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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 254 360 417 415 358 1804
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 205 292 390 454 408 1749
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 27 49 62 79 102 319
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 34 42 64 47 56 243
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 64 77 0 1 0 142
M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 10 29 30 27 41 137
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 5 6 49 57 17 134
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 19 22 15 23 26 105
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 25 20 18 17 13 93
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 14 19 18 11 74
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 9 22 10 16 14 71
ENZA ZADEN BEHEER, B.V. 7 7 23 12 19 68
MERTEC LLC 8 14 6 13 4 45
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. 1 3 3 13 17 37
BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG 6 11 4 12 3 36
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 2 11 21 34
SCHILLINGER GENETICS, INC. 1 3 16 3 10 33
CROPDESIGN N.V. 10 4 11 6 0 31
NUNHEMS BV 0 0 2 13 16 31
ATHENIX CORPORATION 8 8 7 3 3 29
NOVOZYMES, INC. 5 11 7 4 2 29
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 9 2 6 6 26
CERES, INC. 6 9 9 0 1 25
BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V. 0 9 5 4 4 22
MENDEL BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 2 4 5 2 22
BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP 0 4 0 2 14 20
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE 4 1 4 6 5 20
CORN. BAK B.V. 7 0 4 1 7 19
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6 5 2 1 5 19
SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. 3 4 2 6 4 19
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 4 4 3 4 2 17
J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY 4 4 3 5 1 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 1 5 5 2 16
EVOGENE LTD. 1 1 3 3 7 15
NOVOZYMES A/S 2 5 4 2 2 15
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 0 1 5 4 5 15
ARBORGEN, LLC 5 3 4 1 1 14
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 0 3 5 6 0 14
SESACO CORPORATION 4 1 4 1 4 14
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED 5 4 3 1 1 14
ACADEMIA SINICA 2 1 5 3 2 13
AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTD 3 2 2 4 2 13
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 3 2 1 2 5 13
RIKEN 0 1 2 4 5 12
A. DUDA & SONS, INC. 5 1 5 0 0 11
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 5 5 1 0 0 11
SHAMROCK SEED COMPANY, INC. 2 2 5 2 0 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 1 4 6 11
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 1 3 4 2 1 11
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 2 2 6 1 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 2 3 1 1 11
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 3 6 0 1 10
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 5 2 1 2 0 10
PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED 1 2 4 2 1 10
22ND CENTURY LIMITED, LLC 0 0 0 1 8 9
ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 3 2 0 3 1 9
DAIRYLAND SEED CO., INC. 2 0 1 3 3 9
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 1 1 3 4 9
ICON GENETICS GMBH 2 4 0 1 2 9
MONSANTO INVEST B.V. 1 0 1 4 3 9
PROGENY ADVANCED GENETICS 0 1 3 3 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 3 2 2 1 9
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 1 7 9
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 8 0 0 0 0 8
HOUSE OF AGRICULTURE SPIROU AEBE 0 4 4 0 0 8
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2 1 2 2 1 8
NESTEC, S.A. 1 5 2 0 0 8
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK 1 2 1 2 2 8
TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY LIMITED 1 2 3 1 1 8
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 2 2 3 0 1 8
AARHUS UNIVERSITY 1 2 4 0 0 7
BIOGEMMA UK LIMITED 1 3 0 2 1 7
MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD 2 0 2 1 2 7
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 0 3 7
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 4 1 0 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 2 0 2 3 0 7
YORKTOWN TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. 0 2 3 0 2 7
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 2 3 0 0 1 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 4 2 0 0 6
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 2 4 6
METABOLIX, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 4 2 0 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 2 1 1 2 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 2 1 1 0 2 6
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
AGRINOMICS LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5
AGRIVIDA, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
BASF SE 0 0 1 0 4 5
BEJO ZADEN B.V. 0 0 2 1 2 5
CORNELL UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 2 1 5
GENENTECH, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 0 1 3 5
KEYGENE N.V. 1 0 0 3 1 5
KWS SAAT AG 1 1 0 1 2 5
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
MONSANTO DO BRASIL LTDA. 0 3 0 0 2 5
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 0 2 5
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP. 1 0 4 0 0 5
SYNGENTA LIMITED 2 0 0 2 1 5
TARGETED GROWTH, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 5 0 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 3 0 1 5
VENGANZA INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
VILMORIN 0 2 2 1 0 5
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 0 1 0 3 1 5



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