Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic 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 59/00 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

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A01N 59/02 Sulfur; Selenium; Tellurium; Compounds thereof
A01N 59/04 Carbon disulfide; Carbon monoxide; Carbon dioxide
A01N 59/06 Aluminium; Calcium; Magnesium; Compounds thereof
A01N 59/08 Alkali metal chlorides; Alkaline earth metal chlorides
A01N 59/1 Fluorides
A01N 59/12 Iodine, e.g. iodophors; Compounds thereof
A01N 59/14 Boron; Compounds thereof
A01N 59/16 Heavy metals; Compounds thereof
A01N 59/24 Cyanogen or compounds thereof, e.g. hydrogen cyanide, cyanic acid, cyanamide, thiocyanic acid
A01N 59/26 Phosphorus; Compounds thereof

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