Where does Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. ranks #6,065 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 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. hold?

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. holds 56 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.5 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. focus on?

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 39 patents, ranking #1,196 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'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 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'s patents?

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'s patents average 18.1 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 Qualcomm Innovation Center, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 56 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Qualcomm ranks #6,065 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 56 patents across 13 technology areas.

#6,065
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.5/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6065 · US Corporation #6,065 · 56 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 56 grants
UPPER-Q #6,065/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nippon Steel &…
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd. (±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 Qualcomm’s 37.5 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 14.0 pts (37%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lightwave Logic · near

38
Point Blank… · near

38
Qualcomm Innovation… · this assignee

38
Vonage America · near

38
BioTheryX · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Qualcomm's Innovation Score is 37.5/100 (top 43% 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 Qualcomm?

Each dot is one of Qualcomm’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). Qualcomm’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Qualcomm's grants concentrate

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 69.6% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (16 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2019. By volume, Qualcomm sits between Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd. and Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene Home Limited.

Nippon Steel & Su…

56
Nittan Valve

56
Nomis

56
Otics

56
Respivert

56
Retailmenot

56
Ravin Crossbows

56
Reckitt & Colman…

56
Qualcomm Innovati… ◀

56

What this shows Qualcomm holds 56 patents at rank #6,065, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Qualcomm

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,065 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Qualcomm, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), Qualcomm ranks #1,196 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Vonage America LLC 38 Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. 38 Lightwave Logic, Inc. 38 BioTheryX, Inc. 38

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.1 here).

Entellus Medical, Inc. 18.1 avg Innospec Limited 18.1 avg SuccessFactors, Inc. 18.1 avg Institut National D'optique 18.1 avg

Qualcomm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	16	28.6%
2016	13	23.2%
2017	15	26.8%
2018	9	16.1%
2019	3	5.4%

Which technologies does Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 39

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 17

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 14

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 9

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 4

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

H04B - Transmission 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 1

H04H - Broadcast Communication 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 69.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #6,065 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. against Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.5/100 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

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