USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 70 granted patents across 22 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.0

Avg claims per patent

-44%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Leica holds 70 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #4,960 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,960
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.2/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: -44%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh has been granted 70 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh at rank #4,960 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a Foreign Corporation, Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Leica sits between Lantiq Beteiligungs-gmbh & Co. KG (70 patents, rank #4,956) and Morehouse School OF Medicine (70 patents, rank #4,964) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 57.2/100 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 25 grants, compared with 45 in the 2015–2019 window, a -44% 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. Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh's 13.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Lantiq Beteiligun…

70
Largan Digital

70
Laboratoire Franc…

70
Lehigh University

70
Leica Instruments…

70
Lowe's Companies

70
Lumenis

70
Morehouse School…

70
Leica Biosystems… ◀

70

What this shows Leica holds 70 patents at rank #4,960, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Leica

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,960 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Leica's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	20.0%
2016	8	11.4%
2017	7	10.0%
2018	10	14.3%
2019	6	8.6%
2021	1	1.4%
2022	11	15.7%
2023	7	10.0%
2024	1	1.4%
2025	5	7.1%

Which technologies does Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 54

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 10

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 5

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 3

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 3

B26D - CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING 3

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 3

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 3

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 2

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 2

F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 1

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 1

F27D - DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE 1

F27M - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS OF THE CHARGES OR FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,960

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.2 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 Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh hold?

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh holds 70 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 57.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh focus on?

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 54 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -44% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh's patents?

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh's patents average 13.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh 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

Leica's 70 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Leica ranks #4,960 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N 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.