USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15,598 granted patents across 158 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

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

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15,598

Total patents granted

158

CPC technology areas

19.3

Avg claims per patent

+8%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Telefonaktiebolaget ranks #17 of 50,000 US assignees, with 15,598 patents across 158 technology areas.

#17
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (76.2/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent: +8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has been granted 15,598 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) at rank #17 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 158 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a Foreign Corporation, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Telefonaktiebolaget sits between SONY Group Corporation (20,593 patents, rank #13) and General Electric Company (14,436 patents, rank #21) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 76.2/100 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 8,098 grants, compared with 7,500 in the 2015–2019 window, a +8% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s 19.3 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 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

SONY Group

20,593
Amazon

20,125
Ford Global

18,527
BOE Technology Gr…

18,263
Telefonaktiebolag… ◀

15,598
Micron Technology

15,200
Mitsubishi Electr…

15,053
Hyundai Motor

15,033
General Electric

14,436

What this shows Telefonaktiebolaget holds 15,598 patents at rank #17, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Telefonaktiebolaget

By rank, the assignees closest to #17 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Telefonaktiebolaget's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

76 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1,411	9.0%
2016	1,560	10.0%
2017	1,558	10.0%
2018	1,357	8.7%
2019	1,614	10.3%
2020	1,376	8.8%
2021	1,394	8.9%
2022	1,403	9.0%
2023	1,202	7.7%
2024	1,547	9.9%
2025	1,176	7.5%

Which technologies does Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) patent most?

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 10,282

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 8,543

H04B - TRANSMISSION 3,146

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1,008

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 991

H04J - MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION 679

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 648

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 512

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 314

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 294

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 242

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 227

H03F - AMPLIFIERS 198

H04Q - SELECTING 163

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 156

Top 15 of 158 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#17

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

76.2 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 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) hold?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) holds 15,598 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 158 technology areas.

What is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s Innovation Score?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has an Innovation Score of 76.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) focus on?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 10,282 patents. The company has filed patents in 158 CPC subclasses total.

Is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s recent filing velocity is +8% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s patents?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s patents average 19.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 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

Telefonaktiebolaget's 15,598 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 - Telefonaktiebolaget ranks #17 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W 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.