USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 132 granted patents across 77 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C08L (COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS).

Reviewed byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · June 6, 2026

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132

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.0

Avg claims per patent

+157%

5-year filing velocity

Portfolio overview

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. has been granted 132 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. at rank #2,900 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 77 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C08L (COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS). As a Foreign Corporation, NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 59.0/100 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 95 grants, compared with 37 in the 2015–2019 window — a +157% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.'s 11.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 77 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows NIPPON holds 132 patents — placing it at rank #2,900 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

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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NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	6.8%
2016	8	6.1%
2017	3	2.3%
2018	6	4.5%
2019	11	8.3%
2020	11	8.3%
2021	15	11.4%
2022	20	15.2%
2023	19	14.4%
2024	19	14.4%
2025	11	8.3%

Which technologies does NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. patent most?

C08L— COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 45

D21H— PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 43

C08B— POLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF 30

C08F— MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 18

C09D— COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 18

C08J— WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 17

D21C— PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR 16

B41M— PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 16

B65D— CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 15

D01F— CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS 15

D06M— TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS 14

C08H— DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 14

C08K— Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 10

B32B— LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 9

B82Y— SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 8

Top 15 of 77 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,900

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.0 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 NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. hold?

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. holds 132 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 77 technology areas.

What is NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.'s Innovation Score?

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. has an Innovation Score of 59.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. focus on?

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.'s top technology area is C08L (COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS) with 45 patents. The company has filed patents in 77 CPC subclasses total.

Is NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.'s recent filing velocity is +157% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.'s patents?

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.'s patents average 11.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES 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.

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Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView — official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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All federal data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView — official U.S. Patent and Trademark Office bulk patent data. patentsview.org
USPTO Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) — application status and file history. uspto.gov/patents/pair
USPTO Bulk Data Storage System — comprehensive patent text + claims dataset. bulkdata.uspto.gov
USPTO CPC Classification — Cooperative Patent Classification scheme for technology categorization. uspto.gov/cpc
SEC EDGAR — public filings cross-reference for assignee corporate entity matching. sec.gov/edgar
WIPO PATENTSCOPE — international patent context (related international filings). wipo.int/patentscope

Reviewed byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · June 6, 2026

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