USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Verizon Media Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 307 granted patents across 22 technology areas, active 2020–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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307

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.3

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Verizon holds 307 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #1,366 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,366
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.6/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Verizon Media Inc. has been granted 307 US utility patents between 2020 and 2022, placing Verizon Media Inc. at rank #1,366 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Verizon Media Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Verizon sits between Certainteed Llc (307 patents, rank #1,362) and Coulter Ventures, Llc. (306 patents, rank #1,370) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.6/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2022, with 307 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Verizon Media Inc.'s 19.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Verizon Media Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Verizon holds 307 patents at rank #1,366, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Verizon

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,366 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Verizon'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 · 2020–2022

Grants by year

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

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Verizon Media Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	33	10.7%
2021	246	80.1%
2022	28	9.1%

Which technologies does Verizon Media Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 188

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 138

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 131

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 35

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 34

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 25

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 15

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 12

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 12

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 6

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 3

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 2

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 2

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,366

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.6 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 Verizon Media Inc. hold?

Verizon Media Inc. holds 307 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2022, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Verizon Media Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Verizon Media Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Verizon Media Inc. focus on?

Verizon Media Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 188 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Verizon Media Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Verizon Media Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Verizon Media Inc.'s patents?

Verizon Media Inc.'s patents average 19.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Verizon Media Inc. 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

Verizon's 307 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 - Verizon ranks #1,366 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.