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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 106,890 granted patents across 435 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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106,890
Total patents granted
435
CPC technology areas
16.1
Avg claims per patent
+19%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Samsung Electronics Co. holds the largest active US patent portfolio in the dataset - 106,890 grants spanning 435 technology areas.

#1
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (81.4/100)
16.1
avg claims per patent
+19%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has been granted 106,890 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. at rank #1 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 435 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 81.4/100 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 58,110 grants, compared with 48,780 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. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s 16.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does Samsung compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Samsung sits among the ten largest US patent holders, a tier dominated by electronics and semiconductor multinationals.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Other top-10 patent holders

The other largest US assignees by granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Samsung's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

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

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Below this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

8,0008,5009,0009,50010,00010,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 8,416
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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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 9,443 8.8%
2016 10,121 9.5%
2017 9,966 9.3%
2018 9,279 8.7%
2019 9,971 9.3%
2020 9,757 9.1%
2021 9,820 9.2%
2022 9,733 9.1%
2023 10,069 9.4%
2024 10,315 9.7%
2025 8,416 7.9%

Which technologies does Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. patent most?

Top 15 of 435 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

81.4 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 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. hold?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. holds 106,890 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 435 technology areas.
What is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 81.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focus on?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 21,497 patents. The company has filed patents in 435 CPC subclasses total.
Is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'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 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s patents?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s patents average 16.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 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

Samsung's 106,890 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Samsung ranks #1 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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

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.