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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. demonstrates a highly concentrated patent strategy, with 85.3% of its portfolio in "Pharmaceutical Preparations." While this core area saw a slight decline of 5.6% in 2024 and then stabilized in 2025, the significant year-over-year decline of 100.0% in "Acyclic / Carbocyclic Compounds" and "General Organic Chemistry Methods" in 2026 (so far) suggests a notable shift away from these foundational chemical areas, despite "Acyclic / Carbocyclic Compounds" experiencing a 100.0% growth in 2025.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

68 US filings (since 2023) · 6 categories · 7 themes

Targeted Small Molecule Therapeutics

Design and synthesis of acyclic or carbocyclic organic compounds that selectively modulate specific biological targets or pathways for the treatment of diseases.

Pharmaceutical PreparationsHeterocyclic Compounds (Pharma)Acyclic / Carbocyclic Compounds
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50since 2023
-6.7%YoY
Targeted Drug Formulation Delivery

Delivery systems specifically engineered to administer advanced drug formulations (e.g., microparticles, biologics, extended-release systems) to achieve precise targeting, controlled release kinetics, or enhanced therapeutic efficacy within the body.

Pharmaceutical Preparations
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15since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Recombinant Protein & Peptide Therapeutics

Development and application of therapeutic proteins or peptides produced through recombinant DNA technology, including fusion proteins and modified growth factors.

Therapeutic Activity (Pharma)
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8since 2023
+50.0%YoY
API Solid Form Engineering

Techniques for preparing and characterizing specific solid forms, such as crystal forms, salts, co-crystals, or amorphous forms, of active pharmaceutical ingredients to optimize properties like stability, solubility, and bioavailability.

Heterocyclic Compounds (Pharma)General Organic Chemistry Methods
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4since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Drug Candidate Synthesis

Methods and intermediates for preparing complex organic molecules intended as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), often involving multi-step synthesis and optimization of reaction pathways.

General Organic Chemistry Methods
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2since 2023
new
Advanced Cell & Gene Therapies

Development of therapeutic approaches involving the genetic modification of cells (e.g., T cells, stem cells, macrophages) or the use of viral/non-viral vectors to deliver genetic material for disease treatment.

Pharmaceutical Preparations
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2since 2023
0.0%YoY
Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics

Design and modification of antibodies or antibody-derived fragments for targeted therapeutic intervention, including bispecific formats, Fc region modifications, and activatable constructs.

Pharmaceutical PreparationsTherapeutic Activity (Pharma)
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1since 2023
n/a

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