Levi

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,206 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D06B (Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids)

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

Levi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

68 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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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Levi Strauss & Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	3.5%
2018	1	1.2%
2019	2	2.4%
2020	5	5.9%
2021	13	15.3%
2022	16	18.8%
2023	25	29.4%
2024	16	18.8%
2025	4	4.7%

Which technologies does Levi Strauss & Co. patent most?

D06B - TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS 80

D06M - TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS 75

D06P - DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM 72

D06C - FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS 67

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 63

A41D - OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES 60

A41H - APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 58

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 55

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 54

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 53

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 48

D03D - WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS 37

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 28

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 23

D06Q - DECORATING TEXTILES 14

Top 15 of 28 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,206

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.1 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 Levi Strauss & Co. hold?

Levi Strauss & Co. holds 85 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 28 technology areas.

What is Levi Strauss & Co.'s Innovation Score?

Levi Strauss & Co. has an Innovation Score of 68.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Levi Strauss & Co. focus on?

Levi Strauss & Co.'s top technology area is D06B (TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS) with 80 patents. The company has filed patents in 28 CPC subclasses total.

Is Levi Strauss & Co.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Levi Strauss & Co.'s recent filing velocity is +1217% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Levi Strauss & Co.'s patents?

Levi Strauss & Co.'s patents average 30.1 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Levi Strauss & Co. 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

Levi's 85 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 - Levi ranks #4,206 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D06B - see who else leads that technology area. D06B 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.