USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

NIKE, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10,487 granted patents across 230 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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10,487

Total patents granted

230

CPC technology areas

8.3

Avg claims per patent

+44%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

NIKE holds 10,487 US patents across 230 technology areas, rank #29 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#29
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (69.5/100): 8.3
avg claims per patent: +44%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

NIKE, Inc. has been granted 10,487 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing NIKE, Inc. at rank #29 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 230 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR). As a US Corporation, NIKE, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, NIKE sits between Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (12,454 patents, rank #25) and Texas Instruments Incorporated (9,915 patents, rank #33) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 69.5/100 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 6,188 grants, compared with 4,299 in the 2015–2019 window, a +44% 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. NIKE, Inc.'s 8.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark NIKE, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Honda Motor

12,454
The Boeing

11,922
Robert Bosch

11,869
GM Global Technol…

11,736
NIKE ◀

10,487
Cisco Technology

10,299
Ricoh

10,223
Dell Products

10,222
Texas Instruments…

9,915

What this shows NIKE holds 10,487 patents at rank #29, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NIKE

By rank, the assignees closest to #29 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A43B (Characteristic Features OF Footwear)

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

NIKE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

69 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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NIKE, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	502	4.8%
2016	689	6.6%
2017	1,214	11.6%
2018	868	8.3%
2019	1,026	9.8%
2020	1,043	9.9%
2021	930	8.9%
2022	1,040	9.9%
2023	1,233	11.8%
2024	1,109	10.6%
2025	833	7.9%

Which technologies does NIKE, Inc. patent most?

A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 2,694

A43C - FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL 945

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 843

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 588

A41D - OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES 533

A43D - MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR 527

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 468

D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES 440

D04B - KNITTING 429

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 340

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 338

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 309

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 299

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 296

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 295

Top 15 of 230 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#29

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

69.5 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 NIKE, Inc. hold?

NIKE, Inc. holds 10,487 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 230 technology areas.

What is NIKE, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

NIKE, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 69.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does NIKE, Inc. focus on?

NIKE, Inc.'s top technology area is A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR) with 2,694 patents. The company has filed patents in 230 CPC subclasses total.

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

NIKE, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +44% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

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

NIKE, Inc.'s patents average 8.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the NIKE, 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

NIKE's 10,487 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - NIKE ranks #29 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.