Overall rank by patents
#22,143
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: C07K (PEPTIDES).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Affimed ranks #22,143 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 3 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22143 · Foreign Corporation #22,143 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Adtran Networks SE (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Affimed · this assignee
34 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Affimed's Innovation Score is 33.5/100 (top 55% 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.
Affimed Gmbh is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C07K (PEPTIDES). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Affimed sits between Adtran Networks SE and AIM Design, Llc.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
ADTRAN NETWORKS SE
12 patents
ADURO BIOTECH HOLDINGS, EUROPE B.V.
12 patents
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL MULTITECH CO., LTD.
12 patents
AF CHEMICALS, LLC
12 patents
AGC Automotive Americas Co.
12 patents
AGI SURETRACK LLC
12 patents
AGIGA TECH INC.
12 patents
AIM Design, LLC
12 patents
AFFIMED GMBH
12 patents
What this shows Affimed holds 12 patents at rank #22,124, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,124 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Affimed's primary technology class.
Affimed's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
34 Top 55% higher than 45% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,143
of 50,000 tracked assignees
33.5 out of 100
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