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CPC technology class · C07

C07J - Steroids

Steroids. 1,454 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

1,454
US patents granted
C07
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
-9%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Steroids ranks #408 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,454 US patents granted since 2015, with filing down 9% over five years.

#408
of 670 CPC technology areas
1,454
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Sage Therapeutics
leading assignee (85)
-9%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (85 patents)

CPC subclass C07J - STEROIDS - covers 1,454 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class C07 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in C07J is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Sage Therapeutics, Inc. leads with 85 patents, followed by Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 39 grants and Reata Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Llc at 30.

Filing activity in C07J is down 9% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is C07J innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C07J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 9% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads C07J?

The 12 most active assignees in STEROIDS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Sage Therapeutics is the most active filer in C07J, holding 85 of the 1,454 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass C07J
Rank Company Patents in C07J
#1 Sage Therapeutics, Inc. 85
#2 Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 39
#3 Reata Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Llc 30
#4 Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20
#5 Pop Test Oncology Llc 18
#6 Brigham Young University 16
#7 Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh 12
#8 Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc. 12
#9 Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 12
#10 Industriale Chimica S.r.l. 12
#11 Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc. 11
#12 Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 11
#13 Viiv Healthcare UK (no.5) Limited 11
#14 Cassiopea S.p.a. 10
#15 Neurmedix, Inc. 9
#16 Virginia Commonwealth University 8
#17 Neupharma, Inc 8
#18 Allergan Sales, Llc 8
#19 Reveragen Biopharma, Inc. 8
#20 NZP UK Limited 8

About This Class

CPC subclass C07J belongs to class C07.

1,454 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading C07J assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 C07J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C07J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 020406080100 Patents in C07J Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Sage TherapeuticsIntercept Pharmaceuti…Reata Pharmaceuticals…Enanta PharmaceuticalsPop Test OncologyBrigham Young Univers…Bayer Intellectual Pr…Arcturus TherapeuticsKythera Biopharmaceut…Industriale Chimica S…Dana-farber Cancer In…Infinity Pharmaceutic…Viiv Healthcare Uk (N…Cassiopea S P A
Top 14 C07J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C07J?
CPC subclass C07J covers STEROIDS. It belongs to CPC class C07 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY), with 1,454 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C07J?
1,454 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C07J between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C07J?
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. leads C07J with 85 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C07J collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., C07) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like C07J provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

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