Data Sets

Agricultural Biotechnology Intellectual Property: Standard Tables

Patent holder links take you to the relevant patent list within the Detail table.

Top 100 patent holders, U.S. and non-U.S. entities (excluding subsidiaries)
Rank	U.S. and non-U.S. entities (excluding subsidiaries)	Utility patents held
		Number
1	PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.	449
2	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	315
3	MONSANTO CO., INC.	294
4	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	221
5	MYCOGEN PLANT SCIENCE, INC.	194
6	BAYER AG	154
7	NOVARTIS AG	142
8	HOECHST JAPAN LTD.	134
9	AJINOMOTO CO. INC.	127
10	AMERICAN CYANAMID CO.	124
11	DEKALB GENETICS CORP.	112
12	ELI LILLY AND CO.	110
13	DU PONT, E.I. DE NEMOURS AND CO.	109
14	CORNELL UNIVERSITY	102
15	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	94
16	WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION	92
17	ASGROW SEED CO.	91
18	CALGENE L.L.C.	91
19	NOVO-NORDISK A/S	90
20	BASF AG	89
21	ZENECA LTD.	89
22	CIBA-GEIGY AG	85
23	KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD	84
24	AKZO NOBEL BV	82
25	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY	78
26	NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS, INC.	75
27	Individual inventor(s)	68
28	NESTEC, S.A.	64
29	HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION FEEDS, INC.	63
30	IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC	62
31	PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS	62
32	UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA	57
33	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	57
34	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	56
35	MASSACHUSETTS INST. OF TECHNOLOGY	55
36	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (INRA)	53
37	LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	53
38	BECTON, DICKINSON AND CO.	52
39	HARVARD COLLEGE	52
40	GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL	51
41	DNA PLANT TECHNOLOGY	50
42	GIST-BROCADES N.V.	50
43	SANDOZ LTD.	50
44	INSTITUT PASTEUR	49
45	PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION	49
46	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION	49
47	HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.	48
48	CETUS CORP.	47
49	RHONE-POULENC S.A.	47
50	BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM GMBH	46
51	U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	46
52	SALK INST. FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES	45
53	ABBOT LABORATORIES	43
54	GENENTECH, INC.	43
55	CPC INTERNATIONAL INC.	41
56	GENERAL HOSPITAL CORP.	40
57	RUTGERS UNIVERSITY	40
58	MICROLIFE TECHNICS, INC.	39
59	LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY	38
60	STINE SEED FARM, INC.	38
61	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS	38
62	AMOCO CORP.	37
63	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	36
64	W. R. GRACE AND CO.	36
65	PERKIN-ELMER CORP.	35
66	MERCK & CO., INC.	34
67	TAKARA SHUZO CO., LTD.	34
68	BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	33
69	GEN-PROBE INC.	32
70	SUNY RESEARCH FOUNDATION	32
71	UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN	32
72	JAPAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	31
73	PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.	31
74	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORG. (CSIRO)	30
75	TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	30
76	UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V.	30
77	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	30
78	HAYASHIBARA SEIBUTSU KAGAKU KENKYUJO K. K.	29
79	LUBRIZOL GENETICS, INC.	29
80	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	29
81	STRATAGENE	28
82	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	27
83	RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNIQUES, INC.	27
84	SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	27
85	UPJOHN CO.	27
86	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE	26
87	COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY	26
88	ECOGEN INC.	26
89	HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	26
90	CALIFORNIA INST. OF TECHNOLOGY	25
91	INSTITUT MERIEUX	25
92	JAPAN TOBACCO INC.	25
93	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	25
94	CHIRON CORP.	24
95	KIRIN BREWERY CO., LTD.	24
96	MAX-PLANCK INSTITUT	24
97	MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V.	24
98	OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY	24
99	SCHERING AG	24
100	SCRIPPS RESEARCH INST.	24
Note: Patent assignees and subsequent determinations of locations are based on USPTO assignee data, which might be missing, incomplete, or indicate multiple assignees per patent. Multiple spellings or abbreviations have been consolidated to a single assignee identification.

Date created: 5/27/2004 12:42:15 PM

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Updated date: August 26, 2004