Overall rank by patents
#33,710
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 13 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C07D (HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS).
The verdict
University holds 8 US patents across 13 technology areas, rank #33,710 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
University OF EAST Anglia has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing University OF EAST Anglia at rank #33,710 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 13 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07D (HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS). As a Foreign Corporation, University OF EAST Anglia is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, University sits between Universite DE LA Rochelle (8 patents, rank #33,706) and Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg (8 patents, rank #33,714) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 35.4/100 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 1 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a -86% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. University OF EAST Anglia's 14.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 13 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark University OF EAST Anglia against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
UNIVERSITE DE LA ROCHELLE
8 patents
UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET
8 patents
UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD
8 patents
UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
8 patents
UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
8 patents
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
8 patents
UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
8 patents
UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG
8 patents
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
8 patents
What this shows University holds 8 patents at rank #33,710, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #33,710 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in University's primary technology class.
University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
35 Top 49% higher than 51% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 12.5% |
Top 13 of 13 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#33,710
Across all tracked assignees
35.4 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
University's 8 grants land it in the top 49% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.