Where does IP Science Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), IP Science Limited ranks #35,965 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 IP Science Limited hold?

IP Science Limited holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is IP Science Limited's Innovation Score?

IP Science Limited has an Innovation Score of 40.5 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does IP Science Limited focus on?

IP Science Limited's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 7 patents, ranking #3,032 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is IP Science Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

IP Science Limited's recent grant velocity is -25% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for IP Science Limited's patents?

IP Science Limited's patents average 10.4 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 IP Science 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

IP Science Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, IP ranks #35,965 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 15 technology areas.

#35,965
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.5/100): 10.4
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35965 · Foreign Corporation #35,965 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,965/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Invox Belgium
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Invox Belgium NV (±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 IP’s 40.5 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 7.2 pts (18%) Velocity 13.3 pts (33%) Breadth 13.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
IP Science · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows IP's Innovation Score is 40.5/100 (top 35% 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 IP?

Each dot is one of IP’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). IP’s own 10.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where IP's grants concentrate

IP Science Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, IP sits between Invox Belgium NV and IRCAD.

IP's three-year grant acceleration

IP Science Limited shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Invox Belgium

7
Iogenetics

7
Ionic Solutions

7
Ioxt

7
Ipco Germany

7
IQX

7
Iray Technology

7
Ircad

7
IP Science ◀

7

What this shows IP holds 7 patents at rank #35,866, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IP

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,866 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

IP's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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IP Science Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2017	2	28.6%
2018	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2023	2	28.6%

Which technologies does IP Science Limited patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 7

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 5

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

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

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

C07K - Peptides 1

A21D - Treatment OF Flour OR Dough FOR Baking, e.g. BY Addition OF MATERIALS; BAKING; Bakery Products 1

A23D - Edible Oils OR Fats, e.g. Margarines, Shortenings OR Cooking Oils 1

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 1

A23C - Dairy Products, e.g. Milk, Butter OR CHEESE; Milk OR Cheese SUBSTITUTES; Making OR Treatment Thereof 1

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 1

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 1

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 1

C07J - Steroids 1

Top 15 of 15 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

IP Science Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

IP Science 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 #35,965 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare IP Science Limited against Invox Belgium NV, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.5/100 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

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.