USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Universiteit GENT

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 361 granted patents across 151 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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361

Total patents granted

151

CPC technology areas

14.9

Avg claims per patent

+5%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Universiteit holds 361 US patents across 151 technology areas, rank #1,182 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,182
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.4/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: +5%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Universiteit GENT has been granted 361 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Universiteit GENT at rank #1,182 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 151 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a Foreign Corporation, Universiteit GENT is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Universiteit sits between Stryker European Holdings, Llc (362 patents, rank #1,178) and Denka Company Limited (359 patents, rank #1,186) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 185 grants, compared with 176 in the 2015–2019 window, a +5% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Universiteit GENT's 14.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Universiteit GENT against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Stryker European…

362
ASIA Vital Compon…

361
Osram Sylvania

361
Shenzhen Shokz

361
Universiteit GENT ◀

361
Academia Sinica

360
Institute OF Micr…

360
University of Geo…

360
Denka

359

What this shows Universiteit holds 361 patents at rank #1,182, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universiteit

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,182 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Universiteit's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 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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Universiteit GENT patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	8.3%
2016	34	9.4%
2017	36	10.0%
2018	37	10.2%
2019	39	10.8%
2020	33	9.1%
2021	29	8.0%
2022	41	11.4%
2023	26	7.2%
2024	25	6.9%
2025	31	8.6%

Which technologies does Universiteit GENT patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 107

C07K - PEPTIDES 94

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 92

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 84

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 62

C12Y - ENZYMES 36

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 29

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 27

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 22

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 21

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 17

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 17

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 16

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 14

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 13

Top 15 of 151 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,182

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Universiteit GENT hold?

Universiteit GENT holds 361 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 151 technology areas.

What is Universiteit GENT's Innovation Score?

Universiteit GENT has an Innovation Score of 60.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universiteit GENT focus on?

Universiteit GENT's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 107 patents. The company has filed patents in 151 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universiteit GENT's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Universiteit GENT's recent filing velocity is +5% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Universiteit GENT's patents?

Universiteit GENT's patents average 14.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Universiteit GENT 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.

How to use this portfolio

Universiteit's 361 grants land it in the top 3% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Universiteit ranks #1,182 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.