Where does Newlink Genetics Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Newlink Genetics Corporation ranks #20,142 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 Newlink Genetics Corporation hold?

Newlink Genetics Corporation holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Newlink Genetics Corporation's Innovation Score?

Newlink Genetics Corporation has an Innovation Score of 34.4 out of 100 (47th 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 Newlink Genetics Corporation focus on?

Newlink Genetics Corporation's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 13 patents, ranking #1,479 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Newlink Genetics Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Newlink Genetics Corporation's recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Newlink Genetics Corporation's patents?

Newlink Genetics Corporation's patents average 22.4 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 Newlink Genetics Corporation 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

Newlink Genetics Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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, Newlink ranks #20,142 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 7 technology areas.

#20,142
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.4/100): 22.4
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20142 · US Corporation #20,142 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,142/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NEO Medical
CPC-NARROW A61P · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NEO Medical SA (±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 Newlink’s 34.4 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 9.4 pts (27%) Velocity 2.2 pts (6%) Breadth 9.4 pts (27%) Claim depth 13.4 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Newlink Genetics · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Newlink's Innovation Score is 34.4/100 (47th 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 Newlink?

Each dot is one of Newlink’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). Newlink’s own 22.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Newlink's grants concentrate

Newlink Genetics Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 92.9% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Newlink sits between NEO Medical SA and Nicox S.A..

Newlink's three-year grant acceleration

Newlink Genetics Corporation shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

NEO Medical

14
Neste OIL OYJ

14
Netzsch Trockenma…

14
NEW Japan Chemical

14
Ngee ANN Polytech…

14
Nichiman

14
Nichirei Foods

14
Nicox

14
Newlink Genetics ◀

14

What this shows Newlink holds 14 patents at rank #20,129, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Newlink

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,129 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Newlink's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Newlink Genetics Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	14.3%
2016	3	21.4%
2017	3	21.4%
2018	2	14.3%
2019	2	14.3%
2020	1	7.1%
2023	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Newlink Genetics Corporation patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 13

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 12

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 6

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 3

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

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

Newlink Genetics Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Newlink Genetics Corporation's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 92.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #20,142 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Newlink Genetics Corporation against NEO Medical SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.4/100 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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