Overall rank by patents
#21,750
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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, Shanghai ranks #21,750 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 4 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21750 · Foreign Corporation #21,750 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Service Ideas, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Shanghai National En… · this assignee
34 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Shanghai's Innovation Score is 33.8/100 (top 55% 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.
Shanghai National Engineering Research Center Of Digital Television Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Shanghai sits between Service Ideas, Inc. and Shenzhen Gaodi Digital Co., Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Service Ideas, Inc.
13 patents
Shadiant, LLC
13 patents
Shadow Systems LLC
13 patents
Shanghai Fochon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
13 patents
Shenzhen Anymore Technology Limited.
13 patents
Shenzhen Baseus Technology Co., Ltd
13 patents
Shenzhen Dikai Industrial Co., Ltd.
13 patents
Shenzhen Gaodi Digital Co., Ltd.
13 patents
Shanghai National Engineering Research Center of Digital Television Co., Ltd.
13 patents
What this shows Shanghai holds 13 patents at rank #21,807, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,807 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Shanghai's primary technology class.
Shanghai's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
34 Top 55% higher than 45% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 15.4% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#21,750
of 50,000 tracked assignees
33.8 out of 100
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