USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 425 granted patents across 23 technology areas, active 2016–2025. 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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425

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.1

Avg claims per patent

+8300%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Zoom holds 425 US patents across 23 technology areas, rank #1,030 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,030
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (69.3/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: +8300%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. has been granted 425 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Zoom Video Communications, Inc. at rank #1,030 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 23 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Zoom sits between University OF South Carolina (427 patents, rank #1,026) and Fu Tai Hua Industry (shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (422 patents, rank #1,034) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 69.3/100 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 420 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a +8300% 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. Zoom Video Communications, 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 23 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Zoom Video Communications, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

University OF Sou…

427
Gracenote

426
Hitachi Chemical

425
NOK

425
Zoom Video Commun… ◀

425
IOWA State Univer…

424
SRI International

424
Isuzu Motors

423
Fu Tai Hua Indust…

422

What this shows Zoom holds 425 patents at rank #1,030, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zoom

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,030 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Zoom's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

69 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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Zoom Video Communications, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	0.2%
2017	1	0.2%
2019	3	0.7%
2020	3	0.7%
2021	7	1.6%
2022	42	9.9%
2023	122	28.7%
2024	216	50.8%
2025	30	7.1%

Which technologies does Zoom Video Communications, Inc. patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 308

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 178

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 100

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 80

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 57

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 37

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 35

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 27

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 24

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 17

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 16

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 5

H03G - CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION 5

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 3

Top 15 of 23 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,030

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

69.3 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 Zoom Video Communications, Inc. hold?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. holds 425 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 69.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Zoom Video Communications, Inc. focus on?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 308 patents. The company has filed patents in 23 CPC subclasses total.

Is Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +8300% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s patents?

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

How is the Zoom Video Communications, 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

Zoom's 425 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 - Zoom ranks #1,030 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.