Where does VF Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), VF Corporation ranks #33,808 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 VF Corporation hold?

VF Corporation holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is VF Corporation's Innovation Score?

VF Corporation has an Innovation Score of 18.9 out of 100 (5th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VF Corporation focus on?

VF Corporation's top technology area is A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories) with 3 patents, ranking #173 of 582 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is VF Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

VF Corporation's recent grant velocity is -86% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for VF Corporation's patents?

VF Corporation's patents average 5.8 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 VF 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

VF Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, VF ranks #33,808 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 5 technology areas.

#33,808
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 5th percentile
by Innovation Score (18.9/100): 5.8
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33808 · US Corporation #33,808 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,808/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Venenum Biodesign
CPC-NARROW A41D · 5 areas
INNOV-LOW 18.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Venenum Biodesign, LLC (±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 VF’s 18.9 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 7.6 pts (40%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (42%) Claim depth 3.5 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
VF · this assignee

19
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows VF's Innovation Score is 18.9/100 (5th percentile 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 VF?

Each dot is one of VF’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). VF’s own 5.8 claims/patent is at or below the 17.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where VF's grants concentrate

VF Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 37.5% of grants classified under A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, VF sits between Venenum Biodesign, LLC and Vibes Audio LLC.

Venenum Biodesign

8
Verastem

8
Verve Therapeutics

8
Vestre AS

8
VGI Medical

8
VI Systems

8
Vianai Systems

8
Vibes Audio

8
VF ◀

8

What this shows VF holds 8 patents at rank #33,769, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VF

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,769 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A41D (Outerwear)

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

VF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

19 5th percentile higher than 5% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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VF Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	12.5%
2018	3	37.5%
2019	3	37.5%
2020	1	12.5%

Which technologies does VF Corporation patent most?

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 3

A41B - SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; Baby LINEN; Handkerchiefs 2

A41H - Appliances OR Methods FOR Making Clothes, e.g. FOR Dress-making OR FOR Tailoring, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 1

A41C - CORSETS; Brassieres 1

Top 5 of 5 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

VF Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

VF Corporation's lead technology class is A41D (OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories), 37.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A41D
Ranked #33,808 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare VF Corporation against Venenum Biodesign, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 18.9/100 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.