Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
301 patents granted to the 22 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to BioNTech SE’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
301
300 utility, 1 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
50
Against 39 in 2024 and 39 in 2023
Applications published
651
75 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
22
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
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Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Pharmaceuticals131
Biotechnology34
Computer technology8
Organic fine chemistry5
Medical technology5
Measurement4
Analysis of biological materials2
Furniture, games1
IT methods for management1
Chemical engineering1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name22 counted
CureVac AG a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
101 granted
222 publishedBioNTech SE its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
186 publishedCureVac SE a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
59 granted
77 publishedBioNTech SE its own name
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
66 granted
6 publishedCureVac AG a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
63 publishedBioNTech AG its own name
DE, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KR, printed in TW)
36 granted
15 publishedCureVac Manufacturing GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
10 granted
15 publishedBioNTech US Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
23 publishedBIONTECH CELL & GENE THERAPIES GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
20 publishedBIONTECH US INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
9 granted
0 publishedBioNTech Cell & Gene Therapies GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
7 granted
2 publishedInstaDeep Ltd a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
0 granted
7 publishedBioNTech Research and Development, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 publishedInsta Deep Ltd a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
0 publishedBioNTech Delivery Technologies GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
1 publishedBioNTech Diagnostics GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
0 publishedBioNTech Diagnostics GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
3 publishedCureVac Netherlands B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL
0 granted
3 publishedJPT Peptide Technologies GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
3 publishedCureVac Netherlands B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 publishedJPT Peptide Technologies GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 publishedBIONTECH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
1 granted
0 published
Names not counted (2)
Biotheus
Most of its patents print CN; this name counts in KY. 0 granted and 21 published under it are not counted.
Biotheus
Most of its patents print CN; this name counts in KY. 2 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,508,308 | Influenza mRNA vaccines | Pharmaceuticals | CureVac SE |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,496,335 | Zika virus vaccine | Pharmaceuticals | CureVac SE |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 12,492,425 | Methods for RNA analysis | Biotechnology | CureVac SE |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 12,488,173 | Methods and systems for training a neural network using sequential Monte Carlo processing | Computer technology | Insta Deep Ltd |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 12,460,204 | Artificial nucleic acid molecules for improved protein or peptide expression | Pharmaceuticals | CureVac SE |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 12,460,198 | Method for reducing immunogenicity of RNA | Biotechnology | BioNTech SE |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 12,447,209 | Combination of vaccination and inhibition of the PD-1 pathway | Pharmaceuticals | CureVac SE |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 12,442,005 | Artificial nucleic acid molecules for improved protein expression | Pharmaceuticals | CureVac SE |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 12,433,911 | Preparation and storage of liposomal RNA formulations suitable for therapy | Pharmaceuticals | BioNTech SE |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 12,421,319 | Binding agents that bind OX40 (CD134) and method of use thereof to treat disease | Pharmaceuticals | BioNTech SE |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388944 | IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION TECHNOLOGIES | Biotechnology | BioNTech SE |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0376724 | LINEAR DOUBLE STRANDED DNA COUPLED TO A SINGLE SUPPORT OR A TAG AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID LINEAR DOUBLE STRANDED DNA | Biotechnology | CureVac SE |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0375534 | COMPLEXES FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS | Pharmaceuticals | BioNTech SE |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0367320 | RNA Particles Comprising Polysarcosine | Pharmaceuticals | BioNTech SE |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0367275 | METHODS OF TREATING PANCREATIC CANCER WITH A PD-1 AXIS BINDING ANTAGONIST AND AN RNA VACCINE | Pharmaceuticals | BioNTech SE |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0360196 | COMBINATION VACCINE | Pharmaceuticals | CureVac SE |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0352636 | NUCLEIC ACID COMPRISING OR CODING FOR A HISTONE STEM-LOOP AND A POLY(A) SEQUENCE OR A POLYADENYLATION SIGNAL FOR INCREASING THE EXPRESSION OF AN ENCODED PATHOGENIC ANTIGEN | Pharmaceuticals | CureVac SE |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0345524 | SYRINGES CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RNA | Medical technology | CureVac SE |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0345417 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF MELANOMA | Pharmaceuticals | BioNTech SE |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0345416 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS ANTIGENS AND RELATED METHODS | Pharmaceuticals | BioNTech SE |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Pharmaceuticals 108 · Biotechnology 27 · Computer technology 7 · Medical technology 5 · Organic fine chemistry 4 · Measurement 3.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.