USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Upm-kymmene Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 178 granted patents across 91 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D21H (PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERW).

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

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178

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.9

Avg claims per patent

-13%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Upm-kymmene holds 178 US patents across 91 technology areas, rank #2,217 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,217
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.7/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: -13%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Upm-kymmene Corporation has been granted 178 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Upm-kymmene Corporation at rank #2,217 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 91 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in D21H (PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERW). As a Foreign Corporation, Upm-kymmene Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Upm-kymmene sits between TE Connectivity Services Gmbh (178 patents, rank #2,213) and Interface Optoelectronics (shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (177 patents, rank #2,221) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.7/100 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 83 grants, compared with 95 in the 2015–2019 window, a -13% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Upm-kymmene Corporation's 18.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 91 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Upm-kymmene Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Upm-kymmene holds 178 patents at rank #2,217, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Upm-kymmene

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,217 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D21H (PULP Compositions)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Upm-kymmene's primary technology class.

Upm-kymmene's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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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Upm-kymmene Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	17	9.6%
2016	15	8.4%
2017	25	14.0%
2018	23	12.9%
2019	15	8.4%
2020	24	13.5%
2021	13	7.3%
2022	13	7.3%
2023	9	5.1%
2024	13	7.3%
2025	11	6.2%

Which technologies does Upm-kymmene Corporation patent most?

D21H - PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 46

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 42

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 39

D21C - PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR 31

C08H - DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 30

C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION ; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES 30

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 26

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 25

C07G - COMPOUNDS OF UNKNOWN CONSTITUTION 22

C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS 22

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF 20

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 20

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 18

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 17

B01D - SEPARATION 15

Top 15 of 91 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,217

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.7 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 Upm-kymmene Corporation hold?

Upm-kymmene Corporation holds 178 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 91 technology areas.

What is Upm-kymmene Corporation's Innovation Score?

Upm-kymmene Corporation has an Innovation Score of 58.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Upm-kymmene Corporation focus on?

Upm-kymmene Corporation's top technology area is D21H (PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 46 patents. The company has filed patents in 91 CPC subclasses total.

Is Upm-kymmene Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Upm-kymmene Corporation's recent filing velocity is -13% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Upm-kymmene Corporation's patents?

Upm-kymmene Corporation's patents average 18.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Upm-kymmene 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.

How to use this portfolio

Upm-kymmene's 178 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Upm-kymmene ranks #2,217 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D21H - see who else leads that technology area. D21H 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.