NIKON CORPORATION

NIKON CORPORATION has been granted 2,316 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing NIKON CORPORATION at rank #165 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 171 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, NIKON CORPORATION is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 67.9/100 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 981 grants, compared with 1,335 in the 2015–2019 window — a -27% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. NIKON CORPORATION's 20.0 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, 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 NIKON CORPORATION against peers pursuing similar technology classes.