USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 129 granted patents across 30 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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129

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.4

Avg claims per patent

-48%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

BASF holds 129 US patents across 30 technology areas, rank #2,943 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,943
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.2/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: -48%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh has been granted 129 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh at rank #2,943 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 30 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.4 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 Foreign Corporation, BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, BASF sits between Wangs Alliance Corporation (130 patents, rank #2,939) and Lenovo Innovations Limited (hong Kong) (129 patents, rank #2,947) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 49.2/100 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 44 grants, compared with 85 in the 2015–2019 window, a -48% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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 Plant Science Company Gmbh's 16.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 30 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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130
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129
BASF Plant Science ◀

129

What this shows BASF holds 129 patents at rank #2,943, 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 #2,943 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)

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	14.7%
2016	20	15.5%
2017	13	10.1%
2018	15	11.6%
2019	18	14.0%
2020	14	10.9%
2021	8	6.2%
2022	6	4.7%
2023	8	6.2%
2024	5	3.9%
2025	3	2.3%

Which technologies does BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh patent most?

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 119

C07K - PEPTIDES 41

C12Y - ENZYMES 39

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 29

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 25

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 18

A23D - EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS OR COOKING OILS 13

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 11

A01H - NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES 10

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 10

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 10

A23K - FODDER 8

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 8

A61Q - SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS 6

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 6

Top 15 of 30 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,943

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

49.2 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 Plant Science Company Gmbh hold?

BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh holds 129 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh's Innovation Score?

BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 49.2 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 Plant Science Company Gmbh focus on?

BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh's top technology area is C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA) with 119 patents. The company has filed patents in 30 CPC subclasses total.

Is BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh's recent filing velocity is -48% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh's patents?

BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh's patents average 16.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the BASF Plant Science Company Gmbh 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 129 grants land it in the top 15% 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 #2,943 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

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