Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 100 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2024–2025. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Rakuten ranks #3,663 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 100 patents across 17 technology areas.
- #3,663
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 3%
- by Innovation Score (61.2/100)
- 17.9
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R3663 · Foreign Corporation #3,663 · 100 grants
GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MID 100 grants
- TOP-DECILE #3,663/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Leap Motion
- CPC-FOCUS H04L · 17 areas
- INNOV-STRONG 61.2/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2024–2025 · 2y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Leap Motion, Inc. (±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 Rakuten’s 61.2 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 Rakuten
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- TE Connectivity… · near
TE Connectivity… · near
61 score
- Agency FOR Defense… · near
Agency FOR Defense… · near
61 score
- Monolithic 3D · near
Monolithic 3D · near
61 score
- Rakuten Symphony · this assignee
Rakuten Symphony · this assignee
61 score
- The Yokohama Rubber · near
The Yokohama Rubber · near
61 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Rakuten's Innovation Score is 61.2/100 (top 3% 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 Rakuten?
Each dot is one of Rakuten’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). Rakuten’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Rakuten's grants concentrate
Rakuten Symphony, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 53% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). By volume, Rakuten sits between Leap Motion, Inc. and Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd..
Rakuten's three-year grant acceleration
Rakuten Symphony, Inc. shows 16 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at Rakuten's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Leap Motion
Leap Motion, Inc.
100 patents
- Multidimension Te…
MultiDimension Technology Co., Ltd.
100 patents
- Perkins Engines
Perkins Engines Company Limited
100 patents
- RPX Clearinghouse
RPX Clearinghouse LLC
100 patents
- Really Right Stuff
Really Right Stuff, LLC
100 patents
- Research Institut…
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
100 patents
- SAP Portals Israel
SAP Portals Israel Ltd
100 patents
- Shenzhen Futaihon…
Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
100 patents
- Rakuten Symphony ◀
Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
100 patents
What this shows Rakuten holds 100 patents at rank #3,664, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Rakuten
By rank, the assignees closest to #3,664 in granted patent volume.
- Leap Motion, Inc. #3,660 · 100 patents
- MultiDimension Technology Co., Ltd. #3,661 · 100 patents
- Perkins Engines Company Limited #3,662 · 100 patents
- RPX Clearinghouse LLC #3,663 · 100 patents
- Really Right Stuff, LLC #3,665 · 100 patents
- Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital #3,666 · 100 patents
- SAP Portals Israel Ltd #3,667 · 100 patents
- Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd. #3,668 · 100 patents
Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Rakuten's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 15,969 in class
- Qualcomm Incorporated 13,594 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 11,697 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,543 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 9,062 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 8,543 in class
- Cisco Technology, Inc. 7,502 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 7,301 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Rakuten, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Rakuten ranks #631 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.9 here).
Rakuten's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 16.0% |
| 2025partial year | 84 | 84.0% |
Which technologies does Rakuten Symphony, Inc. patent most?
Top 15 of 17 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Rakuten Symphony, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Rakuten Symphony, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 53% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
- Ranked #3,663 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Rakuten Symphony, Inc. against Leap Motion, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 61.2/100 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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