USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

VIB VZW

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 188 granted patents across 32 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C07K (PEPTIDES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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188

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.0

Avg claims per patent

+16%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

VIB holds 188 US patents across 32 technology areas, rank #2,104 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,104
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.1/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: +16%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

VIB VZW has been granted 188 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing VIB VZW at rank #2,104 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 32 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07K (PEPTIDES). As a Foreign Corporation, VIB VZW is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, VIB sits between Nanning Fugui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. (188 patents, rank #2,100) and Breville Pty Limited (187 patents, rank #2,108) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.1/100 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 101 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a +16% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. VIB VZW's 13.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 32 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark VIB VZW against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows VIB holds 188 patents at rank #2,104, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VIB

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,104 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07K (Peptides)

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

VIB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 50,000 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.

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VIB VZW patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	5.3%
2016	15	8.0%
2017	17	9.0%
2018	29	15.4%
2019	16	8.5%
2020	16	8.5%
2021	27	14.4%
2022	21	11.2%
2023	9	4.8%
2024	16	8.5%
2025	12	6.4%

Which technologies does VIB VZW patent most?

C07K - PEPTIDES 131

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 97

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 91

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 83

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 49

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 36

C12Y - ENZYMES 32

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 27

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 14

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 11

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 8

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 6

A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF ; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES ; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS 5

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 5

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 4

Top 15 of 32 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,104

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does VIB VZW hold?

VIB VZW holds 188 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 32 technology areas.

What is VIB VZW's Innovation Score?

VIB VZW has an Innovation Score of 51.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VIB VZW focus on?

VIB VZW's top technology area is C07K (PEPTIDES) with 131 patents. The company has filed patents in 32 CPC subclasses total.

Is VIB VZW's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

VIB VZW's recent filing velocity is +16% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for VIB VZW's patents?

VIB VZW's patents average 13.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the VIB VZW 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.

How to use this portfolio

VIB's 188 grants land it in the top 12% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - VIB ranks #2,104 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C07K - see who else leads that technology area. C07K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.