Where does Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. ranks #16,188 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 Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. hold?

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.8 out of 100 (32nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. focus on?

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 17 patents, ranking #1,155 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -94% 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 Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s patents?

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s patents average 14.1 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 Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. 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 US Corporation

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Melinta ranks #16,188 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 10 technology areas.

#16,188
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.8/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: -94%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16188 · US Corporation #16,188 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,188/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mapal Fabrik für…
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -94% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mapal Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG (±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 Melinta’s 29.8 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 10.2 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Melinta Therapeutics · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Melinta's Innovation Score is 29.8/100 (32nd 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 Melinta?

Each dot is one of Melinta’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). Melinta’s own 14.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Melinta's grants concentrate

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 94.4% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Melinta sits between Mapal Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG and Metrom Rail, LLC.

Mapal Fabrik für…

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Match COM L L C

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MEC

18
Medicinal Bioconv…

18
Memory-tech Holdi…

18
Mercury Enterpris…

18
Metal-era

18
Metrom Rail

18
Melinta Therapeut… ◀

18

What this shows Melinta holds 18 patents at rank #16,177, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Melinta

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,177 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Melinta's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	33.3%
2016	2	11.1%
2017	4	22.2%
2018	2	11.1%
2019	3	16.7%
2020	1	5.6%

Which technologies does Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 17

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 11

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 7

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 5

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 2

C07K - Peptides 2

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 2

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

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 94.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #16,188 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. against Mapal Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.8/100 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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