Heron Therapeutics Inc patents

Heron Therapeutics Inc holds 86 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents86
Recent patents15
First publicationOct 22, 2015
Latest publicationDec 25, 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
20154
20166
201718
201812
20196
20208
202113
20223
20233
20248
20255
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20154
20166
201718
201812
20196
20208
202113
20223
20233
20248
20255

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
A61K9/001977
A61K9/002464
A61K47/1052
A61K47/3452
A61K47/1245

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Human Necessities86
Physics15
Chemistry & Metallurgy1

Frequently asked questions

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

How many patents does Heron Therapeutics Inc have in patentsdb?
Heron Therapeutics Inc is linked to 86 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Heron Therapeutics Inc patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Human Necessities (86); Physics (15); Chemistry & Metallurgy (1).
Is Heron Therapeutics Inc's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 8 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Heron Therapeutics Inc?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.