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Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 3,279 granted patents across 198 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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3,279
Total patents granted
198
CPC technology areas
9.9
Avg claims per patent
+544%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nippon holds 3,279 US patents across 198 technology areas, rank #113 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#113
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (78.9/100)
9.9
avg claims per patent
+544%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation has been granted 3,279 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation at rank #113 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 198 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nippon sits between SNAP Inc. (3,345 patents, rank #109) and Medtronic, Inc. (3,184 patents, rank #117) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 78.9/100 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 2,838 grants, compared with 441 in the 2015–2019 window, a +544% 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 Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation's 9.9 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 Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Nippon's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Nippon holds 3,279 patents at rank #113, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Nippon

By rank, the assignees closest to #113 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Nippon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

79 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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 Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 93 2.8%
2016 62 1.9%
2017 65 2.0%
2018 90 2.7%
2019 131 4.0%
2020 138 4.2%
2021 181 5.5%
2022 520 15.9%
2023 550 16.8%
2024 1,046 31.9%
2025 403 12.3%

Which technologies does Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation patent most?

Top 15 of 198 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#113

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

78.9 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 Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation hold?
Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation holds 3,279 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 198 technology areas.
What is Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation's Innovation Score?
Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation has an Innovation Score of 78.9 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 Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation focus on?
Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation's top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 1,065 patents. The company has filed patents in 198 CPC subclasses total.
Is Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation's recent filing velocity is +544% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation's patents?
Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation's patents average 9.9 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation 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

Nippon's 3,279 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Nippon ranks #113 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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

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.