USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Academia Sinica

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 360 granted patents across 99 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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360

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.1

Avg claims per patent

-17%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Academia holds 360 US patents across 99 technology areas, rank #1,183 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,183
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.7/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -17%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Academia Sinica has been granted 360 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Academia Sinica at rank #1,183 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 99 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Academia Sinica is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Academia sits between ASIA Vital Components Co., Ltd. (361 patents, rank #1,179) and Institute FOR Information Industry (359 patents, rank #1,187) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.7/100 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 163 grants, compared with 197 in the 2015–2019 window, a -17% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Academia Sinica's 15.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 99 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Academia Sinica against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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361
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361
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360
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360
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359
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359

What this shows Academia holds 360 patents at rank #1,183, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Academia

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,183 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Academia's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Academia Sinica patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	41	11.4%
2016	35	9.7%
2017	34	9.4%
2018	42	11.7%
2019	45	12.5%
2020	28	7.8%
2021	35	9.7%
2022	35	9.7%
2023	20	5.6%
2024	31	8.6%
2025	14	3.9%

Which technologies does Academia Sinica patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 179

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 168

C07K - PEPTIDES 120

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 99

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 91

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 29

C12Y - ENZYMES 26

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 26

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 21

C07H - SUGARS; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; NUCLEIC ACIDS 21

C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES 20

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 13

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 13

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 11

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 10

Top 15 of 99 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,183

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.7 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 Academia Sinica hold?

Academia Sinica holds 360 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 99 technology areas.

What is Academia Sinica's Innovation Score?

Academia Sinica has an Innovation Score of 59.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Academia Sinica focus on?

Academia Sinica's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 179 patents. The company has filed patents in 99 CPC subclasses total.

Is Academia Sinica's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Academia Sinica's recent filing velocity is -17% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Academia Sinica's patents?

Academia Sinica's patents average 15.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Academia Sinica 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

Academia's 360 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - Academia ranks #1,183 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K 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.