USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Spotify AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 626 granted patents across 38 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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626

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.1

Avg claims per patent

+137%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Spotify holds 626 US patents across 38 technology areas, rank #728 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#728
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.0/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: +137%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Spotify AB has been granted 626 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Spotify AB at rank #728 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 38 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Spotify AB is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Spotify sits between Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (630 patents, rank #724) and KING SAUD University (622 patents, rank #732) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.0/100 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 440 grants, compared with 186 in the 2015–2019 window, a +137% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Spotify AB's 18.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 38 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Spotify AB against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Maxim Integrated…

630
Nestec

630
Inventec (Pudong)…

629
Lennox Industries

629
Spotify AB ◀

626
Inventio

623
Siemens Medical S…

623
Helen OF TROY

622
KING SAUD Univers…

622

What this shows Spotify holds 626 patents at rank #728, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Spotify

By rank, the assignees closest to #728 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Spotify's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 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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Spotify AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	1.6%
2016	23	3.7%
2017	40	6.4%
2018	56	8.9%
2019	57	9.1%
2020	66	10.5%
2021	81	12.9%
2022	88	14.1%
2023	86	13.7%
2024	73	11.7%
2025	46	7.3%

Which technologies does Spotify AB patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 436

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 216

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 198

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 114

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 87

G10H - ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE 78

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 67

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 65

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 61

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 24

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 20

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 18

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 14

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 14

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 12

Top 15 of 38 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#728

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.0 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 Spotify AB hold?

Spotify AB holds 626 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Spotify AB's Innovation Score?

Spotify AB has an Innovation Score of 63.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Spotify AB focus on?

Spotify AB's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 436 patents. The company has filed patents in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Is Spotify AB's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Spotify AB's recent filing velocity is +137% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Spotify AB's patents?

Spotify AB's patents average 18.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Spotify AB 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

Spotify's 626 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 - Spotify ranks #728 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.