USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Technische Universität München

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 142 granted patents across 121 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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142

Total patents granted

121

CPC technology areas

16.9

Avg claims per patent

+63%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Technische holds 142 US patents across 121 technology areas, rank #2,734 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,734
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.4/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: +63%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Technische Universität München has been granted 142 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Technische Universität München at rank #2,734 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 121 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Technische Universität München is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Technische sits between Outdoor Wireless Networks Llc (142 patents, rank #2,730) and Carl Zeiss Ag (141 patents, rank #2,738) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.4/100 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 88 grants, compared with 54 in the 2015–2019 window, a +63% 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. Technische Universität München's 16.9 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 Technische Universität München against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Technische holds 142 patents at rank #2,734, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Technische

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,734 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Technische's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 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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Technische Universität München patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	4.2%
2016	15	10.6%
2017	10	7.0%
2018	9	6.3%
2019	14	9.9%
2020	18	12.7%
2021	15	10.6%
2022	21	14.8%
2023	11	7.7%
2024	11	7.7%
2025	12	8.5%

Which technologies does Technische Universität München patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 38

C07K - PEPTIDES 32

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 30

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 23

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 17

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 10

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 9

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 7

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 7

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 6

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 5

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 5

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 5

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 4

Top 15 of 121 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,734

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.4 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 Technische Universität München hold?

Technische Universität München holds 142 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 121 technology areas.

What is Technische Universität München's Innovation Score?

Technische Universität München has an Innovation Score of 58.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Technische Universität München focus on?

Technische Universität München's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 38 patents. The company has filed patents in 121 CPC subclasses total.

Is Technische Universität München's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Technische Universität München's recent filing velocity is +63% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Technische Universität München's patents?

Technische Universität München's patents average 16.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Technische Universität München 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

Technische's 142 grants land it in the top 5% 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 - Technische ranks #2,734 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.