Where does Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis ranks #9,658 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 Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis hold?

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis holds 33 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 39 technology areas.

What is Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's Innovation Score?

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis has an Innovation Score of 42.9 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis focus on?

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 17 patents, ranking #1,155 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 39 CPC subclasses total.

Is Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's recent grant velocity is -50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's patents?

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's patents average 12.3 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 Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis 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

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 33 granted patents across 39 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Université ranks #9,658 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 33 patents across 39 technology areas.

#9,658
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (42.9/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9658 · Foreign Corporation #9,658 · 33 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 33 grants
UPPER-Q #9,658/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Trophius Pty
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 39 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Trophius Pty Ltd. (±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 Université’s 42.9 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 12.2 pts (28%) Velocity 1.3 pts (3%) Breadth 22.1 pts (51%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Draeger Safety UK · near

43
Element SIX Abrasives · near

43
Hospira · near

43
Phihong Technology · near

43
Université de Nice… · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Université's Innovation Score is 42.9/100 (top 29% 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 Université?

Each dot is one of Université’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). Université’s own 12.3 claims/patent is at or below the 13.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Université's grants concentrate

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis is a focused PatentsView assignee: 39 CPC subclasses with 51.5% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Université sits between Trophius Pty Ltd. and Vero Biotech Inc..

Université's three-year grant acceleration

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Trophius Pty

33
Truth Hardware

33
University of York

33
Université Paris—…

33
Vanguard Packaging

33
Varidesk

33
Vecna Robotics

33
Vero Biotech

33
Université de Nic… ◀

33

What this shows Université holds 33 patents at rank #9,657, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Université

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,657 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Université, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), Université ranks #1,155 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Hospira, Inc. 43 Draeger Safety UK Limited 43 Phihong Technology Co., Ltd. 43 Element SIX Abrasives S.A. 43

Université's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.0%
2017	7	21.2%
2018	6	18.2%
2019	8	24.2%
2020	6	18.2%
2021	2	6.1%
2022	2	6.1%
2023	1	3.0%

Which technologies does Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 17

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 10

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

C07K - Peptides 5

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 5

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 2

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

C11B - Producing, e.g. BY Pressing RAW Materials OR BY Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining OR Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g. Lanolin, Fatty Oils OR WAXES; Essential OILS; Perfumes 2

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 2

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 2

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 1

Top 15 of 39 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

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 51.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #9,658 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis against Trophius Pty Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.9/100 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

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