USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Successfactors, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 76 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2015–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.1

Avg claims per patent

-85%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Successfactors holds 76 US patents across 11 technology areas, rank #4,648 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,648
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.8/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: -85%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Successfactors, Inc. has been granted 76 US utility patents between 2015 and 2022, placing Successfactors, Inc. at rank #4,648 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Successfactors, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Successfactors sits between Sunnybrook Research Institute (76 patents, rank #4,644) and Valeo Comfort AND Driving Assistance (76 patents, rank #4,652) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 37.8/100 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 10 grants, compared with 66 in the 2015–2019 window, a -85% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Successfactors, Inc.'s 18.1 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 Successfactors, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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76

What this shows Successfactors holds 76 patents at rank #4,648, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Successfactors

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,648 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Successfactors's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Successfactors, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	5.3%
2016	11	14.5%
2017	19	25.0%
2018	14	18.4%
2019	18	23.7%
2020	8	10.5%
2021	1	1.3%
2022	1	1.3%

Which technologies does Successfactors, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 57

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 21

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 18

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 4

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 1

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 1

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 1

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 1

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,648

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.8 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 Successfactors, Inc. hold?

Successfactors, Inc. holds 76 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2022, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Successfactors, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Successfactors, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Successfactors, Inc. focus on?

Successfactors, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 57 patents. The company has filed patents in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Successfactors, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Successfactors, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -85% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Successfactors, Inc.'s patents?

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

How is the Successfactors, 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

Successfactors's 76 grants land it in the top 43% 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 - Successfactors ranks #4,648 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 by PlainPatent 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.