Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Sawai ranks #19,114 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #19,114
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 13th percentile
- by Innovation Score (23.6/100)
- 8.5
- avg claims per patent
- +233%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R19114 · Foreign Corporation #19,114 · 15 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
- MID-PACK #19,114/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Saint-gobain…
- CPC-NARROW A61K · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 23.6/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 8.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +233% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Saint-gobain Ecophon AB (±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 Sawai’s 23.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Sawai
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Sawai Pharmaceutical · this assignee 24
Sawai Pharmaceutical · this assignee
24 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Sawai's Innovation Score is 23.6/100 (13th 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 Sawai?
Each dot is one of Sawai’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). Sawai’s own 8.5 claims/patent is at or below the 10.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Sawai's grants concentrate
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 93.3% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Sawai sits between Saint-gobain Ecophon AB and SDS Biotech K.K..
Sawai's three-year grant acceleration
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.
Who files at Sawai's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Saint-gobain Ecop…
Saint-gobain Ecophon AB
15 patents
- Sankei Giken Kogyo
Sankei Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.
15 patents
- Sarcode Bioscience
SARcode Bioscience Inc.
15 patents
- Sawafuji Electric
Sawafuji Electric Co., Ltd.
15 patents
- Scanadu Incorpora…
Scanadu Incorporated
15 patents
- Screening Room Me…
Screening Room Media, Inc.
15 patents
- SDL Netherlands B…
SDL Netherlands B.V.
15 patents
- SDS Biotech K K
SDS Biotech K.K.
15 patents
- Sawai Pharmaceuti… ◀
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
15 patents
What this shows Sawai holds 15 patents at rank #19,105, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Sawai
By rank, the assignees closest to #19,105 in granted patent volume.
- Saint-gobain Ecophon AB #19,101 · 15 patents
- Sankei Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. #19,102 · 15 patents
- SARcode Bioscience Inc. #19,103 · 15 patents
- Sawafuji Electric Co., Ltd. #19,104 · 15 patents
- Scanadu Incorporated #19,106 · 15 patents
- Screening Room Media, Inc. #19,107 · 15 patents
- SDL Netherlands B.V. #19,108 · 15 patents
- SDS Biotech K.K. #19,109 · 15 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Sawai's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
Sawai's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 6.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2021 | 5 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 6.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 13.3% |
Which technologies does Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 93.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #19,114 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. against Saint-gobain Ecophon AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 23.6/100 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.
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