USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Oxford University Innovation Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 391 granted patents across 162 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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391

Total patents granted

162

CPC technology areas

18.4

Avg claims per patent

+131%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Oxford holds 391 US patents across 162 technology areas, rank #1,088 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,088
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.5/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: +131%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Oxford University Innovation Limited has been granted 391 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Oxford University Innovation Limited at rank #1,088 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 162 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Oxford University Innovation Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Oxford sits between Mueller International, Llc (393 patents, rank #1,084) and Alliance For Sustainable Energy, Llc (390 patents, rank #1,092) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 273 grants, compared with 118 in the 2015–2019 window, a +131% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Oxford University Innovation Limited's 18.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Oxford University Innovation Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Oxford holds 391 patents at rank #1,088, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oxford

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,088 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Oxford's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Oxford University Innovation Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	1.3%
2017	36	9.2%
2018	30	7.7%
2019	47	12.0%
2020	48	12.3%
2021	61	15.6%
2022	47	12.0%
2023	35	9.0%
2024	54	13.8%
2025	28	7.2%

Which technologies does Oxford University Innovation Limited patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 87

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 73

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 65

C07K - PEPTIDES 54

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 49

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 47

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 46

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 32

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 26

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 24

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 23

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 23

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 23

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 21

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 19

Top 15 of 162 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,088

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Oxford University Innovation Limited hold?

Oxford University Innovation Limited holds 391 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 162 technology areas.

What is Oxford University Innovation Limited's Innovation Score?

Oxford University Innovation Limited has an Innovation Score of 62.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Oxford University Innovation Limited focus on?

Oxford University Innovation Limited's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 87 patents. The company has filed patents in 162 CPC subclasses total.

Is Oxford University Innovation Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Oxford University Innovation Limited's recent filing velocity is +131% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Oxford University Innovation Limited's patents?

Oxford University Innovation Limited's patents average 18.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Oxford University Innovation Limited 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.

How to use this portfolio

Oxford's 391 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Oxford ranks #1,088 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.