USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 772 granted patents across 45 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

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

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772

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.5

Avg claims per patent

+40%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SK holds 772 US patents across 45 technology areas, rank #579 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#579
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.0/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent: +40%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. has been granted 772 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing SK Telecom Co., Ltd. at rank #579 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 45 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a Foreign Corporation, SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SK sits between Snecma (783 patents, rank #575) and Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd. (769 patents, rank #583) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.0/100 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 450 grants, compared with 322 in the 2015–2019 window, a +40% 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. SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s 11.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 45 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SK Telecom Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows SK holds 772 patents at rank #579, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SK

By rank, the assignees closest to #579 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

SK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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SK Telecom Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	40	5.2%
2016	97	12.6%
2017	85	11.0%
2018	52	6.7%
2019	48	6.2%
2020	62	8.0%
2021	65	8.4%
2022	85	11.0%
2023	100	13.0%
2024	90	11.7%
2025	48	6.2%

Which technologies does SK Telecom Co., Ltd. patent most?

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 342

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 301

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 240

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 84

H04B - TRANSMISSION 66

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 42

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 32

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 19

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 16

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 13

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 12

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 11

H04J - MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION 10

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 9

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 9

Top 15 of 45 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#579

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.0 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 SK Telecom Co., Ltd. hold?

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. holds 772 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 45 technology areas.

What is SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 64.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SK Telecom Co., Ltd. focus on?

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 342 patents. The company has filed patents in 45 CPC subclasses total.

Is SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +40% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s patents?

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s patents average 11.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the SK Telecom 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

SK's 772 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - SK ranks #579 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W 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.