Where does Universitaet ZU Koeln rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universitaet ZU Koeln ranks #30,502 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 ZU Koeln hold?

Universitaet ZU Koeln holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Universitaet ZU Koeln's Innovation Score?

Universitaet ZU Koeln has an Innovation Score of 30.7 out of 100 (35th 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 ZU Koeln focus on?

Universitaet ZU Koeln's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 6 patents, ranking #2,984 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universitaet ZU Koeln's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universitaet ZU Koeln's recent grant velocity is -20% 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 ZU Koeln's patents?

Universitaet ZU Koeln's patents average 16.6 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 ZU Koeln 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 ZU Koeln

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 10 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, Universitaet ranks #30,502 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 10 technology areas.

#30,502
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.7/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30502 · Foreign Corporation #30,502 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,502/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universidad DE MÁLAGA
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universidad DE MÁLAGA (±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 30.7 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 8.0 pts (26%) Velocity 1.7 pts (6%) Breadth 11.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Universitaet ZU Koeln · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Universitaet's Innovation Score is 30.7/100 (35th 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 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 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 ZU Koeln is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Universitaet sits between Universidad DE Murcia and Universite Libanaise.

Universitaet's three-year grant acceleration

Universitaet ZU Koeln shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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 Universitaet holds 9 patents at rank #30,466, 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 #30,466 in granted patent volume.

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

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 35th percentile higher than 35% 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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Universitaet ZU Koeln patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	22.2%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	3	33.3%
2024	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Universitaet ZU Koeln patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 6

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

C07K - Peptides 4

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

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 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

Top 10 of 10 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 ZU Koeln's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universitaet ZU Koeln's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #30,502 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universitaet ZU Koeln against Universidad DE Murcia, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.7/100 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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