Where does Takara BIO Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Takara BIO Inc. ranks #6,388 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 Takara BIO Inc. hold?

Takara BIO Inc. holds 53 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Takara BIO Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Takara BIO Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.0 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Takara BIO Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Takara BIO Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -66% 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 Takara BIO Inc.'s patents?

Takara BIO Inc.'s patents average 7.9 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 Takara BIO Inc. 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 Foreign Corporation

Takara BIO Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Takara BIO Inc. focus on?

Takara BIO Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 50 patents, ranking #196 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Takara ranks #6,388 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 53 patents across 14 technology areas.

#6,388
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (36.0/100): 7.9
avg claims per patent: -66%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6388 · Foreign Corporation #6,388 · 53 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 53 grants
UPPER-Q #6,388/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Schwäbische…
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -66% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH (±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 Takara’s 36.0 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 13.8 pts (38%) Velocity 4.2 pts (12%) Breadth 13.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 4.7 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Korea Internet &… · near

36
Viavi Solutions UK · near

36
Takara BIO · this assignee

36
Thermo Fisher… · near

36
ActiveVideo Networks · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Takara's Innovation Score is 36.0/100 (top 48% 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 Takara?

Each dot is one of Takara’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). Takara’s own 7.9 claims/patent is at or below the 14.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Takara's grants concentrate

Takara BIO Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 94.3% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (12 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Takara sits between Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH and TPI Composites, Inc..

Takara's three-year grant acceleration

Takara BIO Inc. shows 7 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.

Schwäbische Hütte…

53
Shoretel

53
Solaria

53
Suprema

53
Taris Biomedical

53
Tenga

53
Thine

53
TPI Composites

53
Takara BIO ◀

53

What this shows Takara holds 53 patents at rank #6,386, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Takara

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,386 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Takara, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), Takara ranks #196 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Thermo Fisher Scientific Messtechnik GmbH 36 Viavi Solutions UK Limited 36 Korea Internet & Security Agency 36 ActiveVideo Networks, LLC 36

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (7.9 here).

Southeast University 7.9 avg Midmark Corporation 7.9 avg Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation 7.9 avg NHK Spring Co., Ltd. 7.9 avg

Takara's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Takara BIO Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	22.6%
2016	9	17.0%
2017	6	11.3%
2018	6	11.3%
2019	5	9.4%
2020	3	5.7%
2021	3	5.7%
2022	3	5.7%
2023	1	1.9%
2024	3	5.7%
2025partial year	2	3.8%

Which technologies does Takara BIO Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 50

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 17

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 16

C07K - Peptides 15

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 14

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 12

C12Y - Enzymes 10

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 1

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Takara BIO Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Takara BIO Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 94.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #6,388 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Takara BIO Inc. against Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.0/100 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.

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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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