Where does The Chinese University of Hong Kong rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranks #1,365 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 Chinese University of Hong Kong hold?

The Chinese University of Hong Kong holds 307 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 117 technology areas.

What is The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Innovation Score?

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has an Innovation Score of 61.9 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The Chinese University of Hong Kong's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Chinese University of Hong Kong's recent grant velocity is +31% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for The Chinese University of Hong Kong's patents?

The Chinese University of Hong Kong's patents average 19.9 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 The Chinese University of Hong Kong 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 Chinese University of Hong Kong

Q: What technology areas does The Chinese University of Hong Kong focus on?

The Chinese University of Hong Kong's top technology area is 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) with 119 patents, ranking #32 of 2,502 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 117 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 307 granted patents across 117 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: 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 Micr).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #1,365 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 307 patents across 117 technology areas.

#1,365
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.9/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: +31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1365 · Foreign Corporation #1,365 · 307 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 307 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,365/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH CertainTeed
CPC-WIDE C12Q · 117 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +31% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: CertainTeed LLC (±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 61.9 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 19.8 pts (32%) Velocity 5.2 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Johnson Controls… · near

62
THE Toro · near

62
The Chinese… · this assignee

62
Berry Global · near

62
The Chamberlain Group · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 61.9/100 (top 3% 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 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.2 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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The Chinese University of Hong Kong received 163 grants versus 124 in 2015–2019 (+31% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 43 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 14. Lead class C12Q accounts for 38.8% of the portfolio across 117 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (#1,361) and Cedars Sinai Medical Center (#1,369).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Chinese University of Hong Kong moved from 116 to 90 grants (0.78x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,911. See the growth leaderboard.

Shanghai Jiao Ton…

308
Certainteed

307
Naver

307
Southwest Petrole…

307
Verizon Media

307
The Chinese Unive… ◀

307
Alfa Laval Corpor…

306
Bissell

306
Cedars Sinai Medi…

306

What this shows The holds 307 patents at rank #1,365, 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 #1,365 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes)

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 C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes), The ranks #32 of 2,502 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

THE Toro Company 62 The Chamberlain Group LLC 62 Johnson Controls Technology Company 62 Berry Global, Inc. 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.9 here).

Heartflow, Inc. 19.9 avg Nokia 19.9 avg Hulu, LLC 19.9 avg Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC 19.9 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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The Chinese University of Hong Kong patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	25	8.1%
2016	14	4.6%
2017	15	4.9%
2018	27	8.8%
2019	43	14.0%
2020	37	12.1%
2021	36	11.7%
2022	29	9.4%
2023	34	11.1%
2024	27	8.8%
2025partial year	20	6.5%

Which technologies does The Chinese University of Hong Kong patent most?

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 119

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 74

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 42

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 39

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 29

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 28

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 25

C07K - Peptides 16

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 16

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 16

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 15

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 13

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 11

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 11

Top 15 of 117 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 Chinese University of Hong Kong's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong's lead technology class is 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 Micr), 38.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Q
Ranked #1,365 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Chinese University of Hong Kong against Shanghai Jiao Tong University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.9/100 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

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