Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus 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 57/00 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

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Child Classifications

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A01N 57/02 having alternatively specified atoms bound to the phosphorus atom and not covered by a single one of groups , , ,
A01N 57/1 having phosphorus-to-oxygen bonds or phosphorus-to-sulfur bonds
A01N 57/18 having phosphorus-to-carbon bonds
A01N 57/26 having phosphorus-to-nitrogen bonds
A01N 57/34 having phosphorus-to-halogen bonds; Phosphonium salts
A01N 57/36 having phosphorus as a ring member

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