IPC Main Group
A01G 18/00 Cultivation of mushrooms
Introduced: January 2018
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- Subclass:
- HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
Filing statistics
IPC A01G 18/00 belongs to the parent subclass A01G, which recorded 500,856 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 20,301 in 2013 to 50,910 in 2023 (+151%), peaking at 63,846 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A01 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (6,725 applications), JOHN DEERE (6,555 applications) and MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (6,280 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
cultivation of MUSHROOMS
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A01G 18/1 Mycorrhiza; Mycorrhizal associations
- A01G 18/2 Culture media, e.g. compost
- A01G 18/3 Accessories for use before inoculation of spawn, e.g. sterilisers
- A01G 18/4 Cultivation of spawn
- A01G 18/5 Inoculation of spawn
- A01G 18/6 Cultivation rooms; Equipment therefor
- A01G 18/7 Harvesting
- A01G 18/8 Accessories for use after harvesting, e.g. scrapers
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,725
- JOHN DEERE US 6,555
- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,280
- DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,260
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,106
- PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,609
- KUBOTA CORPORATION 4,458
- SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,341
- BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,305
- CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,024