Overall rank by patents
#613
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 720 granted patents across 179 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C07D (HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS).
The verdict
Council holds 720 US patents across 179 technology areas, rank #613 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Council OF Scientific AND Industrial Research has been granted 720 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Council OF Scientific AND Industrial Research at rank #613 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 179 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07D (HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS). As a Foreign Corporation, Council OF Scientific AND Industrial Research is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Council sits between ST. JUDE Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. (727 patents, rank #609) and T-mobile Innovations Llc (715 patents, rank #617) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.4/100 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 224 grants, compared with 496 in the 2015–2019 window, a -55% 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. Council OF Scientific AND Industrial Research's 9.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, 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 Council OF Scientific AND Industrial Research against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
727 patents
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
724 patents
SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
723 patents
Sanofi
721 patents
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
720 patents
HOYA CORPORATION
718 patents
Roku, Inc.
717 patents
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
716 patents
T-Mobile Innovations LLC
715 patents
What this shows Council holds 720 patents at rank #613, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #613 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Council's primary technology class.
Council's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
56 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 102 | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 97 | 13.5% |
| 2017 | 112 | 15.6% |
| 2018 | 106 | 14.7% |
| 2019 | 79 | 11.0% |
| 2020 | 72 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 45 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 35 | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 21 | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 25 | 3.5% |
| 2025 | 26 | 3.6% |
Top 15 of 179 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#613
Across all tracked assignees
56.4 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Council's 720 grants land it in the top 6% 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.