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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 31,041 granted patents across 251 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01L (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10).

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31,041
Total patents granted
251
CPC technology areas
19.7
Avg claims per patent
+75%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Taiwan ranks #5 of 50,000 US assignees, with 31,041 patents across 251 technology areas.

#5
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (81.5/100)
19.7
avg claims per patent
+75%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has been granted 31,041 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. at rank #5 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 251 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01L (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10). As a Foreign Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 81.5/100 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 19,749 grants, compared with 11,292 in the 2015–2019 window, a +75% 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. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.'s 19.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does Taiwan compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Taiwan sits among the ten largest US patent holders, a tier dominated by electronics and semiconductor multinationals.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Other top-10 patent holders

The other largest US assignees by granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)

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

Taiwan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

82 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Below this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 3,397
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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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 1,775 5.7%
2016 2,291 7.4%
2017 2,425 7.8%
2018 2,462 7.9%
2019 2,339 7.5%
2020 2,838 9.1%
2021 2,801 9.0%
2022 3,031 9.8%
2023 3,688 11.9%
2024 3,994 12.9%
2025 3,397 10.9%

Which technologies does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. patent most?

Top 15 of 251 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

81.5 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 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. hold?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. holds 31,041 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 251 technology areas.
What is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.'s Innovation Score?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 81.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. focus on?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.'s top technology area is H01L (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10) with 19,657 patents. The company has filed patents in 251 CPC subclasses total.
Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.'s patents?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.'s patents average 19.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 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

Taiwan's 31,041 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Taiwan ranks #5 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01L - see who else leads that technology area. H01L 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

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.