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A01N 45/02

having three carbocyclic rings

Full Title

Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing compounds having three or more carbocyclic rings condensed among themselves, at least one ring not being a six-membered ring (halogenated hydrocarbons A01N29/08; condensed with heterocyclic rings A01N43/00) > having three carbocyclic rings

Filing statistics

CPC A01N 45/02 belongs to the parent subclass A01N, which recorded 197,518 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 14,248 in 2013 to 13,291 in 2023 (-7%), peaking at 23,478 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class A01 are JOHN DEERE (6,949 applications), MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (6,297 applications) and DOW AGROSCIENCES (5,458 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JOHN DEERE US 6,949
  2. MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,297
  3. DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,458
  4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,296
  5. BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,654
  6. PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,631
  7. SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,410
  8. CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,128
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,805
  10. BAYER DE 3,607