USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,396 granted patents across 71 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A63F (CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

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1,396

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.3

Avg claims per patent

-33%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nintendo holds 1,396 US patents across 71 technology areas, rank #306 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#306
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.6/100): 20.3
avg claims per patent: -33%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nintendo Co., Ltd. has been granted 1,396 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nintendo Co., Ltd. at rank #306 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 71 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in A63F (CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, Nintendo Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nintendo sits between Motorola Mobility Llc (1,427 patents, rank #302) and Macronix International Co., Ltd. (1,381 patents, rank #310) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.6/100 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 560 grants, compared with 836 in the 2015–2019 window, a -33% 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. Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s 20.3 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 71 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nintendo Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Motorola Mobility

1,427
Beijing BOE Displ…

1,414
The Yokohama Rubb…

1,405
Thales

1,398
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1,396
Sabic Global B V

1,394
Baker Hughes a GE

1,390
Cirrus Logic

1,385
Macronix Internat…

1,381

What this shows Nintendo holds 1,396 patents at rank #306, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nintendo

By rank, the assignees closest to #306 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63F (CARD)

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

Nintendo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 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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Nintendo Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	183	13.1%
2016	211	15.1%
2017	163	11.7%
2018	134	9.6%
2019	145	10.4%
2020	154	11.0%
2021	119	8.5%
2022	73	5.2%
2023	70	5.0%
2024	71	5.1%
2025	73	5.2%

Which technologies does Nintendo Co., Ltd. patent most?

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1,020

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 445

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 159

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 150

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 117

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 91

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 49

H04B - TRANSMISSION 40

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 35

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 31

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 29

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 18

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 17

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 16

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 16

Top 15 of 71 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#306

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.6 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 Nintendo Co., Ltd. hold?

Nintendo Co., Ltd. holds 1,396 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 71 technology areas.

What is Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Nintendo Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 65.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nintendo Co., Ltd. focus on?

Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is A63F (CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 1,020 patents. The company has filed patents in 71 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -33% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s patents average 20.3 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Nintendo Co., Ltd. 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

Nintendo's 1,396 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 - Nintendo ranks #306 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A63F - see who else leads that technology area. A63F 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.