Where does Universidad DE Zaragoza rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universidad DE Zaragoza ranks #21,970 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 Universidad DE Zaragoza hold?

Universidad DE Zaragoza holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is Universidad DE Zaragoza's Innovation Score?

Universidad DE Zaragoza has an Innovation Score of 47.6 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Universidad DE Zaragoza's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universidad DE Zaragoza's recent grant velocity is +40% 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 Universidad DE Zaragoza's patents?

Universidad DE Zaragoza's patents average 15.0 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.

How is the Universidad DE Zaragoza 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

Universidad DE Zaragoza

Q: What technology areas does Universidad DE Zaragoza focus on?

Universidad DE Zaragoza's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 3 patents, ranking #2,438 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 27 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universidad ranks #21,970 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 27 technology areas.

#21,970
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.6/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: +40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21970 · Foreign Corporation #21,970 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,970/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH UEA Enterprises
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: UEA Enterprises Ltd (±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 Universidad’s 47.6 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 9.1 pts (19%) Velocity 11.1 pts (23%) Breadth 18.4 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (19%)

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What this shows Universidad's Innovation Score is 47.6/100 (top 18% 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 Universidad?

Each dot is one of Universidad’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). Universidad’s own 15.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universidad's grants concentrate

Universidad DE Zaragoza is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 23.1% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Universidad sits between UEA Enterprises Ltd and University OF Malta.

Universidad's three-year grant acceleration

Universidad DE Zaragoza shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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 Universidad holds 13 patents at rank #21,966, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universidad

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,966 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Universidad's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% 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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Universidad DE Zaragoza patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	23.1%
2018	1	7.7%
2019	1	7.7%
2020	1	7.7%
2021	1	7.7%
2022	1	7.7%
2023	1	7.7%
2024	3	23.1%
2025partial year	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Universidad DE Zaragoza patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

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

C07K - Peptides 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 2

F25J - Liquefaction, Solidification OR Separation OF Gases OR Gaseous ; OR Liquefied GASEOUS; Mixtures BY Pressure AND Cold Treatment ; OR BY Bringing Them Into THE Supercritical State 2

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 2

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 2

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 1

Top 15 of 27 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

Universidad DE Zaragoza's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universidad DE Zaragoza's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 23.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #21,970 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universidad DE Zaragoza against UEA Enterprises Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.6/100 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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