Where does Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC ranks #48,688 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 Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC hold?

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's Innovation Score?

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.3 out of 100 (23rd 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 Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC focus on?

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 5 patents, ranking #4,009 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's patents?

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's patents average 19.6 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 Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC 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

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Merz ranks #48,688 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#48,688
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.3/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48688 · US Corporation #48,688 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,688/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mersen USA Newburypo…
CPC-NARROW A61K · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mersen USA Newburyport-MA, LLC (±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 Merz’s 27.3 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 (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (34%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Merz Pharmaceuticals · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Merz's Innovation Score is 27.3/100 (23rd 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 Merz?

Each dot is one of Merz’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). Merz’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Merz's grants concentrate

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Merz sits between Mersen USA Newburyport-MA, LLC and Meta4sys Limited.

Mersen USA Newbur…

5
Merus Audio Aps

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Merus B V

5
Merz Dental

5
Mescal IT Systems

5
Meshplusplus

5
Mesosphere

5
Meta4sys

5
Merz Pharmaceutic… ◀

5

What this shows Merz holds 5 patents at rank #48,830, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Merz

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,830 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Merz's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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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Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	3	60.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

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

C12Y - Enzymes 1

C07K - Peptides 1

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC'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 #48,688 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC against Mersen USA Newburyport-MA, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.3/100 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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