Overall rank by patents
#1,138
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 371 granted patents across 46 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR).
The verdict
PUMA holds 371 US patents across 46 technology areas, rank #1,138 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
PUMA SE has been granted 371 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing PUMA SE at rank #1,138 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 46 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 5.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR). As a Foreign Corporation, PUMA SE is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, PUMA sits between Nokia (373 patents, rank #1,134) and Dentsply Sirona Inc. (370 patents, rank #1,142) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.5/100 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 318 grants, compared with 53 in the 2015–2019 window, a +500% 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. PUMA SE's 5.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 46 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark PUMA SE against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Nokia
373 patents
University of British Columbia
373 patents
SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD.
372 patents
HL MANDO CORPORATION
371 patents
The Curators of the University of Missouri
371 patents
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
371 patents
PUMA SE
371 patents
BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY
370 patents
Dentsply Sirona Inc.
370 patents
What this shows PUMA holds 371 patents at rank #1,138, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #1,138 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in PUMA's primary technology class.
PUMA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 8 | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 8 | 2.2% |
| 2019 | 33 | 8.9% |
| 2020 | 92 | 24.8% |
| 2021 | 51 | 13.7% |
| 2022 | 32 | 8.6% |
| 2023 | 28 | 7.5% |
| 2024 | 62 | 16.7% |
| 2025 | 53 | 14.3% |
Top 15 of 46 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#1,138
Across all tracked assignees
52.5 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
PUMA's 371 grants land it in the top 10% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.