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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 800, Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 101 41 59 121 102 424
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 47 6 26 37 41 157
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 16 25 18 25 90
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 29 31 7 9 2 78
~Individually Owned Patent 14 18 14 16 15 77
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 14 19 10 14 12 69
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 11 8 5 28 53
ASGROW SEED CO. LLC 17 25 1 3 1 47
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 9 9 13 13 3 47
MERTEC LLC 0 0 3 21 14 38
CALGENE LLC 6 10 7 5 3 31
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 0 7 6 2 7 22
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 10 1 1 6 2 20
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 5 3 5 4 19
D&PL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 0 4 0 0 14 18
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 2 7 2 2 5 18
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 3 1 5 3 4 16
HOECHST SCHERING AGREVO GMBH 6 2 2 4 2 16
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 10 1 3 2 0 16
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 11 2 3 0 0 16
PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED 4 3 6 2 1 16
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 3 3 4 2 14
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 4 4 3 1 1 13
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 3 1 3 2 4 13
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 2 2 2 1 5 12
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 1 7 0 2 2 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 0 5 3 1 12
MYCOGEN CORPORATION 2 0 5 3 1 11
PLANTTEC BIOTECHNOLOGIE GMBH 5 0 4 2 0 11
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 5 1 0 3 2 11
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE N.V. 3 5 1 1 0 10
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 3 1 2 0 10
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 3 2 1 4 0 10
ADVANTA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 2 0 5 1 9
BAYER CROPSCIENCE GMBH 0 0 1 4 4 9
DELTAGEN, INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
J.C.ROBINSON SEED COMPANY 0 1 4 2 2 9
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 0 6 0 1 9
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 1 3 0 4 1 9
ACADEMIA SINICA 3 2 2 1 0 8
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 0 0 1 6 1 8
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 2 0 3 3 0 8
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA 2 1 3 1 1 8
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 2 1 5 0 0 8
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1 3 0 1 3 8
OPTIMUM QUALITY GRAINS, L.L.C. 7 0 1 0 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 3 1 1 1 8
ADVANTA U.S.A., INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 0 1 1 4 1 7
CARGILL, INC. 1 5 0 1 0 7
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 0 2 0 2 3 7
GENESIS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LTD. 2 2 2 1 0 7
LIMAGRAIN GENETICS GRANDE CULTURE S.A. 0 2 0 5 0 7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 3 2 0 7
PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS N.V. 2 3 2 0 0 7
SYNGENTA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 1 4 0 2 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 5 1 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 2 2 1 1 1 7
CORN. BAK B.V. 0 4 0 2 0 6
DNA PLANT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
FFR COOPERATIVE INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
ILLINOIS FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 0 6 0 0 0 6
INSTITUT PASTEUR 1 3 1 1 0 6
LARGE SCALE BIOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
PARADIGM GENETICS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
RECOT, INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 0 3 0 3 0 6
SENESCO, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 2 2 1 0 1 6
SUNTORY LTD. 1 0 1 2 2 6
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 2 1 0 1 2 6
ZENECA LIMITED 4 2 0 0 0 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED 2 3 0 0 0 5
BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE RICE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 2 2 0 0 1 5
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 1 1 0 2 1 5
GENE SHEARS PTY. LIMITED 3 0 1 1 0 5
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 1 1 3 0 0 5
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 0 2 5
MERCK + CO., INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 2 2 5
NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 2 1 0 5
PFIZER INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
PROGENY ADVANCED GENETICS 0 3 0 1 1 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
SOYGENETICS, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 3 0 0 5
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 1 5
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 1 1 0 3 0 5
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 4 0 0 0 1 5


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