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Snowflake Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 984 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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984
Total patents granted
8
CPC technology areas
25.1
Avg claims per patent
+32600%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Snowflake holds 984 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #459 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#459
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.3/100)
25.1
avg claims per patent
+32600%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Snowflake Inc. has been granted 984 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing Snowflake Inc. at rank #459 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 25.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Snowflake Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Snowflake sits between GE Precision Healthcare Llc (994 patents, rank #455) and Marvell World Trade Ltd. (967 patents, rank #463) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 68.3/100 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 981 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +32600% 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. Snowflake Inc.'s 25.1 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Snowflake Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Snowflake's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Snowflake holds 984 patents at rank #459, 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 Snowflake

By rank, the assignees closest to #459 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Snowflake's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

68 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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 · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Snowflake Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2019 3 0.3%
2020 59 6.0%
2021 157 16.0%
2022 219 22.3%
2023 217 22.1%
2024 203 20.6%
2025 126 12.8%

Which technologies does Snowflake Inc. patent most?

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#459

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.3 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 Snowflake Inc. hold?
Snowflake Inc. holds 984 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.
What is Snowflake Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Snowflake Inc. has an Innovation Score of 68.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Snowflake Inc. focus on?
Snowflake Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 954 patents. The company has filed patents in 8 CPC subclasses total.
Is Snowflake Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Snowflake Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +32600% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Snowflake Inc.'s patents?
Snowflake Inc.'s patents average 25.1 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Snowflake Inc. 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

Snowflake's 984 grants land it in the top 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 - Snowflake ranks #459 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.