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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 145 224 253 205 292 1119
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 118 173 153 254 360 1058
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 31 33 28 64 77 233
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 49 25 54 27 49 204
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 1 10 23 34 42 110
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 15 18 24 25 20 102
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 13 15 19 19 22 88
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 20 12 18 12 14 76
MERTEC LLC 17 6 16 8 14 61
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 6 2 13 9 22 52
M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 1 10 29 40
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 2 4 19 5 6 36
BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG 1 10 5 6 11 33
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 8 6 3 9 32
ATHENIX CORPORATION 3 4 6 8 8 29
CROPDESIGN N.V. 3 4 8 10 4 29
CERES, INC. 5 4 4 6 9 28
SHAMROCK SEED COMPANY, INC. 17 7 0 2 2 28
D&PL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 5 18 2 2 0 27
AGRINOMICS LLC 1 9 11 3 2 26
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 0 6 10 4 4 24
MENDEL BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 5 9 2 21
ENZA ZADEN BEHEER, B.V. 2 1 3 7 7 20
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 3 1 4 6 5 19
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 4 3 1 5 5 18
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 5 7 3 2 1 18
SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. 3 5 3 3 4 18
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 1 3 5 8 0 17
ARBORGEN, LLC 4 2 2 5 3 16
NOVOZYMES, INC. 0 0 0 5 11 16
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 4 3 4 0 4 15
J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY 2 3 1 4 4 14
SUNGENE GMBH & CO. KGAA 8 3 1 2 0 14
ICON GENETICS GMBH 0 2 5 2 4 13
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 1 2 3 5 2 13
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 2 3 4 2 13
A. DUDA & SONS, INC. 5 0 0 5 1 11
CORN. BAK B.V. 1 0 3 7 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 3 2 4 2 11
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 1 0 4 2 3 10
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 6 2 1 1 10
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 1 5 4 10
BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V. 0 0 0 0 9 9
KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD. 0 1 6 2 0 9
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 3 2 1 0 3 9
RICETEC, AG 3 1 1 0 4 9
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. 0 1 4 1 3 9
ROSLIN INSTITUTE (EDINBURGH) 9 0 0 0 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 1 1 3 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 2 3 1 3 9
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 3 2 1 9
ACADEMIA SINICA 3 1 1 2 1 8
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA 2 4 1 1 0 8
BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP 0 4 0 0 4 8
BIOGEMMA UK LIMITED 2 1 1 1 3 8
GENENTECH, INC. 1 0 2 3 2 8
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE 0 0 3 4 1 8
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 0 2 1 4 1 8
SESACO CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 1 8
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 0 4 1 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 3 0 1 2 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 0 2 1 3 2 8
ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 1 1 0 3 2 7
BIOLEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 3 0 7
LIMAGRAIN VERNEUIL HOLDING SA 0 5 2 0 0 7
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 0 7
NOVOZYMES A/S 0 0 0 2 5 7
PHYLONIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
PRODIGENE, INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP. 0 4 2 1 0 7
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1 0 4 2 0 7
AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTD 0 1 0 3 2 6
ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 6 0 0 6
DIVERGENCE, INC. 2 0 1 3 0 6
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 2 0 0 3 6
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 3 1 6
METABOLIX, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
NESTEC, S.A. 0 0 0 1 5 6
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 1 6
TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY LIMITED 2 1 0 1 2 6
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 1 0 0 5 0 6
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 1 0 2 2 1 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 0 1 1 3 5
BIORIGINAL FOOD & SCIENCE CORP. 0 1 1 2 1 5
BRUNOB II B.V. 0 2 2 1 0 5
CALGENE LLC 3 0 2 0 0 5
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
KWS SAAT AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 0 0 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
RIKEN 1 2 1 0 1 5
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 1 5
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 2 1 0 5
SYNGENTA LIMITED 1 0 2 2 0 5
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 3 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 1 1 0 1 2 5


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