Where does University of Hong Kong rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Hong Kong ranks #2,124 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 University of Hong Kong hold?

University of Hong Kong holds 186 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 113 technology areas.

What is University of Hong Kong's Innovation Score?

University of Hong Kong has an Innovation Score of 57.4 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is University of Hong Kong's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Hong Kong's recent grant velocity is +38% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for University of Hong Kong's patents?

University of Hong Kong's patents average 15.9 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 University of Hong Kong 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

University of Hong Kong

Q: What technology areas does University of Hong Kong focus on?

University of Hong Kong's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 38 patents. Grants appear in 113 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 186 granted patents across 113 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #2,124 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 186 patents across 113 technology areas.

#2,124
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.4/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2124 · Foreign Corporation #2,124 · 186 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 186 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,124/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH International Paper
CPC-WIDE A61K · 113 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: International Paper Company (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Research Foundation… · near

57
UNIVERSITÉ DE Bordeaux · near

57
UNIVERSITÉ DE Lille · near

57
University of Hong… · this assignee

57
Gilead Sciences · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 57.4/100 (top 5% 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University of Hong Kong received 94 grants versus 68 in 2015–2019 (+38% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 27 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 10. Lead class A61K accounts for 20.4% of the portfolio across 113 subclasses. Volume neighbours: International Paper Company (#2,120) and Cooler Master Co., Ltd. (#2,128).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Hong Kong moved from 67 to 48 grants (0.72x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,099. See the growth leaderboard.

International Pap…

186
Ishida

186
Tanaka Kikinzoku…

186
The Chamberlain G…

186
University of Hon… ◀

186
Advanced Energy I…

185
Boehringer Ingelh…

185
Canon Anelva

185
Cooler Master

185

What this shows University holds 186 patents at rank #2,124, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near University

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,124 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for University, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

UNIVERSITÉ DE Bordeaux 57 Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York 57 UNIVERSITÉ DE Lille 57 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.9 here).

Coinbase, Inc. 15.9 avg Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University 15.9 avg Accuvein, Inc. 15.9 avg Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. 15.9 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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.

View data table

University of Hong Kong patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	7.5%
2016	11	5.9%
2017	12	6.5%
2018	10	5.4%
2019	21	11.3%
2020	27	14.5%
2021	19	10.2%
2022	19	10.2%
2023	15	8.1%
2024	14	7.5%
2025partial year	24	12.9%

Which technologies does University of Hong Kong patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 38

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 35

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 32

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 28

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 23

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 22

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 20

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 20

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 19

C07K - Peptides 14

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 11

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 10

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 10

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 9

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 9

Top 15 of 113 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,124

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

University of Hong Kong's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Hong Kong's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 20.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,124 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Hong Kong against International Paper Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.4/100 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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