Where does Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation ranks #30,472 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 Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation hold?

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's Innovation Score?

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation has an Innovation Score of 35.0 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation focus on?

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 7 patents, ranking #1,686 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's patents?

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's patents average 23.0 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 Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation 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

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Twentieth ranks #30,472 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 9 technology areas.

#30,472
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.0/100): 23.0
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30472 · US Corporation #30,472 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,472/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Taco Metals
CPC-NARROW H04N · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Taco Metals LLC (±0 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 Twentieth’s 35.0 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 8.0 pts (23%) Velocity 2.7 pts (8%) Breadth 10.6 pts (30%) Claim depth 13.8 pts (39%)

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What this shows Twentieth's Innovation Score is 35.0/100 (top 50% 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 Twentieth?

Each dot is one of Twentieth’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). Twentieth’s own 23.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Twentieth's grants concentrate

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Twentieth sits between Tropare, Inc. and Taco Metals LLC.

Twentieth's three-year grant acceleration

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows Twentieth holds 9 patents at rank #30,356, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Twentieth

By rank, the assignees closest to #30,356 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Twentieth's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	11.1%
2018	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	2	22.2%
2021	2	22.2%
2022	1	11.1%
2024	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

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 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 2

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation's lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #30,472 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Twentieth Century FOX Film Corporation against Tropare, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.0/100 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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