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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 2000 - 2004 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 504, Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 34 15 39 30 10 128
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 28 30 21 19 111
~Individually Owned Patent 14 16 11 9 5 55
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 12 8 9 10 1 40
HOECHST SCHERING AGREVO GMBH 6 14 6 5 1 32
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 14 7 4 0 0 25
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 16 7 1 1 0 25
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 0 7 10 3 5 25
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 1 10 7 3 21
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE GMBH 0 0 5 4 9 18
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 2 1 2 4 3 12
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 2 3 3 2 2 12
ZENECA LIMITED 8 4 0 0 0 12
KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 2 2 0 4 10
BASF CORP. 3 4 1 1 0 9
FMC CORPORATION 3 2 3 0 1 9
ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA LTD. 1 2 1 3 2 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 1 0 0 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 1 2 2 8
NIHON BAYER AGROCHEM K.K. 1 1 0 3 2 7
NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 1 0 2 0 7
SYNGENTA LIMITED 0 0 3 2 2 7
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 4 1 0 0 1 6
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 1 1 0 1 6
NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE S.A. 0 1 1 3 0 5
FALCON LAB LLC 0 2 0 2 1 5
NIPPON SODA COMPANY LIMITED 2 2 0 0 1 5
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
PLATTE CHEMICAL CO. 1 1 0 0 3 5
RHONE-POULENC AGRICULTURE LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
RHONE-POULENC AGRO 2 1 1 0 1 5
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 1 1 2 1 5


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