Cara Therapeutics has a total of 210 patents globally, out of which 124 have been granted. Of these 210 patents, more than 65% patents are active. United States of America is where Cara Therapeutics has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Canada. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Cara Therapeutics.
Cara Therapeutics was founded in the year 2004. The Company develops therapeutics. The Company offers novel drugs for the treatment of human diseases associated with pain and inflammation.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Cara Therapeutics which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Cara Therapeutics patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Cara Therapeutics patent portfolio.
How many patents does Cara Therapeutics have?
Cara Therapeutics has a total of 210 patents globally. These patents belong to 23 unique patent families. Out of 210 patents, 137 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Cara Therapeutics 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 | Cara Therapeutics Applications Filed | Cara Therapeutics Patents Granted |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 1 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 5 | 16 |
| 2012 | 4 | 20 |
How many Cara Therapeutics patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Cara Therapeutics File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Cara Therapeutics Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States of America | 48 |
| Europe | 11 |
| Canada | 11 |
| Japan | 11 |
| China | 9 |
| Korea (South) | 8 |
| Israel | 7 |
| Mexico | 6 |
| Brazil | 6 |
| India | 6 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Singapore | 5 |
| Malaysia | 5 |
| Austria | 5 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Russian Federation | 3 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Cyprus | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Malta | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Cara Therapeutics Patents Located?
10 Best Cara Therapeutics Patents
US7402564B1 is the most popular patent in the Cara Therapeutics portfolio. It has received 85 citations so far from companies like Palatin Technologies, Inc., Mannkind Corporation and Humanwell Pharmaceutical US.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Cara Therapeutics:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7402564B1 | 85 |
| US7713937B2 | 62 |
| US8217007B1 | 60 |
| US7727963B2 | 57 |
| US7842662B2 | 56 |
| US8236766B2 | 55 |
| US8486894B2 | 52 |
| US8536131B2 | 51 |
| US7517874B2 | 44 |
| US7504538B2 | 43 |
What Percentage of Cara Therapeutics US Patent Applications were Granted?
Cara Therapeutics (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 53 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 27 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 75.0%.
Below are the key stats of Cara Therapeutics patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Cara Therapeutics?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Anilionis Intellectual Property Law Llc | 29 | 92.59% |
| Algis Anilionis | 17 | 0.00% |
| F Chau & Associates Llc | 6 | 16.67% |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp Cv | 1 | 100.00% |
What are Cara Therapeutics key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Cara Therapeutics?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Cara Therapeutics in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Cara Therapeutics thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Cara Therapeutics search focus changed over the years?
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