Where does The University Court of the University of Edinburgh rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University Court of the University of Edinburgh ranks #4,493 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is The University Court of the University of Edinburgh's Innovation Score?

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh has an Innovation Score of 57.3 out of 100 (top 5% 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 University Court of the University of Edinburgh focus on?

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 31 patents, ranking #730 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 63 CPC subclasses total.

Is The University Court of the University of Edinburgh's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh's recent grant velocity is -22% 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 University Court of the University of Edinburgh's patents?

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh's patents average 17.0 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh

Q: How many patents does The University Court of the University of Edinburgh hold?

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh holds 79 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 63 technology areas.

Q: How is the The University Court of the University of Edinburgh 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 PatentsView assignee record - 79 granted patents across 63 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #4,493 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 79 patents across 63 technology areas.

#4,493
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -22%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4493 · Foreign Corporation #4,493 · 79 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 79 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,493/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shifamed Holdings
CPC-WIDE A61K · 63 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -22% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shifamed Holdings, 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 57.3 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 15.1 pts (26%) Velocity 7.0 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Ohio University · near

57
Cooper · near

57
Rockley Photonics · near

57
Shiseido · near

57
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57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 57.3/100 (top 5% 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 17.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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 University Court of the University of Edinburgh received 31 grants versus 40 in 2015–2019 (-22% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 10 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 1. Lead class A61K accounts for 39.2% of the portfolio across 63 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Shifamed Holdings, LLC (#4,489) and Vitra Patente AG (#4,497).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The University Court of the University of Edinburgh moved from 20 to 21 grants (1.05x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

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What this shows The holds 79 patents at rank #4,493, 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 #4,493 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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 A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), The ranks #730 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Rockley Photonics Limited 57 Shiseido Company, Limited 57 Cooper Technologies Company 57 Ohio University 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.0 here).

Rochester Institute of Technology 17.0 avg Liko Research & Development AB 17.0 avg First Quality Tissue, LLC 17.0 avg Axon Enterprise, Inc. 17.0 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 University Court of the University of Edinburgh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	12.7%
2016	6	7.6%
2017	4	5.1%
2018	10	12.7%
2019	10	12.7%
2020	9	11.4%
2021	1	1.3%
2022	8	10.1%
2023	4	5.1%
2024	9	11.4%
2025partial year	8	10.1%

Which technologies does The University Court of the University of Edinburgh patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 31

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 22

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 20

C07K - Peptides 16

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 15

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 8

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

H04B - Transmission 7

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 6

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 3

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 3

Top 15 of 63 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 University Court of the University of Edinburgh's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 39.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #4,493 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University Court of the University of Edinburgh against Shifamed Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.3/100 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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