USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Pearson Education, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 273 granted patents across 22 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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273

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.3

Avg claims per patent

+31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Pearson holds 273 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #1,527 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,527
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.8/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Pearson Education, Inc. has been granted 273 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Pearson Education, Inc. at rank #1,527 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Pearson Education, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Pearson sits between DH Technologies Development PTE. Ltd. (273 patents, rank #1,523) and Acclarent, Inc. (272 patents, rank #1,531) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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 155 grants, compared with 118 in the 2015–2019 window, a +31% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US 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. Pearson Education, Inc.'s 18.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Pearson Education, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

DH Development PTE

273
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273
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Pearson Education ◀

273
Acclarent

272

What this shows Pearson holds 273 patents at rank #1,527, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Pearson

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,527 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Pearson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% 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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Pearson Education, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	1.8%
2016	19	7.0%
2017	18	6.6%
2018	37	13.6%
2019	39	14.3%
2020	56	20.5%
2021	39	14.3%
2022	27	9.9%
2023	21	7.7%
2024	9	3.3%
2025	3	1.1%

Which technologies does Pearson Education, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 185

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 140

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 137

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 89

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 73

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 40

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 21

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 17

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 12

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 12

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 5

H04B - TRANSMISSION 4

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 3

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,527

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

49.8 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 Pearson Education, Inc. hold?

Pearson Education, Inc. holds 273 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Pearson Education, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Pearson Education, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 49.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Pearson Education, Inc. focus on?

Pearson Education, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 185 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Pearson Education, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Pearson Education, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +31% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Pearson Education, Inc.'s patents?

Pearson Education, Inc.'s patents average 18.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Pearson Education, Inc. 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

Pearson's 273 grants land it in the top 14% 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 - Pearson ranks #1,527 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.