Synopsys Inc patents

Synopsys Inc holds 2,241 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents2,241
Recent patents536
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationApr 7, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
2015241
2016206
2017225
2018168
2019206
2020196
2021174
2022206
2023185
2024198
2025198
202638
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
2015241
2016206
2017225
2018168
2019206
2020196
2021174
2022206
2023185
2024198
2025198
202638

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
G06F30/398601
G06F30/392373
G06F30/327288
G06F2119/12274
G06F30/367260

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Synopsys Inc have in patentsdb?
Synopsys Inc is linked to 2,241 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Synopsys Inc patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (2,034); Electricity (589); Cross-Sectional Technologies (103).
Is Synopsys Inc's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 198 in 2024 and 198 in 2025 (similar year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Synopsys Inc?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.