Where does Universite DE Bretagne SUD rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universite DE Bretagne SUD ranks #17,318 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 Universite DE Bretagne SUD hold?

Universite DE Bretagne SUD holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Universite DE Bretagne SUD's Innovation Score?

Universite DE Bretagne SUD has an Innovation Score of 35.9 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universite DE Bretagne SUD focus on?

Universite DE Bretagne SUD's top technology area is H03M (CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General) with 15 patents, ranking #125 of 1,072 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universite DE Bretagne SUD's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universite DE Bretagne SUD's recent grant velocity is +120% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Universite DE Bretagne SUD's patents?

Universite DE Bretagne SUD's patents average 13.5 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 Universite DE Bretagne SUD 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 Foreign Corporation

Universite DE Bretagne SUD

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: H03M (CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universite ranks #17,318 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 16 technology areas.

#17,318
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.9/100): 13.5
avg claims per patent: +120%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17318 · Foreign Corporation #17,318 · 17 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,318/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Unitest
CPC-FOCUS H03M · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +120% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Unitest Inc (±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 Universite’s 35.9 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 10.0 pts (28%) Velocity 3.7 pts (10%) Breadth 14.1 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.1 pts (23%)

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What this shows Universite's Innovation Score is 35.9/100 (top 48% 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 Universite?

Each dot is one of Universite’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). Universite’s own 13.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universite's grants concentrate

Universite DE Bretagne SUD is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 88.2% of grants classified under H03M (CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Universite sits between Unitest Inc and UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE.

Universite's three-year grant acceleration

Universite DE Bretagne SUD shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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 Universite holds 17 patents at rank #17,312, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universite

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,312 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H03M (Coding)

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

Universite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Universite DE Bretagne SUD patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	5.9%
2018	1	5.9%
2019	3	17.6%
2020	3	17.6%
2021	3	17.6%
2022	3	17.6%
2023	1	5.9%
2024	1	5.9%
2025partial year	1	5.9%

Which technologies does Universite DE Bretagne SUD patent most?

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 15

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

H04J - Multiplex Communication 2

H04B - Transmission 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

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 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Universite DE Bretagne SUD's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universite DE Bretagne SUD's lead technology class is H03M (CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General), 88.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H03M
Ranked #17,318 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universite DE Bretagne SUD against Unitest Inc, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.9/100 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

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.