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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 115 145 224 253 205 942
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 175 118 173 153 254 873
STINE SEED FARM, INC. 54 31 33 28 64 210
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 24 49 25 54 27 179
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 34 13 15 19 19 100
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 15 15 18 24 25 97
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 20 12 18 12 77
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 1 1 10 23 34 69
MERTEC LLC 16 17 6 16 8 63
D&PL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 13 5 18 2 2 40
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 17 6 8 6 3 40
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 3 2 4 19 5 33
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 3 6 2 13 9 33
CROPDESIGN N.V. 4 3 4 8 10 29
SHAMROCK SEED COMPANY, INC. 0 17 7 0 2 26
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 8 5 7 3 2 25
AGRINOMICS LLC 0 1 9 11 3 24
CERES, INC. 5 5 4 4 6 24
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 6 1 3 5 8 23
MENDEL BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 4 5 9 23
ATHENIX CORPORATION 1 3 4 6 8 22
BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG 0 1 10 5 6 22
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 0 0 6 10 4 20
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 8 4 3 4 0 19
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 3 3 1 4 6 17
SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. 1 3 5 3 3 15
ARBORGEN, LLC 1 4 2 2 5 14
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 1 4 3 1 5 14
SUNGENE GMBH & CO. KGAA 0 8 3 1 2 14
ENZA ZADEN BEHEER, B.V. 0 2 1 3 7 13
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 3 4 13
ROSLIN INSTITUTE (EDINBURGH) 4 9 0 0 0 13
A. DUDA & SONS, INC. 1 5 0 0 5 11
CORN. BAK B.V. 0 1 0 3 7 11
DAIRYLAND SEED CO., INC. 7 1 0 1 2 11
J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY 1 2 3 1 4 11
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0 1 2 3 5 11
M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 1 10 11
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 4 0 1 1 5 11
SYNGENTA (AT) LIMITED 9 2 0 0 0 11
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 1 2 3 2 11
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 6 0 2 2 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 3 2 4 10
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA 1 2 4 1 1 9
ICON GENETICS GMBH 0 0 2 5 2 9
KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD. 0 0 1 6 2 9
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 3 3 2 1 0 9
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 4 1 2 1 1 9
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 2 0 2 1 4 9
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 6 2 1 9
ACADEMIA SINICA 1 3 1 1 2 8
BIOGEMMA UK LIMITED 3 2 1 1 1 8
CALGENE LLC 3 3 0 2 0 8
LIMAGRAIN VERNEUIL HOLDING SA 1 0 5 2 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 3 1 1 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 5 1 2 0 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1 1 0 4 2 8
BIOLEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 2 3 7
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 0 1 0 4 2 7
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE 0 0 0 3 4 7
OHIO STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 3 1 0 7
PHYLONIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
PRODIGENE, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
RICETEC, AG 2 3 1 1 0 7
SESACO CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 4 7
SOYGENETICS, LLC 6 1 0 0 0 7
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP. 0 0 4 2 1 7
SYNGENTA LIMITED 2 1 0 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 4 1 1 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 1 0 2 1 3 7
ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
DIVERGENCE, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
GENENTECH, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 2 0 6
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. 0 0 1 4 1 6
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 1 2 1 6
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 0 1 5 6
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 0 1 0 0 5 6
TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 0 3 0 1 2 6
AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTD 1 0 1 0 3 5
ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
AVIGENICS, INC 2 2 1 0 0 5
BIORIGINAL FOOD & SCIENCE CORP. 1 0 1 1 2 5
BRUNOB II B.V. 0 0 2 2 1 5
CARGILL, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 4 0 0 0 5
GARST SEED COMPANY 5 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DEVELOPMENTS PTY. LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 1 3 5
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 3 1 0 1 0 5
METABOLIX, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 0 1 5
NOVOZYMES, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
RIKEN 1 1 2 1 0 5
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 2 1 5
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 2 2 5
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 0 0 4 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 1 0 0 4 0 5


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