USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Hong Kong Baptist University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 114 granted patents across 65 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

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

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114

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.2

Avg claims per patent

-66%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hong holds 114 US patents across 65 technology areas, rank #3,281 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,281
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.5/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: -66%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hong Kong Baptist University has been granted 114 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hong Kong Baptist University at rank #3,281 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 65 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Hong Kong Baptist University is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hong sits between Equinor Energy AS (114 patents, rank #3,277) and Miele & CIE. KG (114 patents, rank #3,285) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.5/100 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 29 grants, compared with 85 in the 2015–2019 window, a -66% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Hong Kong Baptist University's 12.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 65 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hong Kong Baptist University against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Equinor Energy AS

114
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114
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114
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114
Janssen Vaccines…

114
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114
Kymeta

114
Miele & CIE KG

114
Hong Kong Baptist… ◀

114

What this shows Hong holds 114 patents at rank #3,281, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hong

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,281 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Hong's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% 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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Hong Kong Baptist University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	7.0%
2016	17	14.9%
2017	24	21.1%
2018	18	15.8%
2019	18	15.8%
2020	5	4.4%
2021	5	4.4%
2022	7	6.1%
2023	5	4.4%
2024	4	3.5%
2025	3	2.6%

Which technologies does Hong Kong Baptist University patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 52

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 31

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 17

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 12

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 11

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 8

C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM 7

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 7

C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS 6

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 6

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 6

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 5

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 5

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 5

Top 15 of 65 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,281

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.5 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 Hong Kong Baptist University hold?

Hong Kong Baptist University holds 114 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 65 technology areas.

What is Hong Kong Baptist University's Innovation Score?

Hong Kong Baptist University has an Innovation Score of 52.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hong Kong Baptist University focus on?

Hong Kong Baptist University's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 52 patents. The company has filed patents in 65 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hong Kong Baptist University's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hong Kong Baptist University's recent filing velocity is -66% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Hong Kong Baptist University's patents?

Hong Kong Baptist University's patents average 12.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Hong Kong Baptist University 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

Hong's 114 grants land it in the top 10% 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 - Hong ranks #3,281 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

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.