Where does ML Netherlands C.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ML Netherlands C.V. ranks #24,817 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 ML Netherlands C.V. hold?

ML Netherlands C.V. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is ML Netherlands C.V.'s Innovation Score?

ML Netherlands C.V. has an Innovation Score of 32.6 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ML Netherlands C.V. focus on?

ML Netherlands C.V.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 11 patents, ranking #1,209 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is ML Netherlands C.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ML Netherlands C.V.'s recent grant velocity is -17% 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 ML Netherlands C.V.'s patents?

ML Netherlands C.V.'s patents average 21.6 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 ML Netherlands C.V. 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 Foreign Corporation

ML Netherlands C.V.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ML ranks #24,817 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 7 technology areas.

#24,817
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.6/100): 21.6
avg claims per patent: -17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24817 · Foreign Corporation #24,817 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,817/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mirriad Advertising
CPC-NARROW H04N · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mirriad Advertising PLC (±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 ML’s 32.6 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 (26%) Velocity 1.7 pts (5%) Breadth 9.4 pts (29%) Claim depth 13.0 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows ML's Innovation Score is 32.6/100 (42nd percentile 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 ML?

Each dot is one of ML’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). ML’s own 21.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where ML's grants concentrate

ML Netherlands C.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, ML sits between Mirriad Advertising PLC and Moveworks, Inc..

ML's three-year grant acceleration

ML Netherlands C.V. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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 ML holds 11 patents at rank #24,761, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ML

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,761 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

ML's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ML Netherlands C.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	9.1%
2019	5	45.5%
2020	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%
2022	2	18.2%

Which technologies does ML Netherlands C.V. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 11

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 10

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 8

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 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Top 7 of 7 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

ML Netherlands C.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ML Netherlands C.V.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #24,817 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ML Netherlands C.V. against Mirriad Advertising PLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.6/100 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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