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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 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 88 80 100 101 41 410
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 7 43 39 29 31 149
ASGROW SEED CO. LLC 29 12 15 17 25 98
~Individually Owned Patent 27 24 13 14 18 96
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 5 14 10 47 6 82
MONSANTO CORPORATION 1 42 33 2 0 78
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 8 16 14 14 19 71
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 9 12 15 10 1 47
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION 10 12 19 3 0 44
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 8 3 6 16 41
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 1 8 17 11 2 39
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 9 12 4 10 1 36
ZENECA LIMITED 4 12 7 4 2 29
CALGENE LLC 0 4 5 6 10 25
PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS N.V. 8 7 5 2 3 25
CARGILL, INC. 3 5 6 1 5 20
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 4 7 4 3 1 19
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 11 4 3 1 0 19
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 0 7 8 1 3 19
DELTA AND PINE LAND CO. 1 9 8 0 0 18
HOECHST SCHERING AGREVO GMBH 2 2 6 6 2 18
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 5 2 6 2 3 18
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 0 0 9 9 18
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 0 5 4 4 4 17
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 1 4 2 1 7 15
OPTIMUM QUALITY GRAINS, L.L.C. 3 4 0 7 0 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4 3 4 3 0 14
DNA PLANT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 4 1 3 3 13
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 2 6 3 1 1 13
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 1 1 6 4 1 13
CALGENE, INC. 10 1 1 0 0 12
GARST SEED COMPANY 11 0 0 0 1 12
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 1 11 12
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 4 2 0 5 12
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 3 2 5 12
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 4 3 11
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 2 5 1 2 1 11
MIDWEST OILSEEDS, INC. 7 3 1 0 0 11
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 10 1 0 0 0 11
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 0 1 0 2 7 10
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY AGRICULTURE AND ANGRI-FOOD CANADA 1 4 2 2 1 10
MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V. 4 6 0 0 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 3 2 2 10
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED 2 0 2 2 3 9
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 1 1 0 0 7 9
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE N.V. 0 0 1 3 5 9
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 0 0 1 0 9
PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED 0 1 1 4 3 9
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 1 1 2 1 4 9
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 2 3 0 4 0 9
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 1 3 8
RHONE-POULENC AGROCHIMIE LIMITED 3 2 1 1 1 8
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 2 1 2 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 3 1 1 2 1 8
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 3 1 1 2 8
ABGENIX, INC. 0 1 6 0 0 7
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIC (CNRS) 0 2 2 1 2 7
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
MYCOGEN CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
PHARMING B.V. 2 2 3 0 0 7
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 2 1 0 2 2 7
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 3 0 2 0 1 6
BIOSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
DANISCO A/S 0 1 1 2 2 6
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 0 0 1 3 2 6
FFR COOPERATIVE INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
ILLINOIS FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE 3 2 0 1 0 6
MERCK + CO., INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 0 3 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 2 2 1 0 5
ACADEMIA SINICA 0 0 0 3 2 5
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 0 2 0 2 1 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
CORN. BAK B.V. 0 0 1 0 4 5
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
GENESIS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LTD. 1 0 0 2 2 5
GENPHARM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
INSTITUT PASTEUR 1 0 0 1 3 5
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 3 0 1 1 5
ORTHO-MCNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PLANTTEC BIOTECHNOLOGIE GMBH 0 0 0 5 0 5
UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 2 2 0 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1 3 0 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS 1 0 1 3 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 0 0 2 3 5
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 0 0 5
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5


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