IPC Subgroup
A01N 43/8 five-membered rings with one nitrogen atom and either one oxygen atom or one sulfur atom in positions 1,2
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds > having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms > five-membered rings with one nitrogen atom and either one oxygen atom or one sulfur atom in positions 1,2
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
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