Where does Natera, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Natera, Inc. ranks #3,102 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 Natera, Inc. hold?

Natera, Inc. holds 122 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Natera, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Natera, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 47.0 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Natera, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +167% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

Natera, Inc.'s patents average 18.3 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 Natera, 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

Natera, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Natera, Inc. focus on?

Natera, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 95 patents, ranking #41 of 2,502 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 122 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: 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 Micr).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Natera ranks #3,102 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 122 patents across 13 technology areas.

#3,102
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.0/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +167%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3102 · US Corporation #3,102 · 122 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 122 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,102/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Irdeto B V
CPC-FOCUS C12Q · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +167% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Irdeto B.V. (±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 Natera’s 47.0 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 16.6 pts (35%) Velocity 6.7 pts (14%) Breadth 12.7 pts (27%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Arvinas Operations · near

47
Edgewell Personal… · near

47
Natera · this assignee

47
Saam · near

47
Shenzhen SNC Opto · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Natera's Innovation Score is 47.0/100 (top 19% 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 Natera?

Each dot is one of Natera’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). Natera’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Natera's grants concentrate

Natera, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 77.9% of grants classified under 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 Micr). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (32 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Natera sits between Irdeto B.V. and Saint-gobain Isover.

Natera's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Natera, Inc. moved from 46 to 46 grants (1.00x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,170. See the growth leaderboard.

Irdeto B V

122
MAN Energy Soluti…

122
Mitsubishi Heavy…

122
Morpho

122
Nextnav

122
Oiles

122
Quarkstar

122
Saint-gobain Isov…

122
Natera ◀

122

What this shows Natera holds 122 patents at rank #3,102, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Natera

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,102 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Natera, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes), Natera ranks #41 of 2,502 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC 47 Arvinas Operations, Inc. 47 Saam, Inc. 47 Shenzhen SNC Opto Electronic Co., Ltd 47

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.3 here).

Motherson Innovations Company Limited 18.3 avg Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. 18.3 avg Gogo LLC 18.3 avg West Corporation 18.3 avg

Natera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 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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Natera, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	1.6%
2016	5	4.1%
2017	3	2.5%
2018	8	6.6%
2019	12	9.8%
2020	17	13.9%
2021	17	13.9%
2022	32	26.2%
2023	3	2.5%
2024	11	9.0%
2025partial year	12	9.8%

Which technologies does Natera, Inc. patent most?

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 95

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 56

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 18

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 16

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 7

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

B04B - Centrifuges 2

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

B01D - Separation 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

Top 13 of 13 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

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

Natera, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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 Micr), 77.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Q
Ranked #3,102 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Natera, Inc. against Irdeto B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.0/100 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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