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Organic chemistry Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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 Harpreet Singh 42 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
2 Jens Fritsche 42 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
3 Oliver Schoor 42 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#4 Toni Weinschenk 42 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#5 Shuhui CHEN 28 Medshine Discovery
#6 Andrea Mahr 24 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#7 Jian Li 22 Medshine Discovery
#8 Wenqing Yao 21 Incyte
#9 Colette Song 20 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#10 Amir Hossain Parham 18 Merck
#11 Yat Sun Or 16 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#12 Liangxing Wu 15 Incyte
#13 Rajinder Singh 15 Rigel Pharmaceuticals
#14 Jonas Valentin Kroeber 14 Merck
#15 Chuanjun Xia 13 Comcast
#16 John Desjarlais 13 Xencor
#17 Sun Hee LEE 13 Duksan Neolux Co.
#18 Alan J. Korman 12 Bristol-Myers Squibb
#19 Jinghua Niu 12 Shanghai Tianma Am-Oled Co.
#20 Lea Stevermann 12 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh
#21 Lei Zhang 12 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co.
#22 Matthew Bernett 12 Xencor
#23 Wei Gao 12 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co.
#24 Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin 11 Comcast
#25 Christian Klein 11 Hoffmann-La Roche
#26 Dong Hoon Lee 11 LG
#27 Jui-Yi Tsai 11 Comcast
#28 Lei Zhang 11 Microsoft
#29 Marie-Ange Buyse 11 Ablynx N.V.
#30 Paul Parren 11 Genmab A/S
#31 Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT 11 Comcast
#32 Takeshi Kinsho 11 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.
#33 Tobias Grossmann 11 Merck
#34 Vanessa Taylor 11 Rigel Pharmaceuticals
#35 Bianka Prinz 10 Merck
#36 Carl H. June 10 University of Pennsylvania
#37 Gregory Moore 10 Xencor
#38 Laura M. Walker 10 Adimab
#39 Pablo Umana 10 Roche Glycart Ag
#40 Xiaozhang Zheng 10 Forma Therapeutics
#41 Yimin Qian 10 Arvinas Operations
#42 Antoon Jacob Berend Ten Kate 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#43 Arnon Rosenthal 9 Alector
#44 Carlo Boutton 9 Ablynx N.V.
#45 Eike Nicolas Kantzer 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#46 Ekkehard Moessner 9 Hoffmann-La Roche
#47 Han Li 9 Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology
#48 Hendrik Van Dam 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#49 Ina Ehlers 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#50 Joon Ho Shin 9 LG
#51 Karl Fredrik Lake 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#52 Michael Klichinsky 9 University of Pennsylvania
#53 Michiel Jozef Thomas Raaijmakers 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#54 Rens Veneman 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#55 Rolf Krister Edvinsson 9 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
#56 Soung Yun MUN 9 Duksan Neolux Co.
#57 Wei Li 9 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#58 Zhiqiang JI 9 Comcast
#59 Abdelsattar M. Omar 8 King Abdulaziz University
#60 Bingsong Han 8 Forma Therapeutics
#61 David R. Lancia, Jr. 8 Forma Therapeutics
#62 Dominik Joosten 8 Merck
#63 Edward Norbert Van Den Brink 8 Genmab A/S
#64 Gabriel Martinez Botella 8 Sage Therapeutics
#65 Guoqiang Wang 8 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#66 Matthew W. Martin 8 Forma Therapeutics
#67 Mark J. Selby 8 Bristol-Myers Squibb
#68 Martin Lee Stockley 8 Mission Therapeutics Limited
#69 Min Woo Jung 8 LG
#70 Moustafa E. El-Araby 8 Virginia Commonwealth University
#71 Nathanael S. Gray 8 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
#72 Rumana Rashid 8 Xencor
#73 Saar Gill 8 University of Pennsylvania
#74 Sebastian Meyer 8 Merck
#75 Shaun Cordoba 8 Autolus Limited
#76 Somasekhar Bhamidipati 8 Rigel Pharmaceuticals
#77 Wei He 8 Human Genome Sciences
#78 Yihan Wang 8 Shenzhen Targetrx
#79 Anja Jatsch 7 Merck
#80 Anna Wec 7 Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
#81 Christine Bonzon 7 Xencor
#82 Chengyuan Liang 7 Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology
#83 Clara Christ 7 Bayer Pharma
#84 Dae-Hyuk CHOI 7 Lt Materials Co.
