Where does Opera Software Ireland Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Opera Software Ireland Limited ranks #32,748 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 Opera Software Ireland Limited hold?

Opera Software Ireland Limited holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Opera Software Ireland Limited's Innovation Score?

Opera Software Ireland Limited has an Innovation Score of 27.9 out of 100 (25th 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 Opera Software Ireland Limited focus on?

Opera Software Ireland Limited's top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 6 patents, ranking #1,879 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Opera Software Ireland Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Opera Software Ireland Limited's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Opera Software Ireland Limited's patents?

Opera Software Ireland Limited's patents average 20.8 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 Opera Software Ireland 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

Opera Software Ireland Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Opera ranks #32,748 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 5 technology areas.

#32,748
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 25th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.9/100): 20.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32748 · Foreign Corporation #32,748 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,748/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Onduline
CPC-NARROW H04N · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Onduline SA (±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 Opera’s 27.9 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 7.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (28%) Claim depth 12.5 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Opera Software Ireland · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Opera's Innovation Score is 27.9/100 (25th 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 Opera?

Each dot is one of Opera’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). Opera’s own 20.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Opera's grants concentrate

Opera Software Ireland Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Opera sits between Onduline SA and Opteon Corporation.

Onduline

8
Oneblade

8
Onward Multi-

8
Opal Labs

8
Opsera

8
Optmed

8
Optech Ventures

8
Opteon

8
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8

What this shows Opera holds 8 patents at rank #32,749, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Opera

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,749 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Opera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 25th percentile higher than 25% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Opera Software Ireland Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	37.5%
2016	4	50.0%
2017	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Opera Software Ireland Limited patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 6

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

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 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Opera Software Ireland Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Opera Software Ireland Limited's lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #32,748 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Opera Software Ireland Limited against Onduline SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.9/100 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

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.