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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 28 115 145 224 253 765
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 122 175 118 173 153 741
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 61 54 31 33 28 207
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 23 24 49 25 54 175
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 28 34 13 15 19 109
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 15 20 12 18 81
MERTEC LLC 23 16 17 6 16 78
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 3 15 15 18 24 75
D&PL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 29 13 5 18 2 67
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 18 17 6 8 6 55
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 2 1 1 10 23 37
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 3 3 2 4 19 31
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 5 8 5 7 3 28
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 2 3 6 2 13 26
SHAMROCK SEED COMPANY, INC. 2 0 17 7 0 26
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 5 8 4 3 4 24
AGRINOMICS LLC 0 0 1 9 11 21
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 4 0 0 6 10 20
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 4 6 1 3 5 19
CERES, INC. 1 5 5 4 4 19
CROPDESIGN N.V. 0 4 3 4 8 19
BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG 0 0 1 10 5 16
MENDEL BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 4 1 4 5 16
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 4 3 3 1 4 15
SYNGENTA (AT) LIMITED 4 9 2 0 0 15
ATHENIX CORPORATION 0 1 3 4 6 14
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 9 3 0 1 1 14
BIOGEMMA UK LIMITED 6 3 2 1 1 13
ROSLIN INSTITUTE (EDINBURGH) 0 4 9 0 0 13
SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. 1 1 3 5 3 13
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 3 1 2 3 13
CALGENE LLC 4 3 3 0 2 12
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 2 6 0 2 2 12
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 3 3 3 2 1 12
SUNGENE GMBH & CO. KGAA 0 0 8 3 1 12
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 2 3 11
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 3 5 1 2 0 11
DAIRYLAND SEED CO., INC. 1 7 1 0 1 10
GARST SEED COMPANY 5 5 0 0 0 10
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 4 2 2 2 0 10
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 4 2 0 3 1 10
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 2 4 1 2 1 10
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA 1 1 2 4 1 9
ARBORGEN, LLC 0 1 4 2 2 9
CARGILL, INC. 4 2 1 1 1 9
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 0 1 4 3 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2 4 1 1 1 9
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 1 4 0 0 8
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 2 0 1 2 3 8
LIMAGRAIN VERNEUIL HOLDING SA 0 1 0 5 2 8
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 1 2 8
OHIO STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 2 3 1 8
PRODIGENE, INC. 2 1 2 3 0 8
RIKEN 3 1 1 2 1 8
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 3 2 0 2 1 8
SOYGENETICS, LLC 1 6 1 0 0 8
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 6 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 4 0 3 0 1 8
A. DUDA & SONS, INC. 1 1 5 0 0 7
ACADEMIA SINICA 1 1 3 1 1 7
AVIGENICS, INC 2 2 2 1 0 7
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 0 1 2 0 7
ICON GENETICS GMBH 0 0 0 2 5 7
J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY 0 1 2 3 1 7
KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 6 7
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 2 3 1 0 1 7
NATURAL GENES, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
RICETEC, AG 0 2 3 1 1 7
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 1 1 1 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 0 3 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1 1 1 0 4 7
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 2 1 0 0 4 7
ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
ENZA ZADEN BEHEER, B.V. 0 0 2 1 3 6
J.C.ROBINSON SEED COMPANY 6 0 0 0 0 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 1 6
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 0 4 0 1 1 6
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2 2 0 1 1 6
PHYLONIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 2 1 0 1 2 6
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP. 0 0 0 4 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 1 3 0 0 1 5
CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 1 2 5
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 0 0 1 0 4 5
INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DEVELOPMENTS PTY. LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
METABOLIX, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SEMBIOSYS GENETICS INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
SYNGENTA LIMITED 0 2 1 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 2 0 1 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 1 1 0 2 1 5
WYETH 1 1 2 1 0 5
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 3 2 0 0 0 5


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