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Slack Technologies, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 249 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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249
Total patents granted
11
CPC technology areas
19.3
Avg claims per patent
+1875%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Slack holds 249 US patents across 11 technology areas, rank #1,651 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,651
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.9/100)
19.3
avg claims per patent
+1875%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Slack Technologies, Llc has been granted 249 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing Slack Technologies, Llc at rank #1,651 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Slack Technologies, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Slack sits between Valinge Innovation AB (250 patents, rank #1,647) and Amadeus S.a.s. (248 patents, rank #1,655) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 49.9/100 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 237 grants, compared with 12 in the 2015–2019 window, a +1875% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Slack Technologies, Llc's 19.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 11 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Slack Technologies, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Slack's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Slack holds 249 patents at rank #1,651, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

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

Companies ranked near Slack

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,651 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Slack's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 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

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Slack Technologies, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2018 1 0.4%
2019 11 4.4%
2020 34 13.7%
2021 71 28.5%
2022 87 34.9%
2023 42 16.9%
2024 2 0.8%
2025 1 0.4%

Which technologies does Slack Technologies, Llc patent most?

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,651

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

49.9 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 Slack Technologies, Llc hold?
Slack Technologies, Llc holds 249 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.
What is Slack Technologies, Llc's Innovation Score?
Slack Technologies, Llc has an Innovation Score of 49.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Slack Technologies, Llc focus on?
Slack Technologies, Llc's top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 209 patents. The company has filed patents in 11 CPC subclasses total.
Is Slack Technologies, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Slack Technologies, Llc's recent filing velocity is +1875% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Slack Technologies, Llc's patents?
Slack Technologies, Llc's patents average 19.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Slack Technologies, Llc 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

Slack's 249 grants land it in the top 14% 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 - Slack ranks #1,651 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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.