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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 121 102 122 175 118 638
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 5 28 28 115 145 321
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 37 41 61 54 31 224
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 18 25 28 34 13 118
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 13 3 23 24 49 112
MERTEC LLC 21 14 23 16 17 91
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 15 16 15 20 82
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 14 12 18 17 6 67
D&PL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 0 14 29 13 5 61
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 6 1 3 15 15 40
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2 4 5 8 5 24
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 3 4 9 3 0 19
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 9 2 2 6 0 19
SHAMROCK SEED COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 0 17 19
CALGENE LLC 5 3 4 3 3 18
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 2 7 3 3 2 17
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 0 5 8 4 17
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5 4 4 3 1 17
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 4 1 4 6 1 16
SYNGENTA (AT) LIMITED 0 1 4 9 2 16
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 4 0 2 3 6 15
ROSLIN INSTITUTE (EDINBURGH) 0 0 0 4 9 13
SOYGENETICS, LLC 3 2 1 6 1 13
BAYER CROPSCIENCE GMBH 4 4 1 3 0 12
BIOGEMMA UK LIMITED 0 1 6 3 2 12
DAIRYLAND SEED CO., INC. 3 0 1 7 1 12
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 2 5 0 1 4 12
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 2 0 4 3 3 12
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 4 2 2 2 2 12
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 1 2 3 5 1 12
A. DUDA & SONS, INC. 3 1 1 1 5 11
CERES, INC. 0 0 1 5 5 11
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 0 3 1 4 11
DELTAGEN, INC. 5 3 1 2 0 11
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 2 0 3 3 3 11
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 4 1 11
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 1 5 4 0 0 10
GARST SEED COMPANY 0 0 5 5 0 10
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 1 1 4 2 2 10
J.C.ROBINSON SEED COMPANY 2 2 6 0 0 10
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 3 2 3 2 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 2 1 4 0 3 10
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 2 3 1 2 1 9
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 6 2 0 1 0 9
MENDEL BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 4 1 9
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 4 1 2 1 1 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 1 2 0 3 9
CARGILL, INC. 1 0 4 2 1 8
CROPDESIGN N.V. 1 0 0 4 3 8
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 1 1 4 2 0 8
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 2 0 8
SUNGENE GMBH & CO. KGAA 0 0 0 0 8 8
AVIGENICS, INC 1 0 2 2 2 7
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 4 0 1 7
NATURAL GENES, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
RICETEC, AG 0 2 0 2 3 7
SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. 0 2 1 1 3 7
SENESCO, INC. 1 4 0 2 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 0 0 2 4 1 7
ACADEMIA SINICA 1 0 1 1 3 6
ADVANTA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 5 1 0 0 0 6
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA 1 1 1 1 2 6
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 2 2 1 1 0 6
HOECHST SCHERING AGREVO GMBH 4 2 0 0 0 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 0 6
KWS KLEINWANZLEBENER SAATZUCGT AG 2 0 4 0 0 6
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 2 6
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 0 0 2 3 1 6
MYCOGEN CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED 2 1 1 2 0 6
PRODIGENE, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 3 0 2 1 0 6
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 2 1 1 6
SUNTORY LTD. 2 2 2 0 0 6
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 0 1 3 2 0 6
ADVANTA U.S.A., INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
ARBORGEN, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 1 3 0 1 0 5
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 2 0 1 5
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 2 1 0 1 1 5
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
LIMAGRAIN GENETICS GRANDE CULTURE S.A. 5 0 0 0 0 5
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 0 5
OHIO STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
PFIZER INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
RIKEN CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
SYNGENTA LIMITED 2 0 0 2 1 5
TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY LIMITED 0 2 1 0 2 5
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 3 0 0 1 1 5


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