Where does Universite DE Montreal rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universite DE Montreal ranks #5,048 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 Universite DE Montreal hold?

Universite DE Montreal holds 69 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 32 technology areas.

What is Universite DE Montreal's Innovation Score?

Universite DE Montreal has an Innovation Score of 49.6 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universite DE Montreal focus on?

Universite DE Montreal's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 43 patents, ranking #419 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 32 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universite DE Montreal's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universite DE Montreal's recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Universite DE Montreal's patents?

Universite DE Montreal's patents average 17.4 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 Universite DE Montreal 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

Universite DE Montreal

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 69 granted patents across 32 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universite ranks #5,048 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 69 patents across 32 technology areas.

#5,048
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.6/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5048 · Foreign Corporation #5,048 · 69 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 69 grants
UPPER-Q #5,048/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Telefónica
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 32 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Telefónica, S.A (±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 Universite’s 49.6 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 14.7 pts (30%) Velocity 4.4 pts (9%) Breadth 20.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (21%)

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Universite DE Montreal · this assignee

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What this shows Universite's Innovation Score is 49.6/100 (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 Universite?

Each dot is one of Universite’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). Universite’s own 17.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universite's grants concentrate

Universite DE Montreal is a focused PatentsView assignee: 32 CPC subclasses with 62.3% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (14 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2021. By volume, Universite sits between Telefónica, S.A and Vuzix Corporation.

Universite's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Universite DE Montreal moved from 24 to 16 grants (0.67x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

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What this shows Universite holds 69 patents at rank #5,048, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universite

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,048 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universite, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), Universite ranks #419 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).

THE Glad Products Company 50 Powerhouse Engine Solutions Switzerland IP Holding GmbH 50 Changshu Institute of Technology 50 Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc. 50

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.4 here).

Sumitomo Heavy Industries ION Technology Co., Ltd. 17.4 avg TSI Group Co., Ltd. 17.4 avg Coupang Corp. 17.4 avg Hermes Microvision Inc. 17.4 avg

Universite'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

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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Universite DE Montreal patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	7.2%
2016	9	13.0%
2017	5	7.2%
2018	6	8.7%
2019	14	20.3%
2020	6	8.7%
2021	4	5.8%
2022	4	5.8%
2023	4	5.8%
2024	8	11.6%
2025partial year	4	5.8%

Which technologies does Universite DE Montreal patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 43

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 37

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 32

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 18

C07K - Peptides 17

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 10

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 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 7

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 6

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 5

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 5

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 3

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 3

Top 15 of 32 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

Universite DE Montreal's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universite DE Montreal's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 62.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #5,048 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universite DE Montreal against Telefónica, S.A, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.6/100 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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