Where does The University of Western Australia rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University of Western Australia ranks #5,801 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 Western Australia hold?

The University of Western Australia holds 59 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is The University of Western Australia's Innovation Score?

The University of Western Australia has an Innovation Score of 48.0 out of 100 (top 17% 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 of Western Australia focus on?

The University of Western Australia's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 29 patents, ranking #678 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 37 CPC subclasses total.

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

The University of Western Australia's recent grant velocity is -39% 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 of Western Australia's patents?

The University of Western Australia's patents average 15.5 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 Western Australia 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 Western Australia

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 59 granted patents across 37 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #5,801 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 59 patents across 37 technology areas.

#5,801
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.0/100): 15.5
avg claims per patent: -39%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5801 · Foreign Corporation #5,801 · 59 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 59 grants
UPPER-Q #5,801/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Simon Fraser…
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 37 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -39% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Simon Fraser University (±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 48.0 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 14.1 pts (29%) Velocity 3.1 pts (6%) Breadth 21.5 pts (45%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (19%)

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 48.0/100 (top 17% 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 15.5 claims/patent is at or below the 17.5 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The University of Western Australia is a focused PatentsView assignee: 37 CPC subclasses with 49.2% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (13 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, The sits between Simon Fraser University and Ventana Micro Systems Inc..

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The University of Western Australia moved from 24 to 11 grants (0.46x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Simon Fraser Univ…

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What this shows The holds 59 patents at rank #5,801, 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 #5,801 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 #678 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

East Carolina University 48 Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd 48 B.Braun Medical Inc. 48 Mitel Networks Corporation 48

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.5 here).

Ovid Therapeutics Inc. 15.5 avg Fermi Research Alliance, LLC 15.5 avg Wangsu Science AND Technology Co., Ltd. 15.5 avg Medivators Inc. 15.5 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 Western Australia patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	13.6%
2016	7	11.9%
2017	5	8.5%
2018	3	5.1%
2019	13	22.0%
2020	5	8.5%
2021	6	10.2%
2022	5	8.5%
2023	2	3.4%
2024	4	6.8%
2025partial year	1	1.7%

Which technologies does The University of Western Australia patent most?

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

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 28

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 10

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 10

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

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 5

C07K - Peptides 5

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 3

C12Y - Enzymes 3

B01D - Separation 3

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 2

Top 15 of 37 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 of Western Australia's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University of Western Australia's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 49.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #5,801 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University of Western Australia against Simon Fraser University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.0/100 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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