USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

KWS SAAT SE

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

28.2

Avg claims per patent

-61%

5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, KWS ranks #12,081 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 13 technology areas.

#12,081
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.0/100): 28.2
avg claims per patent: -61%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

KWS SAAT SE has been granted 25 US utility patents between 2015 and 2020, placing KWS SAAT SE at #12,081 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 13 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 28.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES). As a Foreign Corporation, KWS SAAT SE is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, KWS sits between Kimura Kohki Co., Ltd. (25 patents, rank #12,067) and Kinetix Ag (25 patents, rank #12,075) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 39.0/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 7 grants, compared with 18 in the 2015–2019 window, a -61% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. KWS SAAT SE's 28.2 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 13 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

Kimura Kohki

25
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25
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25
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Kanto Kagaku

25
Kenvue Brands

25
Kinetix

25
KWS SAAT SE ◀

25

What this shows KWS holds 25 patents at rank #12,071, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near KWS

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,071 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01H (NEW Plants OR)

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

KWS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% of 50,000 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 · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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KWS SAAT SE patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	8.0%
2017	2	8.0%
2018	8	32.0%
2019	6	24.0%
2020	7	28.0%

Which technologies does KWS SAAT SE patent most?

A01H - NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES 18

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 7

C07K - PEPTIDES 3

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING 1

B07C - POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING 1

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 1

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 1

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 1

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1

C13B - PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR 1

A23B - PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES 1

A23K - FODDER 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 25 grants

CPC subclasses 13

Avg. claims / grant 28.2

Velocity -61%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#12,081

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

39.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does KWS SAAT SE rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), KWS SAAT SE ranks #12,081 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does KWS SAAT SE hold?

KWS SAAT SE holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is KWS SAAT SE's Innovation Score?

KWS SAAT SE has an Innovation Score of 39.0 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does KWS SAAT SE focus on?

KWS SAAT SE's top technology area is A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES) with 18 patents. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is KWS SAAT SE's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

KWS SAAT SE's recent grant velocity is -61% 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 KWS SAAT SE's patents?

KWS SAAT SE's patents average 28.2 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.

How is the KWS SAAT SE 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

KWS's 25 grants land it in the top 39% 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 - KWS ranks #12,081 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A01H - see who else leads that technology area. A01H 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

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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