Where does ZTE Canada Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ZTE Canada Inc. ranks #23,731 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 ZTE Canada Inc. hold?

ZTE Canada Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2019, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is ZTE Canada Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ZTE Canada Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.5 out of 100 (41st 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 ZTE Canada Inc. focus on?

ZTE Canada Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 8 patents, ranking #2,806 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is ZTE Canada Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ZTE Canada Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 ZTE Canada Inc.'s patents?

ZTE Canada Inc.'s patents average 28.3 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 ZTE Canada 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ZTE Canada Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2019. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ZTE ranks #23,731 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.

#23,731
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.5/100): 28.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23731 · Foreign Corporation #23,731 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,731/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zentera Systems
CPC-NARROW H04L · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.5/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 28.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Zentera Systems, Inc. (±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 ZTE’s 32.5 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 8.9 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (27%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (46%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ZTE Canada · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ZTE's Innovation Score is 32.5/100 (41st 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 ZTE?

Each dot is one of ZTE’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). ZTE’s own 28.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where ZTE's grants concentrate

ZTE Canada Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, ZTE sits between ZIM Aircraft Seating GMBH and Zocdoc, Inc..

ZIM Aircraft Seat…

12
Zkteco

12
Zoom

12
Zoomessence

12
Zentera Systems

12
Zeus Industrial P…

12
Ziehm Imaging

12
Zocdoc

12
ZTE Canada ◀

12

What this shows ZTE holds 12 patents at rank #23,714, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ZTE

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,714 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

ZTE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2019

Grants by year

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

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ZTE Canada Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	8.3%
2018	6	50.0%
2019	5	41.7%

Which technologies does ZTE Canada Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

H04J - Multiplex Communication 5

H04B - Transmission 5

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 2

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 2

Top 6 of 6 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

ZTE Canada Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ZTE Canada Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #23,731 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ZTE Canada Inc. against ZIM Aircraft Seating GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.5/100 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.