Where does Synopsys, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Synopsys, Inc. ranks #345 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 Synopsys, Inc. hold?

Synopsys, Inc. holds 1,245 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 56 technology areas.

What is Synopsys, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Synopsys, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 67.4 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Synopsys, Inc. focus on?

Synopsys, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 957 patents, ranking #82 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 56 CPC subclasses total.

Is Synopsys, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Synopsys, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -1% 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 Synopsys, Inc.'s patents?

Synopsys, Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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 Synopsys, 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

Synopsys, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,245 granted patents across 56 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Synopsys ranks #345 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,245 patents across 56 technology areas.

#345
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.4/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: -1%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R345 · US Corporation #345 · 1,245 grants

GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-LARGE 1.2K grants
TOP-DECILE #345/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Symantec
CPC-WIDE G06F · 56 areas
INNOV-STRONG 67.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -1% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Symantec Corporation (±1 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 Synopsys’s 67.4 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 24.6 pts (36%) Velocity 5.8 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Northwestern… · near

67
Mastercard Internati… · near

67
Synopsys · this assignee

67
Beijing Zitiao… · near

67
Here Global B V · near

67
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Synopsys's Innovation Score is 67.4/100 (top 1% 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 Synopsys?

Each dot is one of Synopsys’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). Synopsys’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Synopsys's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Synopsys, Inc. received 567 grants versus 575 in 2015–2019 (-1% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 153 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 88. Lead class G06F accounts for 76.9% of the portfolio across 56 subclasses. Volume neighbours: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (#341) and HKC Corporation Limited (#349).

Synopsys's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Synopsys, Inc. moved from 384 to 336 grants (0.88x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,574. See the growth leaderboard.

The Trustees of t…

1,264
Terumo

1,250
Empire Technology…

1,248
Merck Sharp & Doh…

1,248
Synopsys ◀

1,245
Symantec

1,244
FCA US

1,243
Philip Morris Pro…

1,240
HKC

1,232

What this shows Synopsys holds 1,245 patents at rank #345, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Synopsys

By rank, the assignees closest to #345 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Synopsys, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), Synopsys ranks #82 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (67 here).

Mastercard International Incorporated 67 Northwestern University 67 Here Global B.V. 67 Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. 67

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.0 here).

ATI Technologies ULC 20.0 avg Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. 20.0 avg Cybersonics, Inc. 20.0 avg Flexible Steel Lacing Company 20.0 avg

Synopsys's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 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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Synopsys, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	119	9.6%
2016	107	8.6%
2017	108	8.7%
2018	88	7.1%
2019	153	12.3%
2020	133	10.7%
2021	98	7.9%
2022	94	7.6%
2023	116	9.3%
2024	126	10.1%
2025partial year	103	8.3%

Which technologies does Synopsys, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 957

G11C - Static Stores 114

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 96

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 84

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 83

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 80

H03K - Pulse Technique 80

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 77

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 69

H10B - Electronic Memory Devices 45

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 42

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 27

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 20

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 17

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 13

Top 15 of 56 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

Synopsys, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Synopsys, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #345 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Synopsys, Inc. against The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 67.4/100 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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