Where does Software AG USA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Software AG USA, Inc. ranks #10,763 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Software AG USA, Inc. hold?

Software AG USA, Inc. holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Software AG USA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Software AG USA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.1 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Software AG USA, Inc. focus on?

Software AG USA, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 22 patents, ranking #1,890 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Software AG USA, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Software AG USA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -96% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Software AG USA, Inc.'s patents?

Software AG USA, Inc.'s patents average 25.3 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Software AG USA, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Software AG USA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Software ranks #10,763 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 7 technology areas.

#10,763
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.1/100): 25.3
avg claims per patent: -96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10763 · US Corporation #10,763 · 29 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,763/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sidel S P A CON…
CPC-NARROW G06F · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sidel S.P.A. CON Socio Unico (±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.

How Software’s 36.1 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 11.7 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (26%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Exostemtech · near

36
Hangzhou DAC Biotech · near

36
Marsupial Holdings · near

36
Software USA · this assignee

36
Wing Hing Manufactur… · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Software's Innovation Score is 36.1/100 (top 47% 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Software?

Each dot is one of Software’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Software’s own 25.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Software vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Software's grants concentrate

Software AG USA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 75.9% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Software sits between Sidel S.P.A. CON Socio Unico and Stratec SE.

Sidel S P A CON S…

29
Silego Technology

29
Sistema Plastics

29
Socomec

29
SOS LAB

29
STC

29
Stichting Katholi…

29
Stratec SE

29
Software USA ◀

29

What this shows Software holds 29 patents at rank #10,749, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Software

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,749 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Software, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), Software ranks #1,890 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Hangzhou DAC Biotech Co., Ltd. 36 Wing Hing Manufacturing Company Limited 36 Marsupial Holdings, Inc. 36 Exostemtech Co., Ltd. 36

Software's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Software AG USA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	20.7%
2016	6	20.7%
2017	6	20.7%
2018	7	24.1%
2019	3	10.3%
2021	1	3.4%

Which technologies does Software AG USA, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 22

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

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 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Software AG USA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Software AG USA, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 75.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #10,763 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Software AG USA, Inc. against Sidel S.P.A. CON Socio Unico, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.1/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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