How many patents does Ligand Pharm Inc have in patentsdb?

Ligand Pharm Inc is linked to 85 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Ligand Pharm Inc patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (81); Chemistry & Metallurgy (75); Cross-Sectional Technologies (27).

In our data, assignee counts were 3 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 (higher year over year).

See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.

Ligand Pharm Inc holds 85 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Human Necessities	81
Chemistry & Metallurgy	75
Cross-Sectional Technologies	27
Physics	7

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Ligand Pharm Inc have in patentsdb?: Ligand Pharm Inc is linked to 85 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Ligand Pharm Inc patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (81); Chemistry & Metallurgy (75); Cross-Sectional Technologies (27).
Is Ligand Pharm Inc's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 3 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 (higher year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Ligand Pharm Inc?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.