Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 99 granted patents across 43 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Qualcomm ranks #3,686 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 99 patents across 43 technology areas.
- #3,686
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 13%
- by Innovation Score (50.3/100)
- 18.6
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R3686 · US Corporation #3,686 · 99 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 99 grants
- TOP-DECILE #3,686/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Fidelity Information…
- CPC-WIDE H04W · 43 areas
- INNOV-PAR 50.3/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Fidelity Information Services, LLC (±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 50.3 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Qualcomm
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- A School Kansai… · near
A School Kansai… · near
50 score
- Idemia France · near
Idemia France · near
50 score
- Qualcomm International · this assignee
Qualcomm International · this assignee
50 score
- SR · near
SR · near
50 score
- TRW Automotive · near
TRW Automotive · near
50 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Qualcomm's Innovation Score is 50.3/100 (top 13% 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 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Qualcomm's grants concentrate
Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 43 CPC subclasses with 29.3% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (49 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2019. By volume, Qualcomm sits between Fidelity Information Services, LLC and Sitronix Technology Corp..
Who files at Qualcomm's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Fidelity Informat…
Fidelity Information Services, LLC
99 patents
- Jeld-wen
Jeld-wen, Inc.
99 patents
- National Universi…
National University Corporation Kobe University
99 patents
- OVH
OVH
99 patents
- Shandong Universi…
Shandong University OF Science AND Technology
99 patents
- Sugino Machine
Sugino Machine Limited
99 patents
- Saginomiya Seisak…
Saginomiya Seisakusho, Inc.
99 patents
- Sitronix Technolo…
Sitronix Technology Corp.
99 patents
- Qualcomm Internat… ◀
Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.
99 patents
What this shows Qualcomm holds 99 patents at rank #3,686, 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 #3,686 in granted patent volume.
- Fidelity Information Services, LLC #3,682 · 99 patents
- Jeld-wen, Inc. #3,683 · 99 patents
- National University Corporation Kobe University #3,684 · 99 patents
- OVH #3,685 · 99 patents
- Shandong University OF Science AND Technology #3,687 · 99 patents
- Sugino Machine Limited #3,688 · 99 patents
- Saginomiya Seisakusho, Inc. #3,689 · 99 patents
- Sitronix Technology Corp. #3,690 · 99 patents
Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Qualcomm's primary technology class.
- Qualcomm Incorporated 17,987 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 11,683 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 11,202 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 10,885 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 10,282 in class
- Apple Inc. 6,306 in class
- AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. 3,725 in class
- Intel Corporation 3,691 in 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 H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), Qualcomm ranks #565 of 5,904 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.6 here).
Qualcomm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 49 | 49.5% |
| 2017 | 29 | 29.3% |
| 2018 | 7 | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 4.0% |
Which technologies does Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. patent most?
Top 15 of 43 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 29.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
- Ranked #3,686 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. against Fidelity Information Services, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 50.3/100 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.
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