Where does Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat ranks #47,986 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 Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat hold?

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's Innovation Score?

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat has an Innovation Score of 31.8 out of 100 (39th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's patents?

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's patents average 17.6 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 Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat 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

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat

Q: What technology areas does Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat focus on?

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's top technology area is C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture) with 3 patents, ranking #548 of 1,268 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Johann ranks #47,986 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 11 technology areas.

#47,986
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.8/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47986 · Foreign Corporation #47,986 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,986/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH JMC Enterprises
CPC-FOCUS C12P · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: JMC Enterprises, 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 Johann’s 31.8 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 6.2 pts (19%) Velocity 3.3 pts (10%) Breadth 11.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
C B Worldwide · near

32
GW Pharma · near

32
Johann Wolfgang… · this assignee

32
Medtentia Internatio… · near

32
Semnur Pharmaceuticals · near

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Johann's Innovation Score is 31.8/100 (39th 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 Johann?

Each dot is one of Johann’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). Johann’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Johann's grants concentrate

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture). By volume, Johann sits between JMC Enterprises, Inc. and Jore Corporation.

Johann's three-year grant acceleration

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

JMC Enterprises

5
Jmicron Technology

5
JNC Filter

5
Jofemar

5
Johnson & Johnson…

5
Joma Kunststoffte…

5
Jonnat Management

5
Jore

5
Johann Wolfgang G… ◀

5

What this shows Johann holds 5 patents at rank #47,953, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Johann

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,953 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A De…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Johann, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A De…), Johann ranks #548 of 1,268 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 32 C.B. Worldwide, Inc. 32 Medtentia International Ltd Oy 32 GW Pharma Ltd. 32

Johann's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

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

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Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat patent most?

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

B01D - Separation 2

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

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

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat's lead technology class is C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12P
Ranked #47,986 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Johann Wolfgang Goethe-universitat against JMC Enterprises, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.8/100 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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