USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Wacom Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 933 granted patents across 69 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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933

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.0

Avg claims per patent

+134%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Wacom holds 933 US patents across 69 technology areas, rank #474 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#474
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.1/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: +134%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Wacom Co., Ltd. has been granted 933 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Wacom Co., Ltd. at rank #474 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 69 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Wacom Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Wacom sits between Midea Group Co., Ltd. (941 patents, rank #470) and Verily Life Sciences Llc (926 patents, rank #478) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.1/100 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 654 grants, compared with 279 in the 2015–2019 window, a +134% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Wacom Co., Ltd.'s 14.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 69 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Wacom Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Midea Group

941
Uber

941
Agency FOR Scienc…

939
Fujikura

933
Wacom ◀

933
Lumileds

930
IHI

928
Level 3 Communica…

928
Verily Life Scien…

926

What this shows Wacom holds 933 patents at rank #474, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wacom

By rank, the assignees closest to #474 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Wacom's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 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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Wacom Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	37	4.0%
2016	39	4.2%
2017	40	4.3%
2018	61	6.5%
2019	102	10.9%
2020	94	10.1%
2021	94	10.1%
2022	93	10.0%
2023	110	11.8%
2024	147	15.8%
2025	116	12.4%

Which technologies does Wacom Co., Ltd. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 782

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 58

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 42

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 27

B43K - IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING 22

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 21

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 20

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 18

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 17

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 16

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 15

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 14

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 11

H01G - CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE 11

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 10

Top 15 of 69 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#474

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.1 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 Wacom Co., Ltd. hold?

Wacom Co., Ltd. holds 933 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 69 technology areas.

What is Wacom Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Wacom Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 65.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wacom Co., Ltd. focus on?

Wacom Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 782 patents. The company has filed patents in 69 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wacom Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Wacom Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +134% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Wacom Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Wacom Co., Ltd.'s patents average 14.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Wacom Co., Ltd. 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

Wacom's 933 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 - Wacom ranks #474 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.