Where does Forward Biotech, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Forward Biotech, Inc. ranks #28,788 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Forward Biotech, Inc. hold?

Forward Biotech, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Forward Biotech, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Forward Biotech, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Forward Biotech, Inc. focus on?

Forward Biotech, Inc.'s top technology area is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE) with 6 patents, ranking #336 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Forward Biotech, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Forward Biotech, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Forward Biotech, Inc.'s patents?

Forward Biotech, Inc.'s patents average 13.8 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.

How is the Forward Biotech, Inc. 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Forward Biotech, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Forward ranks #28,788 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 8 technology areas.

#28,788
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28788 · US Corporation #28,788 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,788/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Formovie (Chongqing)…
CPC-NARROW B01L · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Formovie (Chongqing) Innovative Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Forward’s 29.6 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 8.0 pts (27%) Velocity 3.3 pts (11%) Breadth 10.0 pts (34%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Forward Biotech · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Forward's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st 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 Forward?

Each dot is one of Forward’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). Forward’s own 13.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Forward's grants concentrate

Forward Biotech, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Forward sits between Formovie (Chongqing) Innovative Technology Co., Ltd. and Fotech Solutions Limited.

Forward's three-year grant acceleration

Forward Biotech, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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9
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9
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9
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Fotech Solutions

9
Forward Biotech ◀

9

What this shows Forward holds 9 patents at rank #28,791, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Forward

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,791 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE)

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

Forward's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Forward Biotech, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	22.2%
2019	2	22.2%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%
2023	1	11.1%
2024	1	11.1%
2025partial year	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Forward Biotech, Inc. patent most?

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 6

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 5

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

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 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Forward Biotech, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Forward Biotech, Inc.'s lead technology class is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01L
Ranked #28,788 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Forward Biotech, Inc. against Formovie (Chongqing) Innovative Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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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