Where does University OF Oulu rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Oulu ranks #38,121 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 Oulu hold?

University OF Oulu holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is University OF Oulu's Innovation Score?

University OF Oulu has an Innovation Score of 38.6 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is University OF Oulu's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University OF Oulu's recent grant velocity is +33% 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 Oulu's patents?

University OF Oulu's patents average 17.7 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 Oulu 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 Oulu

Q: What technology areas does University OF Oulu focus on?

University OF Oulu's top technology area is C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture) with 3 patents, ranking #548 of 1,268 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #38,121 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 16 technology areas.

#38,121
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.6/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38121 · Foreign Corporation #38,121 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,121/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universita Della…
CPC-FOCUS C12P · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universita Della Calabria (±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 University’s 38.6 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 7.2 pts (19%) Velocity 6.7 pts (17%) Breadth 14.1 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
University OF Oulu · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 38.6/100 (top 40% 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 University?

Each dot is one of University’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). University’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where University's grants concentrate

University OF Oulu is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, University sits between Universita Della Calabria and Unox S.P.A..

University's three-year grant acceleration

University OF Oulu shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Universita Della…

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University OF Lin…

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Unix

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University OF Oulu ◀

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What this shows University holds 7 patents at rank #38,067, 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 #38,067 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A De…)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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University OF Oulu patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	28.6%
2018	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2024	2	28.6%

Which technologies does University OF Oulu patent most?

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H04B - Transmission 2

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

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

C12Y - Enzymes 2

C07K - Peptides 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

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 1

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

University OF Oulu's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Oulu's lead technology class is C12P (Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12P
Ranked #38,121 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Oulu against Universita Della Calabria, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.6/100 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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