USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Marvell International Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,491 granted patents across 81 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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

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1,491

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.2

Avg claims per patent

-97%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Marvell holds 1,491 US patents across 81 technology areas, rank #287 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#287
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.8/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: -97%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Marvell International Ltd. has been granted 1,491 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Marvell International Ltd. at rank #287 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 81 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Marvell International Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Marvell sits between Accenture Global Solutions Limited (1,520 patents, rank #283) and Nanya Technology Corporation (1,461 patents, rank #291) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.8/100 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 50 grants, compared with 1,441 in the 2015–2019 window, a -97% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Marvell International Ltd.'s 19.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 81 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Marvell International Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Accenture Global…

1,520
Panasonic Holdings

1,518
Sun Patent Trust

1,507
Shimano

1,496
Marvell Internati… ◀

1,491
Altria Client Ser…

1,483
Jpmorgan Chase BA…

1,478
Lockheed Martin

1,464
Nanya Technology

1,461

What this shows Marvell holds 1,491 patents at rank #287, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Marvell

By rank, the assignees closest to #287 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Marvell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Marvell International Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	576	38.6%
2016	328	22.0%
2017	231	15.5%
2018	160	10.7%
2019	146	9.8%
2020	48	3.2%
2021	1	0.1%
2023	1	0.1%

Which technologies does Marvell International Ltd. patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 565

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 378

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 325

H04B - TRANSMISSION 273

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 133

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 121

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 110

G11C - STATIC STORES 70

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 61

H04J - MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION 54

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 39

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 37

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 34

H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF 29

H03F - AMPLIFIERS 25

Top 15 of 81 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#287

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.8 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 Marvell International Ltd. hold?

Marvell International Ltd. holds 1,491 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 81 technology areas.

What is Marvell International Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Marvell International Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 61.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Marvell International Ltd. focus on?

Marvell International Ltd.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 565 patents. The company has filed patents in 81 CPC subclasses total.

Is Marvell International Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Marvell International Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -97% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Marvell International Ltd.'s patents?

Marvell International Ltd.'s patents average 19.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Marvell International Ltd. 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

Marvell's 1,491 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Marvell ranks #287 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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.