Overall rank by patents
#28,435
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 6 technology areas, active 2016–2019. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS).
The verdict
Cathay holds 9 US patents across 6 technology areas, rank #28,435 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd. has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2016 and 2019, placing Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd. at rank #28,435 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 6 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07C (ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS). As a Foreign Corporation, Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Cathay sits between Casa Systems, Inc. (9 patents, rank #28,431) and Celcuity Inc. (9 patents, rank #28,439) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 24.9/100 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 0 grants, compared with 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% 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. Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd.'s 13.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 6 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Casa Systems, Inc.
9 patents
CaseConcept, LLC
9 patents
Caso Holding GmbH
9 patents
Catalytic Distillation Technologies
9 patents
Cavagna Group S.P.A.
9 patents
Cedar Ridge Research LLC
9 patents
Celanese EVA Performance Polymers LLC
9 patents
Celcuity Inc.
9 patents
Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd.
9 patents
What this shows Cathay holds 9 patents at rank #28,435, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #28,435 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Cathay's primary technology class.
Cathay's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 11.1% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#28,435
Across all tracked assignees
24.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Cathay's 9 grants land it in the top 84% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.