USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 259 granted patents across 51 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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259

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.8

Avg claims per patent

-99%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

SONY holds 259 US patents across 51 technology areas, rank #1,596 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,596
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.6/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: -99%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. has been granted 259 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. at rank #1,596 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 51 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, SONY sits between Endress+hauser Conducta Gmbh+co. KG (259 patents, rank #1,592) and Box, Inc. (258 patents, rank #1,600) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.6/100 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 3 grants, compared with 256 in the 2015–2019 window, a -99% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.'s 11.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 51 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows SONY holds 259 patents at rank #1,596, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SONY

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,596 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

SONY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 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 · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	177	68.3%
2016	73	28.2%
2017	4	1.5%
2018	2	0.8%
2020	1	0.4%
2022	1	0.4%
2023	1	0.4%

Which technologies does SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 118

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 73

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 50

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 37

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 21

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 16

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 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 12

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 11

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 11

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 10

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 10

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 7

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 6

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 5

Top 15 of 51 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,596

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.6 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 SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. hold?

SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. holds 259 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 51 technology areas.

What is SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Innovation Score?

SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. has an Innovation Score of 64.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SONY Computer Entertainment Inc. focus on?

SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 118 patents. The company has filed patents in 51 CPC subclasses total.

Is SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -99% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.'s patents?

SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.'s patents average 11.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the SONY Computer Entertainment 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

SONY's 259 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 - SONY ranks #1,596 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

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.