The following table shows the ranking of Applicants of PCT applications. The ranking is based on the following conditions.
- Technical field: Pharmaceutical (pharmaceutical composition, medicine, API, additive, dosage form, production method of thereof, etc.)
- Status: PCT applications in 2018 (publication date by WIPO).
- Count: The number of patent applictions filed by each applicant was counted.
| Ranking | No. | Applicant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 186 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
| 2 | 123 | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG |
| 3 | 106 | CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE |
| 4 | 105 | NOVARTIS AG |
| 5 | 94 | INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE) |
| 6 | 90 | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. |
| 7 | 78 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY |
| 8 | 76 | BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
| 9 | 73 | HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. |
| 10 | 59 | THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION |
| 11 | 59 | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE |
| 12 | 56 | GENENTECH. INC. |
| 13 | 56 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY |
| 14 | 55 | DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE. INC. |
| 15 | 51 | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY |
| 16 | 49 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY |
| 17 | 48 | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV |
| 18 | 47 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
| 19 | 47 | JIANGSU HENGRUI MEDICINE CO.. LTD. |
| 20 | 47 | MEDSHINE DISCOVERY INC. |
In the patent search, it was confirmed that a high-accuracy population (i.e., a population not including non-relevant fields) of patents was obtained. Subsequently, the population was used to create the table.
