Viela Bio has a total of 319 patents globally, out of which 71 have been granted. Of these 319 patents, more than 91% patents are active. The United States of America is where Viela Bio has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Korea (South) and Japan. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Viela Bio.
Viela Bio was founded in 2017. Viela Bio is a biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for severe inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Its main product, inebilizumab, is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed to target CD19, a protein found on many immune system B cells.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Viela Bio which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Viela Bio patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Viela Bio patent portfolio.
How many patents does Viela Bio have?
Viela Bio has a total of 319 patents globally. These patents belong to 33 unique patent families. Out of 319 patents, 291 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Viela Bio 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 | Viela Bio Applications Filed | Viela Bio Patents Granted |
2025 | 4 | 2 |
2024 | 31 | 8 |
2023 | 28 | 13 |
2022 | 86 | 9 |
2021 | 35 | 5 |
2020 | 29 | 12 |
2019 | 24 | 2 |
2018 | 9 | 3 |
2017 | 26 | 5 |
2016 | – | 1 |
How many Viela Bio patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents

How Many Patents did Viela Bio File in Different Countries?

Countries in which Viela Bio Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States of America | 26 |
Korea (South) | 22 |
Japan | 21 |
China | 19 |
Australia | 18 |
Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 18 |
Singapore | 18 |
Canada | 17 |
Mexico | 17 |
Brazil | 16 |
Europe (EPO) | 14 |
Israel | 12 |
Russia | 9 |
New Zealand | 8 |
Taiwan | 8 |
South Africa | 8 |
Philippines | 4 |
India | 3 |
Chile | 3 |
Indonesia | 3 |
Macao | 3 |
Hungary | 3 |
Cyprus | 2 |
Slovenia | 2 |
Estonia | 2 |
Lithuania | 2 |
Malaysia | 2 |
Slovakia | 2 |
Denmark | 2 |
Malta | 2 |
Argentina | 1 |
Africa | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Luxembourg | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Croatia | 1 |
Viet Nam | 1 |
Serbia | 1 |
Albania | 1 |
Austria | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Viela Bio Patents Located?

10 Best Viela Bio Patents
US8323653B2 is the most popular patent in the Viela Bio portfolio. It has received 28 citations so far from companies like Anutra Medical, Xencor, Seismic Therapeutic.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Viela Bio:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US8323653B2 | 28 |
RU2495882C2 | 26 |
WO2017156298A1 | 14 |
US20180273621A1 | 11 |
WO2021113702A1 | 7 |
US8883992B2 | 7 |
US10000553B2 | 6 |
WO2020069010A1 | 5 |
WO2022235758A1 | 4 |
US11072652B2 | 4 |
What Percentage of Viela Bio US Patent Applications were Granted?
Viela Bio (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 37 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 15 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 71.43%.
Below are the key stats of Viela Bio patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms are managing US Patents for Viela Bio?
Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
Amgen Inc (Inhouse IP Deptt) | 27 | 100.00% |
Cooley Llp | 8 | 50% |
Global Patent Group | 2 | 0% |
What are Viela Bio key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Viela Bio?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Viela Bio in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Viela Bio thinks it’s important to protect particular technological inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Viela Bio search focus changed over the years?

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