USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Government

Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 3,025 granted patents across 360 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

3,025

Total patents granted

360

CPC technology areas

14.8

Avg claims per patent

+1%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Centre holds 3,025 US patents across 360 technology areas, rank #124 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#124
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.1/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: +1%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique has been granted 3,025 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique at rank #124 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 360 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Government, Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Centre sits between Nvidia Corporation (3,075 patents, rank #120) and Toshiba Memory Corporation (2,972 patents, rank #128) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.1/100 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 1,523 grants, compared with 1,502 in the 2015–2019 window, a +1% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Government 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. Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique's 14.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Nvidia

3,075
Sony Interactive…

3,038
Mediatek

3,036
Pioneer Hi-bred I…

3,033
Centre National D… ◀

3,025
Industrial Techno…

3,023
Adobe

3,022
DOW Global

3,004
Toshiba Memory

2,972

What this shows Centre holds 3,025 patents at rank #124, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Centre

By rank, the assignees closest to #124 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Centre's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	297	9.8%
2016	299	9.9%
2017	317	10.5%
2018	267	8.8%
2019	322	10.6%
2020	310	10.2%
2021	262	8.7%
2022	283	9.4%
2023	216	7.1%
2024	251	8.3%
2025	201	6.6%

Which technologies does Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 683

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 633

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 472

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 398

C07K - PEPTIDES 376

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 268

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 236

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 181

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 166

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 165

C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES 153

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 131

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 129

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 128

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 116

Top 15 of 360 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#124

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

67.1 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 Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique hold?

Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique holds 3,025 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 360 technology areas.

What is Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique's Innovation Score?

Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique has an Innovation Score of 67.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique focus on?

Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 683 patents. The company has filed patents in 360 CPC subclasses total.

Is Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique's recent filing velocity is +1% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique's patents?

Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique's patents average 14.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique 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.

How to use this portfolio

Centre's 3,025 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Centre ranks #124 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K 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.

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.

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.