USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Unify Patente Gmbh & Co. KG

USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 62 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

Reviewed byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · June 17, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.0

Avg claims per patent

+575%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Unify holds 62 US patents across 17 technology areas — rank #5,558 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,558
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.8/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: +575%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG has been granted 62 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG at rank #5,558 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 48.8/100 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 54 grants, compared with 8 in the 2015–2019 window — a +575% 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. UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's 17.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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Unify Patente & KG ◀

62

What this shows UNIFY holds 62 patents — placing it at rank #5,558 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

UNIFY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView — PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	3.2%
2019	6	9.7%
2020	7	11.3%
2021	11	17.7%
2022	12	19.4%
2023	13	21.0%
2024	10	16.1%
2025	1	1.6%

Which technologies does UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG patent most?

H04L— TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 40

H04M— TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 31

G06F— ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 18

H04W— WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 13

H04N— PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 7

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 6

G10L— SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 4

H05K— PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 2

G06N— COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 2

H01R— ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 1

H03K— PULSE TECHNIQUE 1

A61B— DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 1

G16H— HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 1

H04R— LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 1

G10K— SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,558

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.8 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 UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG hold?

UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG holds 62 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's Innovation Score?

UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG has an Innovation Score of 48.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG focus on?

UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 40 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's recent filing velocity is +575% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's patents?

UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's patents average 17.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG 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.

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How to use this portfolio

Unify's 62 grants land it in the top 16% 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 — Unify ranks #5,558 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L — see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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.

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H04L technology

UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG's primary CPC class — all holders and yearly trends

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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

Reviewed byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · June 17, 2026

Unify Patente Gmbh & Co. KG

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