USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 206 granted patents across 24 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A41C (CORSETS; BRASSIERES).

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

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206

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

5.2

Avg claims per patent

+258%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Lululemon holds 206 US patents across 24 technology areas, rank #1,952 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,952
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (53.8/100): 5.2
avg claims per patent: +258%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. has been granted 206 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. at rank #1,952 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 24 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 5.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A41C (CORSETS; BRASSIERES). As a Foreign Corporation, Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Lululemon sits between Victaulic Company (207 patents, rank #1,948) and Renishaw Plc (206 patents, rank #1,956) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.8/100 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 161 grants, compared with 45 in the 2015–2019 window, a +258% 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. Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.'s 5.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 24 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Victaulic

207
AVX

206
Daihen

206
KDDI

206
Nissan Chemical

206
Noble Systems

206
Novellus Systems

206
Renishaw

206
Lululemon Athleti… ◀

206

What this shows Lululemon holds 206 patents at rank #1,952, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lululemon

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,952 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A41C (Corsets)

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

Lululemon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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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Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	1.9%
2016	8	3.9%
2017	13	6.3%
2018	9	4.4%
2019	11	5.3%
2020	15	7.3%
2021	11	5.3%
2022	24	11.7%
2023	23	11.2%
2024	36	17.5%
2025	52	25.2%

Which technologies does Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. patent most?

A41C - CORSETS; BRASSIERES 19

A41D - OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES 17

A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 15

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 7

A41F - GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS 7

D04B - KNITTING 5

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 5

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 4

A43D - MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR 4

A41B - SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS 3

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 3

A43C - FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 2

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 2

D06M - TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS 1

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,952

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.8 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 Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. hold?

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. holds 206 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. has an Innovation Score of 53.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. focus on?

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.'s top technology area is A41C (CORSETS; BRASSIERES) with 19 patents. The company has filed patents in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +258% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.'s patents?

Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.'s patents average 5.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. 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

Lululemon's 206 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Lululemon ranks #1,952 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A41C - see who else leads that technology area. A41C 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.