Universitat DE Barcelona
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 42 granted patents across 40 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Universitat ranks #7,791 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 42 patents across 40 technology areas.
- #7,791
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 14%
- by Innovation Score (49.9/100)
- 14.6
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R7791 · Foreign Corporation #7,791 · 42 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 42 grants
- UPPER-Q #7,791/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The Methodist Hospital
- CPC-WIDE A61P · 40 areas
- INNOV-PAR 49.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: The Methodist Hospital (±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 Universitat’s 49.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Universitat
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Mitsubishi Tanabe… · near
Mitsubishi Tanabe… · near
50 score
- Universitat DE… · this assignee
Universitat DE… · this assignee
50 score
- Connectify · near
Connectify · near
50 score
- Fellowes · near
Fellowes · near
50 score
- Galderma Holding · near
Galderma Holding · near
50 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Universitat's Innovation Score is 49.9/100 (top 14% 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 Universitat?
Each dot is one of Universitat’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). Universitat’s own 14.6 claims/patent is at or below the 18.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Universitat's grants concentrate
Universitat DE Barcelona is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 31% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (9 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Universitat sits between The Methodist Hospital and Viavi Solutions UK Limited.
Universitat's three-year grant acceleration
Universitat DE Barcelona shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.
Who files at Universitat's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- The Methodist Hos…
The Methodist Hospital
42 patents
- The Ritsumeikan T…
The Ritsumeikan Trust
42 patents
- Thin Film ASA
Thin Film Electronics ASA
42 patents
- Throughputer
ThroughPuter, Inc.
42 patents
- USAI
USAI
42 patents
- University of Str…
University of Strathclyde
42 patents
- University of Sur…
University of Surrey
42 patents
- Viavi Solutions UK
Viavi Solutions UK Limited
42 patents
- Universitat DE Ba… ◀
Universitat DE Barcelona
42 patents
What this shows Universitat holds 42 patents at rank #7,790, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Universitat
By rank, the assignees closest to #7,790 in granted patent volume.
- The Methodist Hospital #7,786 · 42 patents
- The Ritsumeikan Trust #7,787 · 42 patents
- Thin Film Electronics ASA #7,788 · 42 patents
- ThroughPuter, Inc. #7,789 · 42 patents
- USAI #7,791 · 42 patents
- University of Strathclyde #7,792 · 42 patents
- University of Surrey #7,793 · 42 patents
- Viavi Solutions UK Limited #7,794 · 42 patents
Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Universitat's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,387 in class
- Novartis AG 1,071 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 889 in class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 879 in class
- Genentech, Inc. 789 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 744 in class
- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. 722 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 721 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universitat, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), Universitat ranks #1,479 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).
Universitat's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 9.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | 9.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 9 | 21.4% |
| 2021 | 4 | 9.5% |
| 2022 | 5 | 11.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 7.1% |
| 2024 | 5 | 11.9% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 7.1% |
Which technologies does Universitat DE Barcelona patent most?
Top 15 of 40 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Universitat DE Barcelona's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Universitat DE Barcelona's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 31% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
- Ranked #7,791 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Universitat DE Barcelona against The Methodist Hospital, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 49.9/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.