AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Astrazeneca ranks #20,777 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 9 technology areas.
- #20,777
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 26th percentile
- by Innovation Score (28.2/100)
- 14.2
- avg claims per patent
- -92%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20777 · US Corporation #20,777 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
- MID-PACK #20,777/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Asahi Kasei…
- CPC-NARROW A61K · 9 areas
- INNOV-THIN 28.2/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -92% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corporation (±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 Astrazeneca’s 28.2 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Astrazeneca
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- AstraZeneca… · this assignee 28
AstraZeneca… · this assignee
28 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Astrazeneca's Innovation Score is 28.2/100 (26th 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 Astrazeneca?
Each dot is one of Astrazeneca’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). Astrazeneca’s own 14.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Astrazeneca's grants concentrate
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Astrazeneca sits between Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corporation and Aurora Spine, Inc..
Who files at AstraZeneca's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Asahi Kasei Const…
Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corporation
13 patents
- Asahi Polyslider
Asahi Polyslider Company, Limited
13 patents
- Ascent Solar
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
13 patents
- Ashland Licensing…
Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
13 patents
- Asymptote
Asymptote Ltd.
13 patents
- Athenex
Athenex, Inc.
13 patents
- Atlantic Health S…
Atlantic Health System, Inc.
13 patents
- Aurora Spine
Aurora Spine, Inc.
13 patents
- Astrazeneca Pharm… ◀
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
13 patents
What this shows AstraZeneca holds 13 patents at rank #20,785, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near AstraZeneca
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,785 in granted patent volume.
- Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corporation #20,781 · 13 patents
- Asahi Polyslider Company, Limited #20,782 · 13 patents
- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. #20,783 · 13 patents
- Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC #20,784 · 13 patents
- Asymptote Ltd. #20,786 · 13 patents
- Athenex, Inc. #20,787 · 13 patents
- Atlantic Health System, Inc. #20,788 · 13 patents
- Aurora Spine, Inc. #20,789 · 13 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in AstraZeneca's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
Astrazeneca's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 46.2% |
| 2016 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.7% |
Which technologies does AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP patent most?
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #20,777 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP against Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 28.2/100 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.
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.