Overall rank by patents
#21,451
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Microsoft ranks #21,451 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 6 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21451 · US Corporation #21,451 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Mesaplexx Pty Ltd. (±0 grants)
Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Microsoft Israel Res… · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Microsoft's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (top 65% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.
Microsoft Israel Research And Development (2002) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 92.3% of grants classified under G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Microsoft sits between Mesaplexx Pty Ltd. and Mirror Biologics, Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Mesaplexx Pty Ltd.
13 patents
Metabolix, Inc.
13 patents
Metran Co., Ltd.
13 patents
Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
13 patents
Mindtronic AI Co., Ltd.
13 patents
Minerva Project, Inc.
13 patents
Mipsology SAS
13 patents
Mirror Biologics, Inc.
13 patents
Microsoft Israel Research and Development (2002)
13 patents
What this shows Microsoft holds 13 patents at rank #21,464, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,464 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Microsoft's primary technology class.
Microsoft's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 Top 65% higher than 35% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2019 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 15.4% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#21,451
of 50,000 tracked assignees
30.7 out of 100
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.