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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 504, Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 20 13 34 15 39 121
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 22 13 28 30 104
~Individually Owned Patent 10 28 14 16 11 79
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 17 8 14 7 4 50
HOECHST SCHERING AGREVO GMBH 12 10 6 14 6 48
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 6 7 16 7 1 37
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 4 12 8 9 34
ZENECA LIMITED 10 10 8 4 0 32
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 8 5 2 3 3 21
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 7 4 1 0 20
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 0 0 0 7 10 17
SANDOZ LTD. 6 9 0 0 0 15
BASF CORP. 2 4 3 4 1 14
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 3 2 0 1 13
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 2 5 4 1 0 12
RHONE-POULENC AGRICULTURE LTD. 5 2 4 1 0 12
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 4 3 1 1 11
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 1 10 11
NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 1 4 1 0 11
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 5 1 5 0 0 11
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 1 4 2 1 2 10
FMC CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 3 10
NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION, INC. 0 4 4 2 0 10
KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
ISAGRO RICERCA S.R.L. 2 2 0 2 1 7
ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA LTD. 1 2 1 2 1 7
NIHON BAYER AGROCHEM K.K. 2 3 1 1 0 7
NIPPON SODA COMPANY LIMITED 2 1 2 2 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4 0 1 2 0 7
ISP INVESTMENTS INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
RHONE-POULENC AGROCHIMIE LIMITED 1 4 1 0 0 6
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE GMBH 0 0 0 0 5 5
DONLAR CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
KUREHA KAGAKU KOGYO K.K. 2 0 1 0 2 5
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 0 5
NIPPON ZEON CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
RHONE-POULENC INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5


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