Where does Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. ranks #1,281 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. hold?

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. holds 330 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s Innovation Score?

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. has an Innovation Score of 54.7 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s recent grant velocity is -37% 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 Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s patents?

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s patents average 23.4 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 Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.

Q: What technology areas does Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. focus on?

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s top technology area is A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques) with 315 patents, ranking #7 of 285 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 330 granted patents across 25 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: A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Rijk ranks #1,281 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 330 patents across 25 technology areas.

#1,281
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (54.7/100): 23.4
avg claims per patent: -37%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1281 · Foreign Corporation #1,281 · 330 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 330 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,281/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Louis Vuitton…
CPC-FOCUS A01H · 25 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -37% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Louis Vuitton Malletier (±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 Rijk’s 54.7 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 20.0 pts (37%) Velocity 3.0 pts (5%) Breadth 17.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 14.0 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Aura · near

55
Ecole Normale… · near

55
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt… · this assignee

55
Amadeus S · near

55
K2M · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Rijk's Innovation Score is 54.7/100 (top 7% 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 Rijk?

Each dot is one of Rijk’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). Rijk’s own 23.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Rijk's grants concentrate

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 95.5% of grants classified under A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (61 grants) versus a trough of 12 in 2023. By volume, Rijk sits between Gpcp IP Holdings LLC and KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.

Rijk's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. moved from 126 to 56 grants (0.44x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,801. See the growth leaderboard.

Gpcp IP Holdings

331
Jiangsu University

331
Safran & Defense

331
Louis Vuitton Mal…

330
Rheem Manufacturi…

330
Southwest Researc…

330
Thyssenkrupp Pres…

330
Rijk Zwaan Zaadte… ◀

330
Kunshan Go-vision…

329

What this shows Rijk holds 330 patents at rank #1,280, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rijk

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,280 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01H (NEW Plants OR)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Rijk, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A01H (NEW Plants OR), Rijk ranks #7 of 285 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon Lyon 55 Aura Technologies, LLC 55 K2M, Inc. 55 Amadeus S.A.S. 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (23.4 here).

Thoratec Corporation 23.4 avg Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP 23.4 avg Kla-tencor Corporation 23.4 avg Matterport, Inc. 23.4 avg

Rijk's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 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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Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	25	7.6%
2016	46	13.9%
2017	37	11.2%
2018	24	7.3%
2019	61	18.5%
2020	36	10.9%
2021	29	8.8%
2022	31	9.4%
2023	12	3.6%
2024	13	3.9%
2025partial year	16	4.8%

Which technologies does Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. patent most?

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 315

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 147

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 90

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 53

C07K - Peptides 23

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 16

C12Y - Enzymes 11

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 6

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 4

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 3

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 2

Top 15 of 25 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

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V.'s lead technology class is A01H (NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques), 95.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01H
Ranked #1,281 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. against Gpcp IP Holdings LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.7/100 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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