USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 4,862 granted patents across 112 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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

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4,862

Total patents granted

112

CPC technology areas

19.8

Avg claims per patent

-3%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Verizon holds 4,862 US patents across 112 technology areas, rank #74 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#74
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (73.9/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -3%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. has been granted 4,862 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. at rank #74 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 112 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Verizon sits between Tokyo Electron Limited (5,061 patents, rank #70) and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (4,378 patents, rank #78) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 73.9/100 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 2,396 grants, compared with 2,466 in the 2015–2019 window, a -3% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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 Patent And Licensing Inc.'s 19.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Tokyo Electron

5,061
Bank of America

4,988
Vmware

4,914
Facebook

4,875
Verizon Patent an… ◀

4,862
Olympus

4,844
Schlumberger Tech…

4,606
Globalfoundries

4,547
Sumitomo Electric…

4,378

What this shows Verizon holds 4,862 patents at rank #74, 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 #74 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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)

74 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	653	13.4%
2016	563	11.6%
2017	468	9.6%
2018	407	8.4%
2019	375	7.7%
2020	390	8.0%
2021	415	8.5%
2022	510	10.5%
2023	513	10.6%
2024	339	7.0%
2025	229	4.7%

Which technologies does Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 2,386

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2,164

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1,095

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 627

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 463

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 423

H04B - TRANSMISSION 296

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 232

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 220

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 148

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 144

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 114

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 112

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 78

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 63

Top 15 of 112 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#74

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

73.9 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 Patent And Licensing Inc. hold?

Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. holds 4,862 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 112 technology areas.

What is Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. has an Innovation Score of 73.9 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 Patent And Licensing Inc. focus on?

Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 2,386 patents. The company has filed patents in 112 CPC subclasses total.

Is Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -3% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.'s patents?

Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.'s patents average 19.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Verizon Patent And Licensing 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 4,862 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 #74 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.

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.