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Organic chemistry Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Primary CPC class C07 · Section C

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 8,720 patents in 2014.peak 8,7201996: 5,511 patents19961997: 6,734 patents1998: 7,742 patents1999: 7,542 patents19992000: 6,899 patents2001: 7,234 patents2002: 7,484 patents20022003: 6,514 patents2004: 5,578 patents2005: 4,919 patents20052006: 6,449 patents2007: 6,255 patents2008: 6,043 patents20082009: 6,393 patents2010: 7,544 patents2011: 7,438 patents20112012: 8,050 patents2013: 8,702 patents2014: 8,720 patents20142015: 8,420 patents2016: 7,610 patents2017: 7,704 patents20172018: 7,085 patents2019: 7,427 patents2020: 7,196 patents20202021: 6,600 patents2022: 5,787 patents2023: 5,322 patents20232024: 5,793 patents2025: 5,834 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Toni Weinschenk 90 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
2 Harpreet Singh 88 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
3 Jens Fritsche 86 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#4 Oliver Schoor 85 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#5 Andrea Mahr 77 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#6 David R. Lancia, Jr. 49 Forma Therapeutics
#7 Colette Song 33 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#8 Matthew W. Martin 31 Forma Therapeutics
#9 Xiaozhang Zheng 31 Forma Therapeutics
#10 Aleksandra Rudnitskaya 28 Forma Therapeutics
#11 David S. Millan 28 Forma Therapeutics
#12 Pui Yee Ng 28 Forma Therapeutics
#13 Bingsong Han 27 Forma Therapeutics
#14 Cuixian Liu 26 Forma Therapeutics
#15 Jennifer R. Thomason 26 Forma Therapeutics
#16 Mary-Margaret Zablocki 25 Forma Therapeutics
#17 Anita Wiebe 22 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#18 Kenneth W. Bair 22 Burroughs Wellcome
#19 Yat Sun Or 20 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#20 Ann-Marie Campbell 17 Forma Therapeutics
#21 Robert Franke 17 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#22 Laurent Wendlinger 16 Arkema France
#23 Shuhui CHEN 16 Medshine Discovery
#24 William J. Hoekstra 16 Viamet Pharmaceuticals
#25 Yanfeng Zhang 16 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.
#26 Alexandre Joseph Buckmelter 15 Forma Therapeutics
#27 Minhua Chen 15 Crystal Pharmatech Co.
#28 Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard Raboisson 15 Johnson & Johnson
#29 Bertrand Collier 14 Arkema France
#30 Matthias Beller 14 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#31 Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung 14 Syngenta Participations Ag
#32 Xiaoyu Zhang 14 Crystal Pharmatech Co.
#33 Adam Charles Talbot 13 Forma Therapeutics
#34 Bruce Follows 13 Forma Therapeutics
#35 Christopher M. Yates 13 Mycovia Pharmaceuticals
#36 James Marvin Veal 13 Bristol-Myers Squibb
#37 Jeffrey Alan Stafford 13 Bristol-Myers Squibb
#38 Minghua Wang 13 Forma Therapeutics
#39 Paul Parren 13 Genmab A/S
#40 Rajinder Singh 13 Rigel Pharmaceuticals
#41 Stephanos Ioannidis 13 Forma Therapeutics
#42 Chi-Chung Chen 12 Juniper Networks
#43 Dominique Deur-Bert 12 Arkema France
#44 Ekkehard Moessner 12 Hoffmann-La Roche
#45 Guoqiang Wang 12 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#46 John Latham 12 Alderbio Holdings
#47 Miles Stuart Congreve 12 Heptares Therapeutics Limited
#48 Nathanael S. Gray 12 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
#49 Ralf Jackstell 12 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#50 Wei Li 12 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#51 Andrew Edmunds 11 Syngenta Participations Ag
#52 Benjamin Gerald Tehan 11 Heptares Therapeutics Limited
#53 Chengyuan Liang 11 Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology
#54 Heyue Zhou 11 Sorrento Therapeutics
#55 Jihad M. Dakka 11 ExxonMobil
#56 Jian Li 11 Medshine Discovery
#57 Jun Feng 11 Araxes Pharma
#58 Kaiwu Dong 11 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#59 Leon F. Garcia-Martinez 11 Alderbio Holdings
#60 Liansheng Li 11 Araxes Pharma
#61 Michel Muehlebach 11 Syngenta Participations Ag
#62 Muhammad Altaf 11 KFUPM
#63 Pingda Ren 11 Araxes Pharma
#64 Ruichao Shen 11 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#65 Tao Wu 11 Araxes Pharma
#66 Xuechao Xing 11 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#67 Yi Liu 11 Araxes Pharma
#68 Aleem Gangjee 10 Duquesne University Of The Holy Spirit
#69 Anvarhusein A. Isab 10 KFUPM
#70 Benjamin H. Dutzar 10 Alderbio Holdings
