USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Zymeworks Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 55 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2015–2023. 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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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

27.5

Avg claims per patent

-33%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Zymeworks holds 55 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #6,207 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,207
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.8/100): 27.5
avg claims per patent: -33%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Zymeworks Inc. has been granted 55 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Zymeworks Inc. at rank #6,207 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 27.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07K (PEPTIDES). As a Foreign Corporation, Zymeworks Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Zymeworks sits between W Schonbek Llc (55 patents, rank #6,203) and Amlogic (shanghai) Co., Ltd. (54 patents, rank #6,211) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.8/100 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 22 grants, compared with 33 in the 2015–2019 window, a -33% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Zymeworks Inc.'s 27.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Zymeworks Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

W Schonbek

55
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55
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55
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55
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55
icometrue

55
Zymeworks ◀

55
3DT Holdings

54
Amlogic (Shanghai)

54

What this shows Zymeworks holds 55 patents at rank #6,207, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zymeworks

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,207 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07K (Peptides)

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

Zymeworks's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 50,000 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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Zymeworks Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.8%
2016	6	10.9%
2017	5	9.1%
2018	7	12.7%
2019	14	25.5%
2020	4	7.3%
2021	12	21.8%
2022	5	9.1%
2023	1	1.8%

Which technologies does Zymeworks Inc. patent most?

C07K - PEPTIDES 45

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 37

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 20

G16B - BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 18

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 8

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 6

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 5

G16C - COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; CHEMOINFORMATICS; COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE 5

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 5

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 4

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 3

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 3

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 3

C12Y - ENZYMES 3

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 2

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,207

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.8 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 Zymeworks Inc. hold?

Zymeworks Inc. holds 55 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Zymeworks Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Zymeworks Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Zymeworks Inc. focus on?

Zymeworks Inc.'s top technology area is C07K (PEPTIDES) with 45 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Zymeworks Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Zymeworks Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -33% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Zymeworks Inc.'s patents?

Zymeworks Inc.'s patents average 27.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Zymeworks 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.

How to use this portfolio

Zymeworks's 55 grants land it in the top 25% 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 - Zymeworks ranks #6,207 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.