Where does Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) ranks #18,046 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION)'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION)'s recent grant velocity is +333% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION)'s patents?

Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION)'s patents average 8.8 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION)

Q: How is the Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) 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 PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Republic ranks #18,046 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 19 technology areas.

#18,046
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.3/100): 8.8
avg claims per patent: +333%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18046 · Foreign Corporation #18,046 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,046/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Reflex Instruments…
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +333% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Reflex Instruments Asia Pacific PTY Ltd (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Republic OF… · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Republic's Innovation Score is 32.3/100 (41st 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.

Where Republic's grants concentrate

Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Republic sits between Reflex Instruments Asia Pacific PTY Ltd and Rockwood Lithium GMBH.

Republic's three-year grant acceleration

Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Reflex Instrument…

16
Rembrandt Messagi…

16
REP IP

16
Republic OF Korea…

16
Republic Tobacco

16
Rheon Labs

16
RO5

16
Rockwood Lithium

16
Republic OF Korea… ◀

16

What this shows Republic holds 16 patents at rank #18,035, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Republic

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,035 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Republic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.3%
2017	1	6.3%
2019	1	6.3%
2020	7	43.8%
2021	3	18.8%
2022	2	12.5%
2023	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 6

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 6

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 4

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 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

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 2

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 2

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 2

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 2

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 1

D01B - Mechanical Treatment OF Natural Fibrous OR Filamentary Material TO Obtain Fibres OF Filaments, e.g. FOR Spinning 1

A21D - Treatment OF Flour OR Dough FOR Baking, e.g. BY Addition OF MATERIALS; BAKING; Bakery Products 1

Top 15 of 19 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#18,046

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION)'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #18,046 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Republic OF KOREA(MANAGEMENT: Rural Development ADMINISTRATION) against Reflex Instruments Asia Pacific PTY Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.3/100 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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