USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Netflix, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 463 granted patents across 25 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

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

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463

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.7

Avg claims per patent

+91%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Netflix holds 463 US patents across 25 technology areas, rank #954 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#954
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.6/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent: +91%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Netflix, Inc. has been granted 463 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Netflix, Inc. at rank #954 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 25 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, Netflix, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Netflix sits between Snap-on Incorporated (465 patents, rank #950) and Riken (461 patents, rank #958) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.6/100 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 304 grants, compared with 159 in the 2015–2019 window, a +91% 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. Netflix, Inc.'s 19.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 25 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Netflix, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Snap-on Incorpora…

465
Syngenta Crop Pro…

465
National Universi…

464
Rohm and Haas Mat…

464
THE Trustees OF P…

463
Netflix ◀

463
CNH Industrial Ca…

462
Himax

462
Riken

461

What this shows Netflix holds 463 patents at rank #954, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Netflix

By rank, the assignees closest to #954 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Netflix's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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Netflix, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	4.5%
2016	23	5.0%
2017	33	7.1%
2018	32	6.9%
2019	50	10.8%
2020	55	11.9%
2021	52	11.2%
2022	57	12.3%
2023	65	14.0%
2024	40	8.6%
2025	35	7.6%

Which technologies does Netflix, Inc. patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 237

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 214

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 205

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 44

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 34

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 34

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 30

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 24

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 13

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 9

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 6

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 4

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 3

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 2

Top 15 of 25 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#954

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.6 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 Netflix, Inc. hold?

Netflix, Inc. holds 463 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Netflix, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Netflix, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Netflix, Inc. focus on?

Netflix, Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 237 patents. The company has filed patents in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Netflix, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Netflix, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +91% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Netflix, Inc.'s patents?

Netflix, Inc.'s patents average 19.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Netflix, Inc. 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

Netflix's 463 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Netflix ranks #954 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N 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.