USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ETH Zurich

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 184 granted patents across 130 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

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184

Total patents granted

130

CPC technology areas

16.4

Avg claims per patent

+33%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ETH holds 184 US patents across 130 technology areas, rank #2,140 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,140
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.8/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: +33%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ETH Zurich has been granted 184 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing ETH Zurich at rank #2,140 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 130 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, ETH Zurich is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ETH sits between Zedel (185 patents, rank #2,136) and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (184 patents, rank #2,144) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.8/100 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 105 grants, compared with 79 in the 2015–2019 window, a +33% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. ETH Zurich's 16.4 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 ETH Zurich against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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184

What this shows ETH holds 184 patents at rank #2,140, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ETH

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,140 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

ETH's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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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ETH Zurich patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	2.7%
2016	10	5.4%
2017	20	10.9%
2018	26	14.1%
2019	18	9.8%
2020	15	8.2%
2021	22	12.0%
2022	13	7.1%
2023	20	10.9%
2024	16	8.7%
2025	19	10.3%

Which technologies does ETH Zurich patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 32

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 30

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 23

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 19

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 17

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 14

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 12

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 12

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 11

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 10

C07K - PEPTIDES 10

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 9

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 9

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 8

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 8

Top 15 of 130 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,140

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.8 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 ETH Zurich hold?

ETH Zurich holds 184 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 130 technology areas.

What is ETH Zurich's Innovation Score?

ETH Zurich has an Innovation Score of 58.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ETH Zurich focus on?

ETH Zurich's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 32 patents. The company has filed patents in 130 CPC subclasses total.

Is ETH Zurich's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ETH Zurich's recent filing velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for ETH Zurich's patents?

ETH Zurich's patents average 16.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the ETH Zurich 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

ETH's 184 grants land it in the top 4% 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 - ETH ranks #2,140 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.