USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Rolex Sa

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 160 granted patents across 61 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G04B (MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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160

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

21.4

Avg claims per patent

+19%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Rolex holds 160 US patents across 61 technology areas, rank #2,449 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,449
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.5/100): 21.4
avg claims per patent: +19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Rolex Sa has been granted 160 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Rolex Sa at rank #2,449 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 61 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G04B (MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS). As a Foreign Corporation, Rolex Sa is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Rolex sits between Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (160 patents, rank #2,445) and Veoneer US Llc (160 patents, rank #2,453) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.5/100 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 87 grants, compared with 73 in the 2015–2019 window, a +19% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Rolex Sa's 21.4 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 61 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Rolex Sa against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Monolithic Power…

160
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160
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160
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160
Sybase

160
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160
Valentino S p A

160
Veoneer US

160
Rolex ◀

160

What this shows Rolex holds 160 patents at rank #2,449, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rolex

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,449 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR Watches)

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

Rolex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Rolex Sa patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	6.3%
2016	30	18.8%
2017	6	3.8%
2018	5	3.1%
2019	22	13.8%
2020	10	6.3%
2021	7	4.4%
2022	18	11.3%
2023	14	8.8%
2024	27	16.9%
2025	11	6.9%

Which technologies does Rolex Sa patent most?

G04B - MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS 131

A44C - PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS 24

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 19

G04D - APPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING OR MAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES 18

G04F - TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING 11

B81C - PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS 10

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 8

B81B - MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES 7

C22C - ALLOYS 7

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 7

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 6

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 4

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 4

C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR 4

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 4

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,449

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Rolex Sa hold?

Rolex Sa holds 160 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.

What is Rolex Sa's Innovation Score?

Rolex Sa has an Innovation Score of 65.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Rolex Sa focus on?

Rolex Sa's top technology area is G04B (MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS) with 131 patents. The company has filed patents in 61 CPC subclasses total.

Is Rolex Sa's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Rolex Sa's recent filing velocity is +19% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Rolex Sa's patents?

Rolex Sa's patents average 21.4 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Rolex Sa 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.

How to use this portfolio

Rolex's 160 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Rolex ranks #2,449 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G04B - see who else leads that technology area. G04B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.