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Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 735 granted patents across 14 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES).

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735
Total patents granted
14
CPC technology areas
22.6
Avg claims per patent
-6%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Seminis holds 735 US patents across 14 technology areas, rank #603 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#603
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.1/100)
22.6
avg claims per patent
-6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. has been granted 735 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. at rank #603 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 14 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 22.6 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 US Corporation, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Seminis sits between ZOLL Medical Corporation (740 patents, rank #599) and SMC Corporation (728 patents, rank #607) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.1/100 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 356 grants, compared with 379 in the 2015–2019 window, a -6% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.'s 22.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 14 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Seminis's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Seminis holds 735 patents at rank #603, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

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

Companies ranked near Seminis

By rank, the assignees closest to #603 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01H (NEW Plants OR)

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

Seminis's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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

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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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Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 57 7.8%
2016 75 10.2%
2017 94 12.8%
2018 59 8.0%
2019 94 12.8%
2020 78 10.6%
2021 69 9.4%
2022 53 7.2%
2023 67 9.1%
2024 46 6.3%
2025 43 5.9%

Which technologies does Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. patent most?

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#603

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.1 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 Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. hold?
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. holds 735 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.
What is Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 54.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. focus on?
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.'s top technology area is A01H (NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES) with 727 patents. The company has filed patents in 14 CPC subclasses total.
Is Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -6% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.'s patents?
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.'s patents average 22.6 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. 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

Seminis's 735 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Seminis ranks #603 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 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.