Where does Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet ranks #20,571 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's Innovation Score?

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet has an Innovation Score of 36.7 out of 100 (top 46% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's patents?

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's patents average 15.0 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Government

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet

Q: How many patents does Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet hold?

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2023, spanning 16 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet focus on?

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 7 patents, ranking #1,382 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet 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 PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2023. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universitetet ranks #20,571 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 16 technology areas.

#20,571
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.7/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20571 · Foreign Government #20,571 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,571/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Uneo
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Uneo Inc. (±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 Universitetet’s 36.7 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 9.4 pts (26%) Velocity 4.2 pts (11%) Breadth 14.1 pts (38%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (25%)

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What this shows Universitetet's Innovation Score is 36.7/100 (top 46% 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 Universitetet?

Each dot is one of Universitetet’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). Universitetet’s own 15.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universitetet's grants concentrate

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Universitetet sits between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and US Tower Corporation.

Universitetet's three-year grant acceleration

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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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Uromems

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14

What this shows Universitetet holds 14 patents at rank #20,564, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universitetet

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,564 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Universitetet's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	7.1%
2019	3	21.4%
2020	3	21.4%
2021	2	14.3%
2022	4	28.6%
2023	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 7

C12Y - Enzymes 7

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 7

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

C07K - Peptides 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 2

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #20,571 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universitetet I TROMSØ—NORGES Arktiske Universitet against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.7/100 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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