USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Viavi Solutions Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 710 granted patents across 95 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

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

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710

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.1

Avg claims per patent

+238%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Viavi holds 710 US patents across 95 technology areas, rank #624 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#624
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.6/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: +238%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Viavi Solutions Inc. has been granted 710 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Viavi Solutions Inc. at rank #624 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 95 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a US Corporation, Viavi Solutions Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Viavi sits between Joled Inc. (713 patents, rank #620) and Dexcom, Inc. (708 patents, rank #628) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.6/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 548 grants, compared with 162 in the 2015–2019 window, a +238% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Viavi Solutions Inc.'s 19.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 95 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Viavi Solutions Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Joled

713
Carefusion 303

711
Eastman Kodak

711
Johnson Controls…

710
Viavi Solutions ◀

710
CJ Cheiljedang

709
NEW YORK Universi…

709
Allegro Microsyst…

708
Dexcom

708

What this shows Viavi holds 710 patents at rank #624, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Viavi

By rank, the assignees closest to #624 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Viavi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

68 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 · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Viavi Solutions Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	32	4.5%
2017	35	4.9%
2018	33	4.6%
2019	62	8.7%
2020	66	9.3%
2021	94	13.2%
2022	74	10.4%
2023	101	14.2%
2024	106	14.9%
2025	107	15.1%

Which technologies does Viavi Solutions Inc. patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 213

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 154

H04B - TRANSMISSION 154

G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 145

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 81

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 67

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 61

B42D - BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS 54

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 54

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 54

C09C - TREATMENT OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FIBROUS FILLERS, TO ENHANCE THEIR PIGMENTING OR FILLING PROPERTIES ; PREPARATION OF CARBON BLACK ; ; PREPARATION OF INORGANIC MATERIALS WHICH ARE NO SINGLE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND WHICH ARE MAINLY USED AS PIGMENTS OR FILLERS 53

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 37

C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS 36

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 35

B41M - PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING, 33

Top 15 of 95 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#624

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

67.6 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 Viavi Solutions Inc. hold?

Viavi Solutions Inc. holds 710 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 95 technology areas.

What is Viavi Solutions Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Viavi Solutions Inc. has an Innovation Score of 67.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Viavi Solutions Inc. focus on?

Viavi Solutions Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 213 patents. The company has filed patents in 95 CPC subclasses total.

Is Viavi Solutions Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Viavi Solutions Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +238% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Viavi Solutions Inc.'s patents?

Viavi Solutions Inc.'s patents average 19.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Viavi Solutions 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

Viavi's 710 grants land it in the top 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 - Viavi ranks #624 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B 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.