Where does Depomed, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Depomed, Inc. ranks #19,660 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Depomed, Inc. hold?

Depomed, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Depomed, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Depomed, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.6 out of 100 (21st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Depomed, Inc. focus on?

Depomed, Inc.'s top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 14 patents, ranking #1,384 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Depomed, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Depomed, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Depomed, Inc.'s patents?

Depomed, Inc.'s patents average 16.9 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Depomed, Inc. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Depomed, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Depomed ranks #19,660 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 4 technology areas.

#19,660
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.6/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19660 · US Corporation #19,660 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,660/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Deals Realm
CPC-NARROW A61P · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Deals Realm LLC (±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 Depomed’s 26.6 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.4 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (27%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Depomed · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Depomed's Innovation Score is 26.6/100 (21st 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 Depomed?

Each dot is one of Depomed’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). Depomed’s own 16.9 claims/patent is at or below the 17.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Depomed vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Depomed's grants concentrate

Depomed, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Depomed sits between DeWalch Technologies, Inc. and Directa Plus S.p.A..

Dewalch

14
Deals Realm

14
Delstar

14
Delta Subsea

14
Dexter Axle

14
Digi-star

14
Digital Innovatio…

14
Directa Plus S p A

14
Depomed ◀

14

What this shows Depomed holds 14 patents at rank #19,674, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Depomed

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,674 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Depomed's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Depomed, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	35.7%
2016	1	7.1%
2017	6	42.9%
2018	2	14.3%

Which technologies does Depomed, Inc. patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 14

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 14

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Depomed, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Depomed, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #19,660 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Depomed, Inc. against DeWalch Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · 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.