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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 317 granted patents across 35 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).

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317
Total patents granted
35
CPC technology areas
18.1
Avg claims per patent
+164%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Massachusetts holds 317 US patents across 35 technology areas, rank #1,334 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,334
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.2/100)
18.1
avg claims per patent
+164%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has been granted 317 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company at rank #1,334 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 35 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). As a US Corporation, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Massachusetts sits between R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company (319 patents, rank #1,330) and On-bright Electronics (shanghai) Co., Ltd. (316 patents, rank #1,338) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.2/100 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 230 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a +164% 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. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's 18.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 35 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Massachusetts's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Massachusetts holds 317 patents at rank #1,334, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Massachusetts

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,334 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

Massachusetts's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 1 0.3%
2016 1 0.3%
2017 13 4.1%
2018 24 7.6%
2019 48 15.1%
2020 63 19.9%
2021 61 19.2%
2022 34 10.7%
2023 39 12.3%
2024 19 6.0%
2025 14 4.4%

Which technologies does Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company patent most?

Top 15 of 35 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,334

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.2 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 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company hold?
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company holds 317 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 35 technology areas.
What is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's Innovation Score?
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has an Innovation Score of 55.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company focus on?
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's top technology area is 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) with 173 patents. The company has filed patents in 35 CPC subclasses total.
Is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's recent filing velocity is +164% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's patents?
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's patents average 18.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 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

Massachusetts's 317 grants land it in the top 7% 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 - Massachusetts ranks #1,334 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06Q - see who else leads that technology area. G06Q 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

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.