Where does Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. ranks #26,952 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 Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. hold?

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2015, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.9 out of 100 (32nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s patents?

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s patents average 24.3 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 Netlogic Microsystems, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. focus on?

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2015. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Netlogic ranks #26,952 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 4 technology areas.

#26,952
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.9/100): 24.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26952 · US Corporation #26,952 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,952/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Napo Pharmaceuticals
CPC-NARROW H04L · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Napo Pharmaceuticals, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Netlogic Microsystems · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Netlogic's Innovation Score is 29.9/100 (32nd 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.

Where Netlogic's grants concentrate

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). By volume, Netlogic sits between Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Newterra Corporation, Inc..

Napo Pharmaceutic…

10
National Center F…

10
National Disaster…

10
National Hospital…

10
Neuvivo

10
Nevada Research &…

10
NEW Kailung Gear

10
Newterra

10
Netlogic Microsys… ◀

10

What this shows Netlogic holds 10 patents at rank #26,926, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Netlogic

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,926 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Netlogic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 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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Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	100.0%

Which technologies does Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

H04B - Transmission 1

G11C - Static Stores 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#26,952

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

29.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #26,952 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. against Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.9/100 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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