Durect Corp patents

Durect Corp holds 152 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents152
Recent patents16
First publicationJan 15, 2015
Latest publicationOct 7, 2025

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201510
201617
201722
201818
201922
202015
202111
202213
202318
20243
20253
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
201510
201617
201722
201818
201922
202015
202111
202213
202318
20243
20253

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Human Necessities150
Chemistry & Metallurgy33
Cross-Sectional Technologies6

Frequently asked questions

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

How many patents does Durect Corp have in patentsdb?
Durect Corp is linked to 152 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Durect Corp patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (150); Chemistry & Metallurgy (33); Cross-Sectional Technologies (6).
Is Durect Corp's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 3 in 2024 and 3 in 2025 (similar year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Durect Corp?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.