USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

New Balance Athletics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 22 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.2

Avg claims per patent

+12%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

New holds 53 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #6,367 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,367
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.5/100): 10.2
avg claims per patent: +12%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

New Balance Athletics, Inc. has been granted 53 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing New Balance Athletics, Inc. at rank #6,367 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR). As a US Corporation, New Balance Athletics, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, New sits between Newmax Technology Co., Ltd. (53 patents, rank #6,363) and Polyplastics Co., Ltd. (53 patents, rank #6,371) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 41.5/100 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 28 grants, compared with 25 in the 2015–2019 window, a +12% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s 10.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark New Balance Athletics, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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Polyplastics

53
New Balance Athle… ◀

53

What this shows New holds 53 patents at rank #6,367, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near New

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,367 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A43B (Characteristic Features OF Footwear)

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

New's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 33% higher than 67% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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New Balance Athletics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	6	11.3%
2017	5	9.4%
2018	4	7.5%
2019	10	18.9%
2020	6	11.3%
2021	4	7.5%
2022	5	9.4%
2023	7	13.2%
2024	3	5.7%
2025	3	5.7%

Which technologies does New Balance Athletics, Inc. patent most?

A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 18

A43D - MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR 11

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 8

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 8

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 7

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 6

A43C - FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL 5

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 5

A41D - OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES 5

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 3

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 3

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 2

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,367

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

41.5 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 New Balance Athletics, Inc. hold?

New Balance Athletics, Inc. holds 53 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

New Balance Athletics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does New Balance Athletics, Inc. focus on?

New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s top technology area is A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR) with 18 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +12% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s patents?

New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s patents average 10.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the New Balance Athletics, 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

New's 53 grants land it in the top 33% 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 - New ranks #6,367 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A43B - see who else leads that technology area. A43B 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.