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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).

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87
Total patents granted
15
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. 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.

How does BASF compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders — this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows BASF holds 87 patents — placing it at rank #4,104 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView — granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

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

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView — PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

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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?

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.

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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.

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C12N technology

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC's primary CPC class — all holders and yearly trends
Top 50 patent holders

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How the score works

The four dimensions behind the Innovation Score

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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.

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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