Where does GW Research Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GW Research Limited ranks #6,901 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 GW Research Limited hold?

GW Research Limited holds 48 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is GW Research Limited's Innovation Score?

GW Research Limited has an Innovation Score of 41.9 out of 100 (top 32% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GW Research Limited focus on?

GW Research Limited's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 48 patents, ranking #456 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is GW Research Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GW Research Limited's recent grant velocity is +1000% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for GW Research Limited's patents?

GW Research Limited's patents average 20.7 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 GW Research 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

GW Research Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 48 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GW ranks #6,901 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 48 patents across 7 technology areas.

#6,901
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.9/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: +1000%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6901 · Foreign Corporation #6,901 · 48 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 48 grants
UPPER-Q #6,901/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GaN Systems
CPC-NARROW A61K · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +1000% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GaN Systems 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 GW’s 41.9 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 13.4 pts (32%) Velocity 6.7 pts (16%) Breadth 9.4 pts (22%) Claim depth 12.4 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Beyond Twenty · near

42
GE Oil & Gas… · near

42
GW Research · this assignee

42
Mold-masters (2007) · near

42
ProSports · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GW's Innovation Score is 41.9/100 (top 32% 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 GW?

Each dot is one of GW’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). GW’s own 20.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GW's grants concentrate

GW Research Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (14 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, GW sits between Genfit and Hampton Products International Corporation.

GW's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, GW Research Limited moved from 23 to 23 grants (1.00x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Genfit

48
Ghsp

48
Gracenote Digital…

48
Grundfos Manageme…

48
Gan Systems

48
Hexagon Technolog…

48
Hytera Communicat…

48
Hampton Products…

48
GW Research ◀

48

What this shows GW holds 48 patents at rank #6,899, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GW

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,899 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for GW, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), GW ranks #456 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Beyond Twenty Ltd. 42 ProSports Technologies, LLC 42 GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP 42 Mold-masters (2007) Limited 42

GW's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GW Research Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	4.2%
2019	2	4.2%
2020	7	14.6%
2021	14	29.2%
2022	10	20.8%
2023	9	18.8%
2024	4	8.3%

Which technologies does GW Research Limited patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 48

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 46

B01D - Separation 4

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 7 of 7 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

GW Research Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GW Research Limited's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #6,901 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GW Research Limited against Genfit, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.9/100 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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