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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., companies only (excluding subsidiaries)
Rank U.S. and non-U.S., companies only (excluding subsidiaries) Utility patents held
 Number
1 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 315
2 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 221
3 BAYER AG 154
4 NOVARTIS AG 142
5 HOECHST JAPAN LTD. 134
6 AJINOMOTO CO. INC. 127
7 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 102
8 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 94
9 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 92
10 NOVO-NORDISK A/S 90
11 BASF AG 89
12 ZENECA LTD. 89
13 CIBA-GEIGY AG 85
14 KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 84
15 AKZO NOBEL BV 82
16 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 78
17 Individual inventor(s) 68
18 NESTEC, S.A. 64
19 IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 62
20 PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS 62
21 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 57
22 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 57
23 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 56
24 MASSACHUSETTS INST. OF TECHNOLOGY 55
25 INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (INRA) 53
26 HARVARD COLLEGE 52
27 GIST-BROCADES N.V. 50
28 SANDOZ LTD. 50
29 INSTITUT PASTEUR 49
30 PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 49
31 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 49
32 HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 48
33 RHONE-POULENC S.A. 47
34 BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM GMBH 46
35 U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 46
36 SALK INST. FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 45
37 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 40
38 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 38
39 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 38
40 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 36
41 TAKARA SHUZO CO., LTD. 34
42 BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 33
43 SUNY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 32
44 UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 32
45 JAPAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES 31
46 COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORG. (CSIRO) 30
47 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 30
48 UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V. 30
49 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 30
50 HAYASHIBARA SEIBUTSU KAGAKU KENKYUJO K. K. 29
51 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 29
52 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 27
53 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 27
54 CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 26
55 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 26
56 HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 26
57 CALIFORNIA INST. OF TECHNOLOGY 25
58 INSTITUT MERIEUX 25
59 JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 25
60 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 25
61 KIRIN BREWERY CO., LTD. 24
62 MAX-PLANCK INSTITUT 24
63 MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V. 24
64 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 24
65 SCHERING AG 24
66 SCRIPPS RESEARCH INST. 24
67 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 24
68 RESEARCH CORP. 23
69 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORP. 22
70 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 22
71 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 22
72 CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD 21
73 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 21
74 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 20
75 AGRICULTURAL GENETICS CO., LTD. 19
76 PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 19
77 TOYO BOSEKI K. K. 19
78 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH 19
79 YALE UNIVERSITY 19
80 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 18
81 ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 18
82 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 18
83 UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY, NEW JERSEY 18
84 CANADA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 17
85 MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD. 17
86 MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY 17
87 SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 17
88 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 17
89 YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CO., HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 17
90 BEHRINGWERKE AG 16
91 HENKEL & CIE GMBH 16
92 NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. (UK) 16
93 AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 15
94 NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 15
95 SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD. 15
96 SUNTORY LTD. 15
97 TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 15
98 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 15
99 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 15
100 BOYCE THOMPSON INST. FOR PLANT RESEARCH, INC. 14
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 12:44:54 PM

 
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