Where does Republic Tobacco L.P. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Republic Tobacco L.P. ranks #18,047 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 Republic Tobacco L.P. hold?

Republic Tobacco L.P. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Republic Tobacco L.P.'s Innovation Score?

Republic Tobacco L.P. has an Innovation Score of 21.4 out of 100 (8th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Republic Tobacco L.P. focus on?

Republic Tobacco L.P.'s top technology area is A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes) with 7 patents, ranking #14 of 56 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Republic Tobacco L.P.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Republic Tobacco L.P.'s recent grant velocity is -55% 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 Republic Tobacco L.P.'s patents?

Republic Tobacco L.P.'s patents average 9.2 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 Republic Tobacco L.P. 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

Republic Tobacco L.P.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Republic ranks #18,047 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 3 technology areas.

#18,047
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.4/100): 9.2
avg claims per patent: -55%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18047 · US Corporation #18,047 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,047/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Rembrandt Messaging II
CPC-NARROW A24C · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -55% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Rembrandt Messaging Technologies II, LP (±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 Republic’s 21.4 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 9.8 pts (46%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (29%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Republic Tobacco · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Republic's Innovation Score is 21.4/100 (8th percentile 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 Republic?

Each dot is one of Republic’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). Republic’s own 9.2 claims/patent is at or below the 12.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Republic's grants concentrate

Republic Tobacco L.P. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 43.8% of grants classified under A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Republic sits between Rembrandt Messaging Technologies II, LP and Roctool.

Rembrandt Messagi…

16
REP IP

16
Republic OF Korea…

16
Republic OF Korea…

16
Rheon Labs

16
RO5

16
Rockwood Lithium

16
Roctool

16
Republic Tobacco ◀

16

What this shows Republic holds 16 patents at rank #18,036, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Republic

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,036 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes)

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

Republic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Republic Tobacco L.P. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	6.3%
2016	4	25.0%
2017	1	6.3%
2018	1	6.3%
2019	4	25.0%
2020	1	6.3%
2021	4	25.0%

Which technologies does Republic Tobacco L.P. patent most?

A24C - Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes 7

A24F - Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Republic Tobacco L.P.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Republic Tobacco L.P.'s lead technology class is A24C (Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes), 43.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24C
Ranked #18,047 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Republic Tobacco L.P. against Rembrandt Messaging Technologies II, LP, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.4/100 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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