USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

VIA Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 323 granted patents across 47 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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323

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.6

Avg claims per patent

-84%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

VIA holds 323 US patents across 47 technology areas, rank #1,315 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,315
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.2/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -84%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

VIA Technologies, Inc. has been granted 323 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing VIA Technologies, Inc. at rank #1,315 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 47 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, VIA Technologies, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, VIA sits between Virginia TECH Intellectual Properties, Inc. (324 patents, rank #1,311) and Linkedin Corporation (322 patents, rank #1,319) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.2/100 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 45 grants, compared with 278 in the 2015–2019 window, a -84% 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. VIA Technologies, Inc.'s 17.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 47 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark VIA Technologies, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows VIA holds 323 patents at rank #1,315, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VIA

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,315 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

VIA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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VIA Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	81	25.1%
2016	67	20.7%
2017	46	14.2%
2018	46	14.2%
2019	38	11.8%
2020	15	4.6%
2021	7	2.2%
2022	6	1.9%
2023	8	2.5%
2024	8	2.5%
2025	1	0.3%

Which technologies does VIA Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 210

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 44

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 43

G11C - STATIC STORES 26

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 18

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 16

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 15

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 14

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 12

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 10

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 9

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 8

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 8

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 8

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 8

Top 15 of 47 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,315

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.2 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 VIA Technologies, Inc. hold?

VIA Technologies, Inc. holds 323 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 47 technology areas.

What is VIA Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

VIA Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VIA Technologies, Inc. focus on?

VIA Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 210 patents. The company has filed patents in 47 CPC subclasses total.

Is VIA Technologies, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

VIA Technologies, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -84% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for VIA Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

VIA Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 17.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the VIA Technologies, 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

VIA's 323 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - VIA ranks #1,315 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.