Where does Microsoft Technology, LLC. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Microsoft Technology, LLC. ranks #24,804 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Microsoft Technology, LLC. hold?

Microsoft Technology, LLC. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s Innovation Score?

Microsoft Technology, LLC. has an Innovation Score of 35.4 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Microsoft Technology, LLC. focus on?

Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 8 patents, ranking #4,318 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s recent grant velocity is -78% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s patents?

Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s patents average 18.6 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Microsoft Technology, LLC. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Microsoft Technology, LLC.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Microsoft ranks #24,804 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 12 technology areas.

#24,804
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.4/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24804 · US Corporation #24,804 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,804/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Michellia
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Michellia Inc. (±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.

How Microsoft’s 35.4 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.6 pts (24%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 12.2 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Microsoft Technology · this assignee

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What this shows Microsoft's Innovation Score is 35.4/100 (top 50% 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Microsoft?

Each dot is one of Microsoft’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Microsoft’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Microsoft vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Microsoft's grants concentrate

Microsoft Technology, LLC. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Microsoft sits between MiZ Company Limited and Mobile Heartbeat, LLC.

Microsoft's three-year grant acceleration

Microsoft Technology, LLC. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows Microsoft holds 11 patents at rank #24,812, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Microsoft

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,812 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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)

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Microsoft Technology, LLC. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	36.4%
2016	1	9.1%
2017	3	27.3%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	1	9.1%
2024	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Microsoft Technology, LLC. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

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 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

G11C - Static Stores 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

B22C - Foundry Moulding 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Microsoft Technology, LLC.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #24,804 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Microsoft Technology, LLC. against MiZ Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.4/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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