USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Shiseido Company, Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 356 granted patents across 77 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

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

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356

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.2

Avg claims per patent

+44%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Shiseido holds 356 US patents across 77 technology areas, rank #1,193 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,193
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 7.2
avg claims per patent: +44%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Shiseido Company, Limited has been granted 356 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Shiseido Company, Limited at rank #1,193 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 77 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Shiseido Company, Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Shiseido sits between Trustees OF Boston University (358 patents, rank #1,189) and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (354 patents, rank #1,197) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.3/100 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 210 grants, compared with 146 in the 2015–2019 window, a +44% 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. Shiseido Company, Limited's 7.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 77 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Shiseido Company, Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Trustees OF Bosto…

358
Valeo Systemes d'…

357
Beijing Dajia Int…

356
Beijing Lenovo So…

356
Shiseido ◀

356
Volvo Constructio…

355
ABB Technology

354
Audio-technica

354
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354

What this shows Shiseido holds 356 patents at rank #1,193, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shiseido

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,193 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Shiseido's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Shiseido Company, Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	42	11.8%
2016	27	7.6%
2017	29	8.1%
2018	18	5.1%
2019	30	8.4%
2020	29	8.1%
2021	40	11.2%
2022	44	12.4%
2023	43	12.1%
2024	27	7.6%
2025	27	7.6%

Which technologies does Shiseido Company, Limited patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 170

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 162

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 33

A45D - HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT ; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING 32

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 25

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 24

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 20

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 13

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 10

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 10

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 10

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 9

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 9

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 9

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 8

Top 15 of 77 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,193

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.3 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 Shiseido Company, Limited hold?

Shiseido Company, Limited holds 356 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 77 technology areas.

What is Shiseido Company, Limited's Innovation Score?

Shiseido Company, Limited has an Innovation Score of 57.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shiseido Company, Limited focus on?

Shiseido Company, Limited's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 170 patents. The company has filed patents in 77 CPC subclasses total.

Is Shiseido Company, Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Shiseido Company, Limited's recent filing velocity is +44% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Shiseido Company, Limited's patents?

Shiseido Company, Limited's patents average 7.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Shiseido Company, Limited 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

Shiseido's 356 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Shiseido ranks #1,193 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K 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.