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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Copenhagen, DK ranks #249 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 12,116 patents from 3,500 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Copenhagen, DK include Dart Industries, Neurosearch A/S, Novozymes A/S.

Showing 1–50 of 3,500 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stig Lillelund Dart Industries 111
2 Jakob Heiberg Dart Industries 109
3 Gunnar M. Olsen Neurosearch A/S 72
#4 Martin Schulein Novozymes A/S 67
#5 Henrik Sune Andersen Novo Nordisk A/S 63
#6 Preben H. Olesen Novo Nordisk A/S 58
#7 Karl-Josef Hollenbeck 3Shape A/S 54
#7 Allan Munk Vendelbo Gn Hearing A/S 54
#9 Christian Kraft Nokia 52
#9 Markus Sakari Kauppinen Novo Nordisk A/S 52
#11 Hans Petersen H. Lundbeck A/S 48
#12 Torben Halkier Novo Nordisk A/S 46
#13 Benny Bang-Andersen H. Lundbeck A/S 44
#14 Lars Kyhn Rasmussen H. Lundbeck A/S 43
#15 Klaus Gori Novozymes A/S 40
#16 Louise Kristine Vigsnæs Glycom A/S 38
#17 Anthony Murray Novo Nordisk A/S 36
#18 Marc Dominique Morant Novozymes A/S 34
#18 Henrik Frydenlund Hansen Roche Innovation Center Copenhagen A/S 34
#18 Claus Crone Fuglsang Novo Nordisk A/S 34
#18 Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano Novozymes A/S 34
#22 Sven Pedersen Novozymes A/S 32
#22 Eskild Hansen Cisco 32
#22 Sinasi Ozden Gn Hearing A/S 32
#25 Ejner Knud Moltzen H. Lundbeck A/S 31
#26 Ingrid Pettersson Novo Nordisk A/S 30
#26 Michael Harold Rock H. Lundbeck A/S 30
#28 Finn Nielsen Cardlab Aps 29
#28 Jorgen Drejer Neurosearch A/S 29
#30 Lene Lange Novozymes A/S 28
#30 Rik RADEMAKER Genmab A/S 28
#30 Ask Puschl H. Lundbeck A/S 28
#30 Jens Breinholt Novo Nordisk A/S 28
#34 Nikolaj Deichmann 3Shape A/S 27
#35 Ole Kirk Novo Nordisk A/S 26
#36 Bernd Peschke Novo Nordisk A/S 25
#36 Esben Taarning Haldor Topsøe A/S 25
#36 Klaus Gjervig Jensen H. Lundbeck A/S 25
#36 Thomas Bachgaard Jensen Ambu A/S 25
#36 Troels Koch Roche Innovation Center Copenhagen A/S 25
#36 Thomas Franch Nuevolution A/S 25
#36 Gino Rocca Tdk 25
#43 Lars Gruner-Nielsen Ofs Fitel 24
#43 Elsebet Ostergaard Nielsen Aniona Aps 24
#45 Steen Vesborg Carlsberg Breweries A/S 23
#45 Ib Jonassen Novo Nordisk A/S 23
#45 Anders P. Jensen Samsung 23
#48 Stine Gam Dedon Gmbh 22
#48 Marit Kristiansen Novo Nordisk A/S 22
#48 Steve McGugan Gn Netcom A/S 22