Flagship Pioneering has a total of 1891 patents globally, out of which 142 have been granted. Of these 1891 patents, more than 80% patents are active. The United States of America is where Flagship Pioneering has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe (EPO) and Australia. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Flagship Pioneering.
Flagship Pioneering was founded in 2000. Flagship Pioneering is a venture capital firm that backs innovative companies in life sciences and healthcare.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Flagship Pioneering which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Flagship Pioneering patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Flagship Pioneering patent portfolio.
How many patents does Flagship Pioneering have?
Flagship Pioneering has a total of 1891 patents globally. These patents belong to 247 unique patent families. Out of 1891 patents, 1522 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Flagship Pioneering File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Flagship Pioneering Applications Filed | Flagship Pioneering Patents Granted |
| 2025 | 29 | 26 |
| 2024 | 115 | 57 |
| 2023 | 232 | 23 |
| 2022 | 421 | 24 |
| 2021 | 409 | 10 |
| 2020 | 205 | 1 |
| 2019 | 334 | 1 |
| 2018 | 106 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
How many Flagship Pioneering patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did Flagship Pioneering File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Flagship Pioneering Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 258 |
| Europe (EPO) | 186 |
| Australia | 124 |
| Japan | 122 |
| Canada | 118 |
| China | 113 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 92 |
| Korea (South) | 88 |
| Israel | 73 |
| India | 72 |
| Brazil | 70 |
| Singapore | 68 |
| Mexico | 64 |
| South Africa | 56 |
| Taiwan | 42 |
| Argentina | 17 |
| New Zealand | 15 |
| Malaysia | 9 |
| Philippines | 8 |
| Chile | 8 |
| Indonesia | 6 |
| Viet Nam | 6 |
| Tunisia | 6 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Italy | 3 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| Ukraine | 2 |
| Austria | 2 |
| Africa | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Flagship Pioneering Patents Located?
10 Best Flagship Pioneering Patents
WO2018208728A1 is the most popular patent in the Flagship Pioneering portfolio. It has received 126 citations so far from companies like Sana Biotechnology, Exuma Biotech.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Flagship Pioneering:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| WO2018208728A1 | 126 |
| WO2019118919A1 | 83 |
| WO2020047124A1 | 80 |
| WO2020014209A1 | 55 |
| WO2020041784A1 | 54 |
| WO2020167667A1 | 50 |
| US20220270711A1 | 49 |
| US20170151287A1 | 43 |
| WO2021178709A1 | 37 |
| US20190240293A1 | 31 |
What Percentage of Flagship Pioneering US Patent Applications were Granted?
Flagship Pioneering (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 154 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 55 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 57.89%.
Below are the key stats of Flagship Pioneering patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Flagship Pioneering?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Clark Elbing Llp | 67 | 49.35% |
| Fish & Richardson PC | 24 | 34.78% |
| K&L Gates Llp | 23 | 78.34% |
| Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds Pc | 9 | 100.00% |
| Lando & Anastasi Llp | 8 | 50.00% |
| Mckee Voorhees & Sease PLC | 7 | 85.71% |
| Mccarter & English Llp | 6 | 50.00% |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius Llp | 4 | 0% |
| Wolf Greenfield & Sacks Pc | 3 | 0.00% |
| Flagship Pioneering Inc | 1 | 0.00% |
What are Flagship Pioneering key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Flagship Pioneering?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Flagship Pioneering in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Flagship Pioneering thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Flagship Pioneering search focus changed over the years?
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