USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Firmenich Sa

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 283 granted patents across 63 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C11B (PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES).

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

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283

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.2

Avg claims per patent

+48%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Firmenich holds 283 US patents across 63 technology areas, rank #1,469 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,469
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.0/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: +48%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Firmenich Sa has been granted 283 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Firmenich Sa at rank #1,469 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 63 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in C11B (PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES). As a Foreign Corporation, Firmenich Sa is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Firmenich sits between Trend Micro Incorporated (284 patents, rank #1,465) and Fotonation Limited (282 patents, rank #1,473) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.0/100 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 169 grants, compared with 114 in the 2015–2019 window, a +48% 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. Firmenich Sa's 13.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 63 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Firmenich Sa against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Firmenich holds 283 patents at rank #1,469, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Firmenich

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,469 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C11B (Producing)

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

Firmenich'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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Firmenich Sa patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	8.1%
2016	27	9.5%
2017	18	6.4%
2018	28	9.9%
2019	18	6.4%
2020	31	11.0%
2021	33	11.7%
2022	35	12.4%
2023	17	6.0%
2024	28	9.9%
2025	25	8.8%

Which technologies does Firmenich Sa patent most?

C11B - PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES 126

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 125

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 124

C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL 104

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 81

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 56

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 52

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 36

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 35

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 31

C12Y - ENZYMES 28

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 24

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 21

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 15

C07B - GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR 11

Top 15 of 63 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,469

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.0 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 Firmenich Sa hold?

Firmenich Sa holds 283 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 63 technology areas.

What is Firmenich Sa's Innovation Score?

Firmenich Sa has an Innovation Score of 59.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Firmenich Sa focus on?

Firmenich Sa's top technology area is C11B (PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES) with 126 patents. The company has filed patents in 63 CPC subclasses total.

Is Firmenich Sa's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Firmenich Sa's recent filing velocity is +48% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Firmenich Sa's patents?

Firmenich Sa's patents average 13.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Firmenich Sa 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

Firmenich's 283 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 - Firmenich ranks #1,469 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C11B - see who else leads that technology area. C11B 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.