Data Sets

Agricultural Biotechnology Intellectual Property: Standard Tables

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

Top 25 patent holders, U.S. and non-U.S., governments only
Rank	U.S. and non-U.S., governments only	Utility patents held
		Number
1	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	315
2	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (INRA)	53
3	INSTITUT PASTEUR	49
4	U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	46
5	JAPAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	31
6	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE	26
7	CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD	21
8	CANADA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	17
9	NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. (UK)	16
10	AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	15
11	MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LTD.	14
12	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE	12
13	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	11
14	U.S. OF AMERICA GOVERNMENT	10
15	FRANCE COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE	9
16	CANADIAN NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL AND FORESTRY	8
17	CANADIAN PATENTS AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.	8
18	INST. OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH (SAITAMA)	8
19	NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNSIL OF R.O.C.	8
20	PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INST. OF NYC	8
21	U.K. MINISTER OF AGRI., FISHERIES AND FOOD	7
22	U.S. ARMY	7
23	FRANCEAGENCE NATIONALE DE VALORISATION DE LA RECHERCHE	6
24	JAPAN MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY	6
25	LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.	6
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 12:50:40 PM

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Updated date: August 26, 2004