IPC Main Group
A01N 33/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic nitrogen compounds
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- Subclass:
- PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
Filing statistics
IPC A01N 33/00 belongs to the parent subclass A01N, which recorded 218,351 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 19,773 in 2013 to 14,949 in 2023 (-24%), peaking at 23,709 applications in 2017. 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
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A01N 33/02 Amines; Quaternary ammonium compounds
- A01N 33/14 containing nitrogen-to-halogen bonds
- A01N 33/16 containing nitrogen-to-oxygen bonds
- A01N 33/26 containing nitrogen-to-nitrogen bonds, e.g. azides, diazo-amino compounds, diazonium compounds, hydrazine derivatives
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