Where does The University of Melbourne rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University of Melbourne ranks #3,188 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 University of Melbourne hold?

The University of Melbourne holds 118 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 77 technology areas.

What is The University of Melbourne's Innovation Score?

The University of Melbourne 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%).

Is The University of Melbourne's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The University of Melbourne's recent grant velocity is +8% 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 University of Melbourne's patents?

The University of Melbourne'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 University of Melbourne 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 University of Melbourne

Q: What technology areas does The University of Melbourne focus on?

The University of Melbourne's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 54 patents. Grants appear in 77 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 118 granted patents across 77 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 #3,188 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 118 patents across 77 technology areas.

#3,188
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: +8%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3188 · Foreign Corporation #3,188 · 118 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 118 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,188/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ontel Products
CPC-WIDE A61K · 77 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +8% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ontel Products Corporation (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Acco Brands · near

57
DarkVision · near

57
GIESECKE+DEVRIENT… · near

57
Orpyx Medical · near

57
The University of… · this assignee

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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The University of Melbourne received 54 grants versus 50 in 2015–2019 (+8% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 13 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 6. Lead class A61K accounts for 45.8% of the portfolio across 77 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Ontel Products Corporation (#3,184) and B. G. Negev Technologies AND Applications Ltd., AT Ben-gurion University (#3,192).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The University of Melbourne moved from 34 to 32 grants (0.94x 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 #1,356. See the growth leaderboard.

Ontel Products

118
Samsung Life Publ…

118
Sitime

118
The Medical Colle…

118
Universite DE Nan…

118
Voxx International

118
The University of… ◀

118
Ambarella

117
B G Negev AND App…

117

What this shows The holds 118 patents at rank #3,188, 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 #3,188 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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Acco Brands Corporation 57 GIESECKE+DEVRIENT Currency Technology GMBH 57 DarkVision Technologies Inc. 57 Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc. 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.8 here).

Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. 15.8 avg Adient Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l. 15.8 avg The University of Miami 15.8 avg Hydac Technology GMBH 15.8 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.

View data table

The University of Melbourne patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	5.1%
2016	11	9.3%
2017	10	8.5%
2018	11	9.3%
2019	12	10.2%
2020	13	11.0%
2021	9	7.6%
2022	10	8.5%
2023	12	10.2%
2024	10	8.5%
2025partial year	14	11.9%

Which technologies does The University of Melbourne patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 54

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 49

C07K - Peptides 27

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 24

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 18

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 16

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 15

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 14

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 11

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 11

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 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 6

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 6

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 5

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 5

Top 15 of 77 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,188

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

The University of Melbourne's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University of Melbourne's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 45.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #3,188 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University of Melbourne against Ontel Products Corporation, 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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