Where does Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA ranks #10,606 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's Innovation Score?

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA has an Innovation Score of 44.9 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's recent grant velocity is -13% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's patents?

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's patents average 20.8 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA

Q: How many patents does Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA hold?

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA focus on?

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 16 patents, ranking #665 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA 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.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 33 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Empresa ranks #10,606 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 33 technology areas.

#10,606
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (44.9/100): 20.8
avg claims per patent: -13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10606 · Foreign Corporation #10,606 · 29 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,606/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH DiversiTech
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -13% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: DiversiTech Corporation (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Empresa’s 44.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 11.7 pts (26%) Velocity 0.4 pts (1%) Breadth 20.3 pts (45%) Claim depth 12.5 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Chegg · near

45
Empresa Brasileira… · this assignee

45
OneEvent · near

45
TE Connectivity… · near

45
Zapadoceska… · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Empresa's Innovation Score is 44.9/100 (top 24% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Empresa?

Each dot is one of Empresa’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Empresa’s own 20.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Empresa vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Empresa's grants concentrate

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 55.2% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Empresa sits between DiversiTech Corporation and Electronic Controls Inc..

Empresa's three-year grant acceleration

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 17 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Diversitech

29
Downing Wellhead…

29
Ecole Normale Sup…

29
Elbit Systems Lan…

29
Enswers

29
Etablissement Fra…

29
Eagle Pharmaceuti…

29
Controls

29
Empresa Brasileir… ◀

29

What this shows Empresa holds 29 patents at rank #10,602, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Empresa

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,602 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Empresa, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), Empresa ranks #665 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Zapadoceska univerzita v Plzni 45 OneEvent Technologies, Inc. 45 Chegg, Inc. 45 TE Connectivity Nederland BV 45

Empresa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	10.3%
2017	4	13.8%
2018	3	10.3%
2019	5	17.2%
2020	6	20.7%
2021	6	20.7%
2022	1	3.4%
2025partial year	1	3.4%

Which technologies does Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 16

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 12

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 9

C07K - Peptides 6

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

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 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

C05F - Organic Fertilisers NOT Covered BY Subclasses C05b, C05c, e.g. Fertilisers From Waste OR Refuse 2

A23K - Fodder 2

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 33 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 55.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #10,606 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Empresa Brasileira DE Pesquisa AGROPECUÁRIA—EMBRAPA against DiversiTech Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.9/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

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

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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