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CPC technology class · H04

H04Q - Selecting

Selecting. 10,225 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

10,225
US patents granted
H04
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
-8%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Selecting ranks #168 of 670 CPC technology areas - 10,225 US patents granted since 2015, with filing down 8% over five years.

#168
of 670 CPC technology areas
10,225
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Huawei
leading assignee (404)
-8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (404 patents)

CPC subclass H04Q - SELECTING - covers 10,225 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class H04 (ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in H04Q is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. leads with 404 patents, followed by Commscope Technologies Llc at 217 grants and Ciena Corporation at 179.

Filing activity in H04Q is down 8% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is H04Q innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in H04Q, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 8% versus 2015–2019.

4006008001,0001,2001,400 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 495

Who leads H04Q?

The 12 most active assignees in SELECTING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Huawei is the most active filer in H04Q, holding 404 of the 10,225 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass H04Q
Rank Company Patents in H04Q
#1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 404
#2 Commscope Technologies Llc 217
#3 Ciena Corporation 179
#4 AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.p. 172
#5 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 163
#6 Fujitsu Limited 145
#7 Nippon Telegraph AND Telephone Corporation 141
#8 ZTE Corporation 133
#9 Cisco Technology, Inc. 116
#10 Juniper Networks, Inc. 105
#11 Futurewei Technologies, Inc. 91
#12 Alcatel Lucent 82
#13 Infinera Corp. 82
#14 Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, Llc 63
#15 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp 62
#16 Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. 60
#17 Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. 56
#18 Level 3 Communications, Llc 54
#19 Dexcom, Inc. 46
#20 Commscope Connectivity Belgium BVBA 44

About This Class

CPC subclass H04Q belongs to class H04.

10,225 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading H04Q assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 H04Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H04Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 H04Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H04Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 0100200300400500 Patents in H04Q Avg claims / patent (company-wide) HuaweiCommscopeCienaAt&T Intellectual Pro…Telefonaktiebolaget L…FujitsuNippon Telegraph And…ZteCisco TechnologyJuniper NetworksFutureweiAlcatel LucentInfineraStrong Force Iot Port…
Top 14 H04Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H04Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class H04Q?
CPC subclass H04Q covers SELECTING. It belongs to CPC class H04 (ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE), with 10,225 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in H04Q?
10,225 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass H04Q between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in H04Q?
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. leads H04Q with 404 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for H04Q collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., H04) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like H04Q provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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