Where does F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H. ranks #31,598 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H.'s recent grant velocity is -86% 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 F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H.'s patents?

F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H.'s patents average 18.8 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H.

Q: How is the F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H. 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 PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: C07K (Peptides).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, F-star ranks #31,598 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 6 technology areas.

#31,598
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.5/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31598 · Foreign Corporation #31,598 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,598/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Express Mobile
CPC-NARROW C07K · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Express Mobile, Inc. (±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 F-star’s 27.5 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 7.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (41%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows F-star's Innovation Score is 27.5/100 (24th 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 F-star?

Each dot is one of F-star’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). F-star’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where F-star's grants concentrate

F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C07K (Peptides). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, F-star sits between Express Mobile, Inc. and Faac Incorporated.

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What this shows F-star holds 8 patents at rank #31,593, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near F-star

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,593 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07K (Peptides)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in F-star's primary technology class.

F-star's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2016	1	12.5%
2017	1	12.5%
2018	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%
2021	1	12.5%

Which technologies does F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H. patent most?

C07K - Peptides 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 6

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

Top 6 of 6 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

F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H.'s lead technology class is C07K (Peptides), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07K
Ranked #31,598 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare F-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges M.B.H. against Express Mobile, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.5/100 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

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