Overall rank by patents
#33,308
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Shire ranks #33,308 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 4 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R33308 · Foreign Corporation #33,308 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Shenzhen Youyoule Technology Co., 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Shire Orphan Therapies · this assignee
22 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Shire's Innovation Score is 21.7/100 (9th 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.
Shire Orphan Therapies GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Shire sits between Shenzhen Youyoule Technology Co., Ltd and Sichuan Xingzhi Zhihui Intellectual Property Operation Co., Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Shenzhen Youyoule Technology Co., Ltd
8 patents
Shenzhen Yuanhuan Technology Co., Ltd
8 patents
Shimane Prefectural Government
8 patents
Shinyfields Limited
8 patents
ShoCard, Inc.
8 patents
ShowingTime.com, Inc.
8 patents
SiFly Aviation, Inc.
8 patents
Sichuan Xingzhi Zhihui Intellectual Property Operation Co., Ltd.
8 patents
Shire Orphan Therapies GmbH
8 patents
What this shows Shire holds 8 patents at rank #33,387, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #33,387 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Shire's primary technology class.
Shire's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 12.5% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#33,308
of 49,997 tracked assignees
21.7 out of 100
What to do with this data
Shire Orphan Therapies GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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