Where does Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ranks #44,567 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. hold?

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.0 out of 100 (11th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. focus on?

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s top technology area is C07K (Peptides) with 4 patents, ranking #1,861 of 3,615 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patents?

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patents average 12.4 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Alder ranks #44,567 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#44,567
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.0/100): 12.4
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44567 · US Corporation #44,567 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,567/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Akwel Sweden AB
CPC-NARROW C07K · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Akwel Sweden AB (±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.

How Alder’s 23.0 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.2 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (41%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (32%)

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What this shows Alder's Innovation Score is 23.0/100 (11th percentile 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Alder?

Each dot is one of Alder’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Alder’s own 12.4 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Alder vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Alder's grants concentrate

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under C07K (Peptides). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Alder sits between Akwel Sweden AB and Alerje, Inc..

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What this shows Alder holds 5 patents at rank #44,479, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alder

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,479 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07K (Peptides)

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

Alder's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. patent most?

C07K - Peptides 4

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

B01D - Separation 1

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s lead technology class is C07K (Peptides), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07K
Ranked #44,567 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. against Akwel Sweden AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.0/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

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

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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