USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Exact Sciences Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 72 granted patents across 15 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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 MICR).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.2

Avg claims per patent

+57%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Exact holds 72 US patents across 15 technology areas, rank #4,817 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,817
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (57.0/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: +57%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Exact Sciences Corporation has been granted 72 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Exact Sciences Corporation at rank #4,817 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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 MICR). As a US Corporation, Exact Sciences Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Exact sits between DP Technologies, Inc. (72 patents, rank #4,813) and General Cable Technologies Corporation (72 patents, rank #4,821) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.0/100 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 44 grants, compared with 28 in the 2015–2019 window, a +57% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Exact Sciences Corporation's 14.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 15 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Exact Sciences Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Exact holds 72 patents at rank #4,817, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Exact

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,817 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes)

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

Exact's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% 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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Exact Sciences Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	16.7%
2016	3	4.2%
2017	7	9.7%
2018	2	2.8%
2019	4	5.6%
2020	2	2.8%
2021	2	2.8%
2022	5	6.9%
2023	14	19.4%
2024	13	18.1%
2025	8	11.1%

Which technologies does Exact Sciences Corporation patent most?

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 56

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 22

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 20

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 19

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 14

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 13

B01D - SEPARATION 13

B04B - CENTRIFUGES 12

B03C - MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS 12

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 4

C12Y - ENZYMES 2

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 1

G16Z - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

G16B - BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,817

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.0 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 Exact Sciences Corporation hold?

Exact Sciences Corporation holds 72 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Exact Sciences Corporation's Innovation Score?

Exact Sciences Corporation has an Innovation Score of 57.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Exact Sciences Corporation focus on?

Exact Sciences Corporation's top technology area is 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) with 56 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Exact Sciences Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Exact Sciences Corporation's recent filing velocity is +57% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Exact Sciences Corporation's patents?

Exact Sciences Corporation's patents average 14.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Exact Sciences Corporation 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

Exact's 72 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Exact ranks #4,817 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C12Q - see who else leads that technology area. C12Q 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.