Where does Nine IP Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Nine IP Limited ranks #18,951 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 Nine IP Limited hold?

Nine IP Limited holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Nine IP Limited's Innovation Score?

Nine IP Limited has an Innovation Score of 34.1 out of 100 (47th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nine IP Limited focus on?

Nine IP Limited's top technology area is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering) with 11 patents, ranking #51 of 635 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nine IP Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Nine IP Limited's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Nine IP Limited's patents?

Nine IP Limited's patents average 17.8 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 Nine IP Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Nine IP Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Nine ranks #18,951 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 14 technology areas.

#18,951
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.1/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18951 · Foreign Corporation #18,951 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,951/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Neuchips
CPC-FOCUS A01G · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Neuchips Corporation (±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.

How Nine’s 34.1 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.6 pts (2%) Breadth 13.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nine IP · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Nine's Innovation Score is 34.1/100 (47th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Nine?

Each dot is one of Nine’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Nine’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Nine vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Nine's grants concentrate

Nine IP Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 73.3% of grants classified under A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Nine sits between Neuchips Corporation and NOK Klueber Co., Ltd..

Nine's three-year grant acceleration

Nine IP Limited shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Neuchips

15
Neuralmagic

15
Nifco America

15
Nileworks

15
Ningbo Meace PET…

15
Nippon Carbide In…

15
Nisshin Engineeri…

15
NOK Klueber

15
Nine IP ◀

15

What this shows Nine holds 15 patents at rank #18,927, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nine

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,927 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01G (Horticulture)

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

Nine's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Nine IP Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	6.7%
2018	2	13.3%
2019	2	13.3%
2020	8	53.3%
2021	1	6.7%
2022	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Nine IP Limited patent most?

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 11

D03D - Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms 2

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 1

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

D04B - Knitting 1

D04G - Making Nets BY Knotting OF Filamentary MATERIAL; Making Knotted Carpets OR TAPESTRIES; Knotting NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 1

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Nine IP Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Nine IP Limited's lead technology class is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering), 73.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01G
Ranked #18,951 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Nine IP Limited against Neuchips Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.1/100 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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