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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 100 101 41 59 121 422
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 10 47 6 25 37 125
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 39 29 31 7 9 115
~Individually Owned Patent 13 14 18 14 16 75
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 14 14 19 10 14 71
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 6 16 25 18 68
ASGROW SEED CO. LLC 15 17 25 1 3 61
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 9 9 13 13 44
MONSANTO CORPORATION 33 2 0 0 0 35
CALGENE LLC 5 6 10 7 5 33
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 17 11 2 3 0 33
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 15 10 1 3 2 31
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 1 11 8 5 25
MERTEC LLC 0 0 0 3 21 24
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION 19 3 0 1 0 23
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 4 10 1 1 6 22
HOECHST SCHERING AGREVO GMBH 6 6 2 2 4 20
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 6 2 3 3 4 18
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 2 5 3 5 18
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 4 3 1 5 3 16
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 4 4 4 3 1 16
PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED 1 4 3 6 2 16
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 8 1 3 0 4 16
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 0 0 7 6 2 15
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 6 5 1 0 3 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4 3 0 5 3 15
CARGILL, INC. 6 1 5 0 1 13
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 0 2 7 2 2 13
ZENECA LIMITED 7 4 2 0 0 13
PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS N.V. 5 2 3 2 0 12
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 2 1 7 0 2 12
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE N.V. 1 3 5 1 1 11
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 3 1 2 11
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 1 3 2 1 4 11
MYCOGEN CORPORATION 1 2 0 5 3 11
PLANTTEC BIOTECHNOLOGIE GMBH 0 5 0 4 2 11
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 3 1 1 3 2 10
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1 3 1 3 2 10
ADVANTA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 1 2 0 5 9
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA 2 2 1 3 1 9
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 2 0 6 0 9
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 1 2 1 5 0 9
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 2 1 4 0 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 0 5 1 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 3 2 2 1 1 9
ABGENIX, INC. 6 0 0 1 1 8
ACADEMIA SINICA 0 3 2 2 1 8
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 0 2 0 3 3 8
DELTA AND PINE LAND CO. 8 0 0 0 0 8
J.C.ROBINSON SEED COMPANY 1 0 1 4 2 8
OPTIMUM QUALITY GRAINS, L.L.C. 0 7 0 1 0 8
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED 2 2 3 0 0 7
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 0 0 0 1 6 7
CORN. BAK B.V. 1 0 4 0 2 7
DNA PLANT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 3 0 0 7
FFR COOPERATIVE INC. 1 1 4 0 1 7
GENESIS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LTD. 0 2 2 2 1 7
LIMAGRAIN GENETICS GRANDE CULTURE S.A. 0 0 2 0 5 7
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 2 1 3 0 1 7
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 1 0 3 0 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 2 3 1 1 7
ADVANTA U.S.A., INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 0 0 1 1 4 6
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 2 1 2 1 0 6
DELTAGEN, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
ILLINOIS FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 0 0 6 0 0 6
INFIGEN, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
INSTITUT PASTEUR 0 1 3 1 1 6
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
PARADIGM GENETICS, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 2 2 1 6
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 2 2 1 0 6
SYNGENTA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 0 2 2 2 0 6
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
BAYER CROPSCIENCE GMBH 0 0 0 1 4 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 0 0 3 5
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 1 1 1 0 2 5
DAIRYLAND SEED CO., INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
DANISCO A/S 1 2 2 0 0 5
GENE SHEARS PTY. LIMITED 0 3 0 1 1 5
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 0 1 1 3 0 5
KIRIN BEER KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 1 0 5
LARGE SCALE BIOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 1 2 5
MERCK + CO., INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 2 1 5
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 2 0 1 0 2 5
ORTHO-MCNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
RECOT, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 3 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 1 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 2 1 5


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