USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The Nielsen Company (us), Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,844 granted patents across 61 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

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

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1,844

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.8

Avg claims per patent

+88%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

The holds 1,844 US patents across 61 technology areas, rank #218 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#218
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (72.3/100): 20.8
avg claims per patent: +88%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

The Nielsen Company (us), Llc has been granted 1,844 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing The Nielsen Company (us), Llc at rank #218 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 61 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, The Nielsen Company (us), Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between Tsinghua University (1,881 patents, rank #214) and President And Fellows Of Harvard College (1,824 patents, rank #222) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 72.3/100 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 1,203 grants, compared with 641 in the 2015–2019 window, a +88% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. The Nielsen Company (us), Llc's 20.8 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 61 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The Nielsen Company (us), Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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1,881
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1,880
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1,859
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1,844
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1,844
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1,842
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1,841
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1,829
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1,824

What this shows The holds 1,844 patents at rank #218, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #218 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

72 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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The Nielsen Company (us), Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	125	6.8%
2016	137	7.4%
2017	122	6.6%
2018	108	5.9%
2019	149	8.1%
2020	192	10.4%
2021	179	9.7%
2022	195	10.6%
2023	268	14.5%
2024	231	12.5%
2025	138	7.5%

Which technologies does The Nielsen Company (us), Llc patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1,025

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 679

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 522

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 484

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 430

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 190

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 176

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 138

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 81

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 73

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 55

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 50

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 40

H04B - TRANSMISSION 39

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 39

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#218

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

72.3 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 The Nielsen Company (us), Llc hold?

The Nielsen Company (us), Llc holds 1,844 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.

What is The Nielsen Company (us), Llc's Innovation Score?

The Nielsen Company (us), Llc has an Innovation Score of 72.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Nielsen Company (us), Llc focus on?

The Nielsen Company (us), Llc's top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 1,025 patents. The company has filed patents in 61 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Nielsen Company (us), Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

The Nielsen Company (us), Llc's recent filing velocity is +88% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for The Nielsen Company (us), Llc's patents?

The Nielsen Company (us), Llc's patents average 20.8 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the The Nielsen Company (us), Llc 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

The's 1,844 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 - The ranks #218 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N 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

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