Where does The Australian National University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Australian National University ranks #9,390 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 The Australian National University hold?

The Australian National University holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 43 technology areas.

What is The Australian National University's Innovation Score?

The Australian National University has an Innovation Score of 48.8 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Australian National University focus on?

The Australian National University's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 12 patents, ranking #1,593 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 43 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Australian National University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Australian National University's recent grant velocity is -32% 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 The Australian National University's patents?

The Australian National University's patents average 15.8 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.

How is the The Australian National University 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

The Australian National University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 43 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #9,390 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 43 technology areas.

#9,390
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.8/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: -32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9390 · Foreign Corporation #9,390 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,390/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Technische Universit…
CPC-WIDE A61P · 43 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -32% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Technische Universität Darmstadt (±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 The’s 48.8 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 12.3 pts (25%) Velocity 3.9 pts (8%) Breadth 23.2 pts (47%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (19%)

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 48.8/100 (top 16% 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 The?

Each dot is one of The’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). The’s own 15.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where The's grants concentrate

The Australian National University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 43 CPC subclasses with 35.3% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, The sits between Tidi Products, LLC and UNIVERSITÉ DE Bourgogne.

The's three-year grant acceleration

The Australian National University shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

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What this shows The holds 34 patents at rank #9,393, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near The

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,393 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), The ranks #1,593 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

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The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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The Australian National University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	14.7%
2017	4	11.8%
2018	4	11.8%
2019	6	17.6%
2020	3	8.8%
2021	3	8.8%
2022	2	5.9%
2023	3	8.8%
2024	2	5.9%
2025partial year	2	5.9%

Which technologies does The Australian National University patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 12

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 12

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 4

C07K - Peptides 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 2

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 2

C12Y - Enzymes 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

Top 15 of 43 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

The Australian National University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Australian National University's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 35.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #9,390 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Australian National University against Tidi Products, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.8/100 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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