USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Mentor Graphics Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 333 granted patents across 41 technology areas, active 2015–2021. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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333

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.3

Avg claims per patent

-67%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Mentor holds 333 US patents across 41 technology areas, rank #1,269 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,269
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.7/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: -67%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Mentor Graphics Corporation has been granted 333 US utility patents between 2015 and 2021, placing Mentor Graphics Corporation at rank #1,269 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 41 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Mentor Graphics Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Mentor sits between K2M, Inc. (334 patents, rank #1,265) and Soitec (332 patents, rank #1,273) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.7/100 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 83 grants, compared with 250 in the 2015–2019 window, a -67% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Mentor Graphics Corporation's 18.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 41 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Mentor Graphics Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Mentor holds 333 patents at rank #1,269, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Mentor

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,269 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Mentor's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Mentor Graphics Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	53	15.9%
2016	47	14.1%
2017	48	14.4%
2018	38	11.4%
2019	64	19.2%
2020	67	20.1%
2021	16	4.8%

Which technologies does Mentor Graphics Corporation patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 267

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 85

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 33

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 26

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 16

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 12

G11C - STATIC STORES 9

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 8

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 7

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 7

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 6

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 5

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 5

B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT 5

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 4

Top 15 of 41 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,269

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.7 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 Mentor Graphics Corporation hold?

Mentor Graphics Corporation holds 333 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2021, spanning 41 technology areas.

What is Mentor Graphics Corporation's Innovation Score?

Mentor Graphics Corporation has an Innovation Score of 53.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Mentor Graphics Corporation focus on?

Mentor Graphics Corporation's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 267 patents. The company has filed patents in 41 CPC subclasses total.

Is Mentor Graphics Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Mentor Graphics Corporation's recent filing velocity is -67% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Mentor Graphics Corporation's patents?

Mentor Graphics Corporation's patents average 18.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Mentor Graphics Corporation 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

Mentor's 333 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Mentor ranks #1,269 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.