Leica Microsystems patents

Leica Microsystems holds 692 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents692
Recent patents259
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationMar 24, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201532
201642
201727
201832
201955
202050
202171
202293
202382
202488
2025102
202618
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201532
201642
201727
201832
201955
202050
202171
202293
202382
202488
2025102
202618

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
G02B21/0032196
G02B21/367174
G02B21/0076174
G01N21/6458127
G02B21/06122

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 Leica Microsystems have in patentsdb?
Leica Microsystems is linked to 692 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Leica Microsystems patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (652); Electricity (85); Chemistry & Metallurgy (45).
Is Leica Microsystems's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 88 in 2024 and 102 in 2025 (higher year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Leica Microsystems?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.