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Flamel Ireland Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 2 technology areas, active 2017–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

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53
Total patents granted
2
CPC technology areas
26.8
Avg claims per patent
+389%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Flamel holds 53 US patents across 2 technology areas, rank #6,331 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,331
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.5/100)
26.8
avg claims per patent
+389%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Flamel Ireland Limited has been granted 53 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Flamel Ireland Limited at rank #6,331 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 2 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 26.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Flamel Ireland Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Flamel sits between Ent. Services Development Corporation Lp (53 patents, rank #6,327) and Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited (53 patents, rank #6,335) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.5/100 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 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a +389% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Flamel Ireland Limited's 26.8 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while specialization in 2 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Flamel Ireland Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Flamel's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Flamel holds 53 patents at rank #6,331, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Flamel

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,331 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Flamel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 13% higher than 87% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Flamel Ireland Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2017 2 3.8%
2018 5 9.4%
2019 2 3.8%
2020 2 3.8%
2021 6 11.3%
2022 2 3.8%
2023 7 13.2%
2024 16 30.2%
2025 11 20.8%

Which technologies does Flamel Ireland Limited patent most?

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Specialized
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,331

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.5 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 Flamel Ireland Limited hold?
Flamel Ireland Limited holds 53 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 2 technology areas.
What is Flamel Ireland Limited's Innovation Score?
Flamel Ireland Limited has an Innovation Score of 50.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Flamel Ireland Limited focus on?
Flamel Ireland Limited's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 49 patents. The company has filed patents in 2 CPC subclasses total.
Is Flamel Ireland Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Flamel Ireland Limited's recent filing velocity is +389% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Flamel Ireland Limited's patents?
Flamel Ireland Limited's patents average 26.8 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Flamel Ireland Limited 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

Flamel's 53 grants land it in the top 13% 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 - Flamel ranks #6,331 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

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.