USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch

USPTO PatentsView assignee record — 50 granted patents across 26 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61P (SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS).

50
Total patents granted
26
CPC technology areas
20.9
Avg claims per patent
-39%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

British holds 50 US patents across 26 technology areas — rank #6,628 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,628
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.5/100)
20.9
avg claims per patent
-39%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch has been granted 50 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch at rank #6,628 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 26 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61P (SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS). As a Foreign Corporation, British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 48.5/100 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 19 grants, compared with 31 in the 2015–2019 window — a -39% 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. British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch's 20.9 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 26 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does British compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders — this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows British holds 50 patents — placing it at rank #6,628 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView — granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

British's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView — PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

View data table
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 6 12.0%
2016 4 8.0%
2017 9 18.0%
2018 8 16.0%
2019 4 8.0%
2020 6 12.0%
2021 4 8.0%
2022 4 8.0%
2023 3 6.0%
2024 2 4.0%

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,628

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.5 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 British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch hold?
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch holds 50 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 26 technology areas.
What is British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch's Innovation Score?
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch has an Innovation Score of 48.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch focus on?
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch's top technology area is A61P (SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS) with 23 patents. The company has filed patents in 26 CPC subclasses total.
Is British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch's recent filing velocity is -39% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch's patents?
British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch's patents average 20.9 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch 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.

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How to use this portfolio

British's 50 grants land it in the top 17% 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 — British ranks #6,628 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61P — see who else leads that technology area. A61P 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.

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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.

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