USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 87 granted patents across 15 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.0

Avg claims per patent

+525%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

BASF holds 87 US patents across 15 technology areas, rank #4,104 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,104
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.5/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: +525%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc has been granted 87 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc at rank #4,104 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA). As a US Corporation, BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, BASF sits between Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (88 patents, rank #4,100) and Board Of Trustees Of The Univeristy Of Alabama, For And On Behalf Of The University Of Alabama In Huntsville (87 patents, rank #4,108) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.5/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 75 grants, compared with 12 in the 2015–2019 window, a +525% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc's 18.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 15 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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87
BASF Agricultural… ◀

87

What this shows BASF holds 87 patents at rank #4,104, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BASF

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,104 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in BASF's primary technology class.

BASF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	12	13.8%
2020	19	21.8%
2021	16	18.4%
2022	14	16.1%
2023	18	20.7%
2024	7	8.0%
2025	1	1.1%

Which technologies does BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc patent most?

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 50

A01H - NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES 45

C07K - PEPTIDES 27

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 26

C12Y - ENZYMES 15

A01N - 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 15

C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES 9

B07C - POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING 2

B03B - SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS 2

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 1

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 1

A23D - EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS OR COOKING OILS 1

C11B - PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES 1

A23K - FODDER 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,104

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc hold?

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc holds 87 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc's Innovation Score?

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc has an Innovation Score of 45.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc focus on?

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc's top technology area is C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA) with 50 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc's recent filing velocity is +525% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc's patents?

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc's patents average 18.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US Llc patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

BASF's 87 grants land it in the top 23% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - BASF ranks #4,104 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C12N - see who else leads that technology area. C12N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.