#71 Christian Klein 10 Hoffmann-La Roche
#72 Craig W. Lindsley 10 Vanderbilt University
#73 Dimiter S. Dimitrov 10 The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services
#74 Gary Gustafson 10 Forma Therapeutics
#75 Han Li 10 Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology
#76 Jing He 10 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#77 John Desjarlais 10 Xencor
#78 Stuart Thomas Onions 10 Respivert
#79 Sunil Kumar KC 10 Biosplice Therapeutics
#80 Toufike Kanouni 10 Bristol-Myers Squibb
#81 Wei Lu 10 Forma Therapeutics
#82 Akihiro Hashimoto 9 Achillion Pharmaceuticals
#83 Andrew P. Combs 9 Incyte
#84 Ashok K. Gupta 9 Bristol-Myers Squibb
#85 Atul Agarwal 9 Achillion Pharmaceuticals
#86 Avinash Phadke 9 Achillion Pharmaceuticals
#87 Cheng-I Wang 9 Agency For Science, Technology And Research
#88 Chuanjun Xia 9 Comcast
#89 Dawei Chen 9 Achillion Pharmaceuticals
#90 David M. Goldenberg 9 Immunomedics
#91 Dirk Fridag 9 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#92 Francesco G. Salituro 9 Sage Therapeutics
#93 Giles Albert Brown 9 Heptares Therapeutics Limited
#94 Godwin Pais 9 Achillion Pharmaceuticals
#95 Haiyou Wang 9 Honeywell
#96 Hwan Geun Choi 9 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
#97 Jay P. Powers 9 Chemocentryx
#98 Jason Allan Wiles 9 Achillion Pharmaceuticals
#99 Jeremy Robert Greenwood 9 Nimbus Lakshmi
#100 Jian Lin 9 Forma Therapeutics

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Merck 144
2 Bristol-Myers Squibb 137
3 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh 95
#4 Johnson & Johnson 82
#5 University of California 77
#6 Basf Se 72
#7 Genentech 68
#8 Hoffmann-La Roche 67
#9 Novartis Ag 56
#10 CNRS 55
#11 LG 55
#12 The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 53
#13 Forma Therapeutics 51
#14 Evonik Degussa Gmbh 50
#15 ExxonMobil 48
#16 Samsung 46
#17 University Of Texas System 45
#18 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 40
#19 Amgen 39
#20 Bayer Pharma 38
#21 Pfizer 38
#22 Arkema France 37
#23 Gilead Sciences 37
#24 BOE 36
#25 Uop 35
#26 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 34
#27 Bayer Cropscience 32
#28 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 32
#29 Incyte 31
#30 Chevron 30
#31 Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research 28
#32 Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Development Limited 28
#33 Syngenta Participations Ag 28
#34 Unknown 28
#35 Eli Lilly 27
#36 Harvard University 26
#37 Stanford University 26
#38 University of Pennsylvania 26
#39 AbbVie 25
#40 Inserm (Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale) 24
#41 Medimmune Limited 24
#42 Northwestern University 24
#43 Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 24
#44 Ucb Biopharma Srl 24
#45 Agency For Science, Technology And Research 23
#46 Shell Oil Compny 23
#47 Abb Vie 22
#48 Idemitsu Kosan Co. 22
#49 University of Michigan 22
#50 Astrazeneca Ab 21
#51 Cancer Research Technology Limited 21
#52 Enanta Pharmaceuticals 21
#53 KFUPM 21
#54 Comcast 21
#55 Agc 20
#56 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 20
#57 Ifp Energies Nouvelles 19
#58 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 19
#59 Sumitomo Chemical 19
#60 Eisai R&D Management Co. 18
#61 Theravance Biopharma R&D Ip 18
#62 Scripps Research 18
#63 Vanderbilt University 18
#64 WARF 18
#65 The General Hospital 17
#66 Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University 16
#67 Caltech 16
#68 Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited 16
#69 Dow Global Technologies 16
#70 Ono Pharmaceutical Co. 16
#71 University Of Pittsburgh 16
#72 Honeywell 16
#73 3M 15
#74 Biogen Ma 15
#75 Dow Agrosciences 15
#76 Emory University 15
#77 H. Lundbeck A/S 15
#78 Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (Inserm) 15
#79 Mayo Foundation 15
#80 The Johns Hopkins University 15
#81 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 15
#82 Alderbio Holdings 14
#83 Covestro Deutschland Ag 14
#84 Crystal Pharmatech Co. 14
#85 Duke University 14
#86 Saudi Arabian Oil 14
#87 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 14
#88 Shionogi & Co. 14
#89 Sorrento Therapeutics 14
#90 University Of Illinois 14
#91 Academia Sinica 13
#92 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 13
#93 Heptares Therapeutics Limited 13
#94 Mitsubishi Chemical 13
#95 Monsanto Technology 13
#96 New York University 13
#97 Columbia University 13
#98 Toray Industries 13
#99 Chemocentryx 12
#100 Daikin Industries 12