Where does Universitaet Leipzig rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universitaet Leipzig ranks #25,468 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 Universitaet Leipzig hold?

Universitaet Leipzig holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Universitaet Leipzig's Innovation Score?

Universitaet Leipzig has an Innovation Score of 31.4 out of 100 (38th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universitaet Leipzig focus on?

Universitaet Leipzig's top technology area is C07K (Peptides) with 6 patents, ranking #1,362 of 3,615 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universitaet Leipzig's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universitaet Leipzig's recent grant velocity is -90% 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 Universitaet Leipzig's patents?

Universitaet Leipzig's patents average 15.2 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 Universitaet Leipzig 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

Universitaet Leipzig

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: C07K (Peptides).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universitaet ranks #25,468 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 15 technology areas.

#25,468
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.4/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25468 · Foreign Corporation #25,468 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,468/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH United States of…
CPC-FOCUS C07K · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (±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 Universitaet’s 31.4 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 8.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Universitaet Leipzig · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Universitaet's Innovation Score is 31.4/100 (38th percentile 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 Universitaet?

Each dot is one of Universitaet’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). Universitaet’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universitaet's grants concentrate

Universitaet Leipzig is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 54.5% of grants classified under C07K (Peptides). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Universitaet sits between United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and University of Johannesburg.

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What this shows Universitaet holds 11 patents at rank #25,456, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universitaet

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,456 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07K (Peptides)

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

Universitaet's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Universitaet Leipzig patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	27.3%
2017	4	36.4%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Universitaet Leipzig patent most?

C07K - Peptides 6

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

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 2

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 2

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

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 1

D04H - Making Textile Fabrics, e.g. From Fibres OR Filamentary Material ; Fabrics Made BY Such Processes OR Apparatus, e.g. Felts, Non-woven FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; Wadding ; ; Non-woven Fabrics From Staple Fibres, Filaments OR Yarns, Bonded With AT Least ONE Web-like Material During Their Consolidation 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 15 of 15 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

Universitaet Leipzig's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universitaet Leipzig's lead technology class is C07K (Peptides), 54.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07K
Ranked #25,468 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universitaet Leipzig against United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.4/100 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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