Where does Molecular Templates, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Molecular Templates, Inc. ranks #12,126 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 Molecular Templates, Inc. hold?

Molecular Templates, Inc. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Molecular Templates, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Molecular Templates, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.2 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Molecular Templates, Inc. focus on?

Molecular Templates, Inc.'s top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 23 patents, ranking #848 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Molecular Templates, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Molecular Templates, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Molecular Templates, Inc.'s patents?

Molecular Templates, Inc.'s patents average 20.2 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 Molecular Templates, 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

Molecular Templates, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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, Molecular ranks #12,126 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 10 technology areas.

#12,126
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.2/100): 20.2
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12126 · US Corporation #12,126 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,126/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Micron
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Micron Technologies, 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 Molecular’s 43.2 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 11.3 pts (26%) Velocity 8.7 pts (20%) Breadth 11.2 pts (26%) Claim depth 12.1 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
HÖGANÄS AB (PUBL) · near

43
TriTeq Lock and… · near

43
Chart Energy &… · near

43
Molecular Templates · this assignee

43
The U as represented… · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Molecular's Innovation Score is 43.2/100 (top 29% 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 Molecular?

Each dot is one of Molecular’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). Molecular’s own 20.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Molecular's grants concentrate

Molecular Templates, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 92% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Molecular sits between Micron Technologies, Inc. and Nanchang O-film Tech. Co., Ltd..

Molecular's three-year grant acceleration

Molecular Templates, Inc. shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Micron

25
Minelab Pty

25
Mitsubishi Polyes…

25
Mojix

25
Molekule Group

25
Montefiore Medica…

25
Motogo

25
Nanchang O-film T…

25
Molecular Templat… ◀

25

What this shows Molecular holds 25 patents at rank #12,125, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Molecular

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,125 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Molecular, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), Molecular ranks #848 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc. 43 The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 43 HÖGANÄS AB (PUBL) 43 TriTeq Lock and Security, LLC 43

Molecular's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Molecular Templates, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	8.0%
2019	3	12.0%
2020	4	16.0%
2021	3	12.0%
2022	6	24.0%
2023	1	4.0%
2024	6	24.0%

Which technologies does Molecular Templates, Inc. patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 23

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 23

C07K - Peptides 20

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 12

C12Y - Enzymes 7

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 4

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 3

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 2

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

Molecular Templates, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Molecular Templates, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 92% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #12,126 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Molecular Templates, Inc. against Micron Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.2/100 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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