Where does argenx Bvba rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), argenx Bvba ranks #20,758 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 argenx Bvba hold?

argenx Bvba holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is argenx Bvba's Innovation Score?

argenx Bvba has an Innovation Score of 24.8 out of 100 (16th 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 argenx Bvba focus on?

argenx Bvba's top technology area is C07K (Peptides) with 13 patents, ranking #709 of 3,615 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is argenx Bvba's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

argenx Bvba's recent grant velocity is +125% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for argenx Bvba's patents?

argenx Bvba's patents average 13.4 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 argenx Bvba 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 Foreign Corporation

argenx Bvba

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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, argenx ranks #20,758 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 4 technology areas.

#20,758
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.8/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: +125%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20758 · Foreign Corporation #20,758 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,758/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH artience
CPC-NARROW C07K · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +125% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: artience Co., Ltd. (±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 argenx’s 24.8 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 9.1 pts (37%) Velocity 0.6 pts (2%) Breadth 7.1 pts (29%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
argenx Bvba · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows argenx's Innovation Score is 24.8/100 (16th 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 argenx?

Each dot is one of argenx’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). argenx’s own 13.4 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where argenx's grants concentrate

argenx Bvba is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C07K (Peptides). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, argenx sits between Zhik Pty Ltd and uAvionix Corporation.

argenx's three-year grant acceleration

argenx Bvba shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Zhik Pty

13
Zhuhai Beihai Bio…

13
Zighra

13
Zoeller Pump

13
artience

13
eresearchtechnolo…

13
ibio

13
uavionix

13
argenx Bvba ◀

13

What this shows argenx holds 13 patents at rank #22,087, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near argenx

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,087 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07K (Peptides)

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

argenx's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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argenx Bvba patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	7.7%
2019	3	23.1%
2020	5	38.5%
2021	3	23.1%
2022	1	7.7%

Which technologies does argenx Bvba patent most?

C07K - Peptides 13

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 10

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 8

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

Top 4 of 4 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

argenx Bvba's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

argenx Bvba's lead technology class is C07K (Peptides), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07K
Ranked #20,758 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare argenx Bvba against Zhik Pty Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.8/100 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

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.