#85 David Schaer 7 Agenus
#86 Dong Uk Heo 7 LG
#87 Fenglei Zhang 7 Incyte
#88 Gang Chen 7 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#89 Gemma MUDD 7 Bicycletx Limited
#90 Gerd Ritter 7 Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research
#91 Hongjun Du 7 BOE
#92 Jan Tavernier 7 Universiteit Gent
#93 Jingyi Li 7 Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology
#94 Jie Li 7 China Petroleum & Chemical
#95 Joseph Panarese 7 Enanta Pharmaceuticals
#96 Jun Kamatani 7 Canon
#97 Ke Liu 7 Accutar Biotechnology
#98 Mark Ian Kemp 7 Mission Therapeutics Limited
#99 Martin Pulé 7 Autolus Limited
#100 Martin K. Safo 7 King Abdulaziz University

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Bristol-Myers Squibb 84
2 Merck 84
3 LG 78
#4 Samsung 67
#5 University of California 62
#6 Johnson & Johnson 57
#7 Immatics Biotechnologies Gmbh 49
#8 Basf Se 47
#9 Hoffmann-La Roche 45
#10 Amgen 41
#11 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 41
#12 Genentech 36
#13 Incyte 36
#14 Novartis Ag 35
#15 The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services 35
#16 CNRS 34
#17 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 34
#18 Pfizer 29
#19 University Of Texas System 28
#20 Comcast 28
#21 Unknown 27
#22 Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 26
#23 Bayer Healthcare 25
#24 University of Pennsylvania 25
#25 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 24
#26 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 24
#27 Stanford University 23
#28 BOE 23
#29 ExxonMobil 23
#30 Ucb Biopharma Srl 22
#31 H. Lundbeck A/S 21
#32 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 21
#33 Saudi Arabian Oil 21
#34 Ablynx N.V. 20
#35 Evonik Operations Gmbh 20
#36 Harvard University 20
#37 Xencor 20
#38 Arkema France 19
#39 Bayer Pharma 19
#40 Eli Lilly 19
#41 Idemitsu Kosan Co. 17
#42 MIT 17
#43 University of Florida 17
#44 Duksan Neolux Co. 16
#45 Enanta Pharmaceuticals 16
#46 Daikin Industries 15
#47 Gilead Sciences 15
#48 Medimmune Limited 15
#49 Rigel Pharmaceuticals 15
#50 Scripps Research 15
#51 Purdue Research Foundation 14
#52 Albert Einstein College Of Medicine 13
#53 Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited 13
#54 Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Development Limited 13
#55 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center And Research Institute 13
#56 Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. 13
#57 Medshine Discovery 13
#58 Sanofi 13
#59 Syngenta Participations Ag 13
#60 The General Hospital 13
#61 Adimab 12
#62 Caltech 12
#63 Dow Global Technologies 12
#64 Ifp Energies Nouvelles 12
#65 Northwestern University 12
#66 University Of Illinois 12
#67 Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. 11
#68 Chugai Pharmaceutical 11
#69 King Abdulaziz University 11
#70 Lt Materials Co. 11
#71 Mayo Foundation 11
#72 Monsanto Technology 11
#73 Nouryon Chemicals International B.V. 11
#74 Novo Nordisk A/S 11
#75 Sumitomo Chemical 11
#76 WARF 11
#77 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co. 11
#78 Academia Sinica 10
#79 Cargill, Incorporated 10
#80 City Of Hope 10
#81 KFUPM 10
#82 The Broad Institute 10
#83 Theravance Biopharma R&D Ip 10
#84 University of Michigan 10
#85 Valo Health 10
#86 Vib Vzw 10
#87 Zhejiang University 10
#88 Chevron 10
#89 3M 9
#90 Abb Vie 9
#91 Alector 9
#92 Astrazeneca Ab 9
#93 Genzyme 9
#94 Inserm (Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale) 9
#95 Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 9
#96 Lummus Technology 9
#97 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 9
#98 New York University 9
#99 Ohio State Innovation Foundation 9
#100 Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. 9