USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Nokia Technologies OY

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5,496 granted patents across 177 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

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

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5,496

Total patents granted

177

CPC technology areas

18.7

Avg claims per patent

+12%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nokia holds 5,496 US patents across 177 technology areas, rank #66 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#66
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (74.2/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: +12%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nokia Technologies OY has been granted 5,496 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nokia Technologies OY at rank #66 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 177 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a Foreign Corporation, Nokia Technologies OY is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nokia sits between Infineon Technologies Ag (5,936 patents, rank #62) and Tokyo Electron Limited (5,061 patents, rank #70) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 74.2/100 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 2,900 grants, compared with 2,596 in the 2015–2019 window, a +12% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Nokia Technologies OY's 18.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, 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 Nokia Technologies OY against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Infineon

5,936
Hitachi

5,890
SAP SE

5,717
The Procter & Gam…

5,586
Nokia OY ◀

5,496
Kyocera Document…

5,491
Japan Display

5,401
Hewlett Packard E…

5,165
Tokyo Electron

5,061

What this shows Nokia holds 5,496 patents at rank #66, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Nokia

By rank, the assignees closest to #66 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Nokia's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

74 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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Nokia Technologies OY patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	405	7.4%
2016	698	12.7%
2017	640	11.6%
2018	420	7.6%
2019	433	7.9%
2020	406	7.4%
2021	410	7.5%
2022	432	7.9%
2023	443	8.1%
2024	658	12.0%
2025	551	10.0%

Which technologies does Nokia Technologies OY patent most?

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2,593

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 1,830

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1,267

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 635

H04B - TRANSMISSION 609

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 390

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 367

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 357

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 349

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 260

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 242

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 225

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 179

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 171

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 144

Top 15 of 177 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#66

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

74.2 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 Nokia Technologies OY hold?

Nokia Technologies OY holds 5,496 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 177 technology areas.

What is Nokia Technologies OY's Innovation Score?

Nokia Technologies OY has an Innovation Score of 74.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Nokia Technologies OY focus on?

Nokia Technologies OY's top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 2,593 patents. The company has filed patents in 177 CPC subclasses total.

Is Nokia Technologies OY's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Nokia Technologies OY's recent filing velocity is +12% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Nokia Technologies OY's patents?

Nokia Technologies OY's patents average 18.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Nokia Technologies OY 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

Nokia's 5,496 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 - Nokia ranks #66 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W 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.