Where does Université Montpellier rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Université Montpellier ranks #16,480 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 Université Montpellier hold?

Université Montpellier holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Université Montpellier's Innovation Score?

Université Montpellier has an Innovation Score of 45.6 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Université Montpellier focus on?

Université Montpellier's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 9 patents, ranking #2,057 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Université Montpellier's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Université Montpellier's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Université Montpellier's patents?

Université Montpellier's patents average 13.2 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 Université Montpellier 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

Université Montpellier

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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, Université ranks #16,480 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 16 technology areas.

#16,480
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.6/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16480 · Foreign Corporation #16,480 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,480/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ulrich & KG
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ulrich GmbH & Co. KG (±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 Université’s 45.6 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 10.2 pts (22%) Velocity 13.3 pts (29%) Breadth 14.1 pts (31%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (17%)

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What this shows Université's Innovation Score is 45.6/100 (top 23% 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 Université?

Each dot is one of Université’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). Université’s own 13.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Université's grants concentrate

Université Montpellier is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Université sits between Ulrich GmbH & Co. KG and Vallourec Deutschland GmbH.

Université's three-year grant acceleration

Université Montpellier shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 Université holds 18 patents at rank #16,480, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Université

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,480 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Université's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Université Montpellier patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	38.9%
2016	2	11.1%
2017	2	11.1%
2018	4	22.2%
2020	1	5.6%
2022	1	5.6%
2024	1	5.6%

Which technologies does Université Montpellier patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 9

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

C07K - Peptides 7

G11C - Static Stores 4

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

H03K - Pulse Technique 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 1

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Université Montpellier's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Université Montpellier's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #16,480 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Université Montpellier against Ulrich GmbH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.6/100 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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