Where does Watson Laboratories Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Watson Laboratories Inc. ranks #33,868 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 Watson Laboratories Inc. hold?

Watson Laboratories Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Watson Laboratories Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Watson Laboratories Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.0 out of 100 (29th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Watson Laboratories Inc. focus on?

Watson Laboratories Inc.'s top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 4 patents, ranking #4,040 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Watson Laboratories Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Watson Laboratories Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -40% 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 Watson Laboratories Inc.'s patents?

Watson Laboratories Inc.'s patents average 21.3 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 Watson Laboratories Inc. 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 US Corporation

Watson Laboratories Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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, Watson ranks #33,868 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 6 technology areas.

#33,868
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.0/100): 21.3
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33868 · US Corporation #33,868 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,868/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Volution Immuno…
CPC-NARROW A61P · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Volution Immuno Pharmaceuticals SA (±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 Watson’s 29.0 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 7.6 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (30%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Watson Laboratories · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Watson's Innovation Score is 29.0/100 (29th percentile 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 Watson?

Each dot is one of Watson’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). Watson’s own 21.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Watson's grants concentrate

Watson Laboratories Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Watson sits between Volution Immuno Pharmaceuticals SA and Well Shin Technology Co., Ltd..

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8
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8
WAG Acquisition L…

8
Wanzl & Kgaa

8
Wavefront Holdings

8
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8
Welcome

8
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8
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8

What this shows Watson holds 8 patents at rank #33,844, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Watson

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,844 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Watson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Watson Laboratories Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	50.0%
2016	1	12.5%
2021	3	37.5%

Which technologies does Watson Laboratories Inc. patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 4

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 3

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

Top 6 of 6 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

Watson Laboratories Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Watson Laboratories Inc.'s lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #33,868 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Watson Laboratories Inc. against Volution Immuno Pharmaceuticals SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.0/100 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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