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., universities and nonprofits only
Rank	U.S. and non-U.S., universities and nonprofits only	Utility patents held
		Number
1	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	315
2	BAYER AG	154
3	NOVARTIS AG	142
4	HOECHST JAPAN LTD.	134
5	AJINOMOTO CO. INC.	127
6	NOVO-NORDISK A/S	90
7	BASF AG	89
8	ZENECA LTD.	89
9	CIBA-GEIGY AG	85
10	KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD	84
11	AKZO NOBEL BV	82
12	Individual inventor(s)	68
13	NESTEC, S.A.	64
14	IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC	62
15	PLANT GENETIC SYSTEMS	62
16	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (INRA)	53
17	GIST-BROCADES N.V.	50
18	SANDOZ LTD.	50
19	INSTITUT PASTEUR	49
20	HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.	48
21	RHONE-POULENC S.A.	47
22	BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM GMBH	46
23	U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	46
24	TAKARA SHUZO CO., LTD.	34
25	UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN	32
26	JAPAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	31
27	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORG. (CSIRO)	30
28	UNILEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V.	30
29	HAYASHIBARA SEIBUTSU KAGAKU KENKYUJO K. K.	29
30	SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	27
31	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE	26
32	HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	26
33	INSTITUT MERIEUX	25
34	JAPAN TOBACCO INC.	25
35	KIRIN BREWERY CO., LTD.	24
36	MAX-PLANCK INSTITUT	24
37	MOGEN INTERNATIONAL N.V.	24
38	SCHERING AG	24
39	MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORP.	22
40	CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD	21
41	AGRICULTURAL GENETICS CO., LTD.	19
42	TOYO BOSEKI K. K.	19
43	UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH	19
44	CANADA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	17
45	MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD.	17
46	SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.	17
47	YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CO., HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM	17
48	BEHRINGWERKE AG	16
49	HENKEL & CIE GMBH	16
50	NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. (UK)	16
51	AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	15
52	NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.	15
53	SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.	15
54	SUNTORY LTD.	15
55	TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.	15
56	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA	15
57	MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LTD.	14
58	NIPPON ZEON CO., LTD.	14
59	QUEST INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND FOOD INGREDIENTS CO.	14
60	AFFYMAX TECHNOLOGIES N.V.	13
61	MCGILL UNIVERSITY	13
62	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE	12
63	RHONE-POULENC RORER, S.A.	12
64	DEGUSSA AG	11
65	MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS INC.	11
66	ROUSSEL-UCLAF	11
67	TRANSGENE S.A.	11
68	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	11
69	AMERSHAM INTERNATIONAL LTD.	10
70	PHARMING B.V.	10
71	QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY	10
72	SHIMADZU CORP.	10
73	SHIN-ETSU BIO, INC.	10
74	SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	10
75	U.S. OF AMERICA GOVERNMENT	10
76	VISIBLE GENETICS INC.	10
77	FRANCE COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE	9
78	RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN	9
79	ZENCO LTD.	9
80	CANADIAN NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL AND FORESTRY	8
81	CANADIAN PATENTS AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.	8
82	CANON KK	8
83	CHEMO-SERO-THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH INST.	8
84	CLARIANT FINANCE LTD.	8
85	DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED	8
86	INST. OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH (SAITAMA)	8
87	INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DEVELOPMENTS PTY., LTD.	8
88	KIKKOMAN CORP.	8
89	NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNSIL OF R.O.C.	8
90	NOVO NORDISK BIOTECH, INC.	8
91	PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INST. OF NYC	8
92	SAGAMI CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER	8
93	SHIONOGI AND CO., LTD.	8
94	UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL	8
95	YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.	8
96	AMANO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD	7
97	BIOTECH AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. AND CSIRO	7
98	KAO CORP.	7
99	KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.	7
100	RIKAGAKU KENKYUSHO	7
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 12:48:32 PM

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Updated date: August 26, 2004