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CPC technology class · A01

A01H - New Plants Or

New plants or ; non-transgenic; processes for obtaining them; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques. 12,482 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

12,482
US patents granted
#2/12
in A01
19.7%
A01 class share
-13%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, New Plants Or ranks #148 of 670 CPC technology areas - 12,482 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 13% over five years.

#148
of 670 CPC technology areas
12,482
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Monsanto Technology
leading assignee (3,234)
-13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How tightly A01H concentrates

Monsanto Technology LLC holds 25.9% of A01H's recorded grants (3,234 of 12,482) - 528 more than Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.. Across complete PatentsView years, the class peaked in 2019 at 1,299 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 788 (+65% peak-over-trough). Equal-window velocity 2020–2024 vs 2015–2019: -13% (5,039 vs 5,775 grants).

Leaderboard read

A01H concentration, lead at 25.9%

Monsanto Technology LLC leads this historical grant record at 25.9% of A01H - us corporation assignees hold 81% of class grants (9,375 of 11,524). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
25.9%

3,234 of 12,482 grants

Top three share
53.4%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
528

more grants than Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

Where A01H sits inside A01

Among 12 subclasses in A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01H ranks #2 and holds 19.7% of the parent class's 63,372 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A01N 13,786 A01K 10,071 A01G 6,293 A01D 5,886 A01B 4,498 A01C 3,761 A01M 3,032 A01F 1,791

Rising assignees active in A01H

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. 19x 2 → 38 company-wide · 23 in A01H
  2. #2 Pairwise Plants Services, Inc. 17x 1 → 17 company-wide · 7 in A01H
  3. #3 Limagrain Europe 8.00x 1 → 8 company-wide · 5 in A01H
  4. #4 Sakata Seed America, Inc. 6.25x 4 → 25 company-wide · 27 in A01H
  5. #5 Nipomo Native Seeds, LLC 6.00x 0 → 6 company-wide · 6 in A01H

A01H grants by year, peak 2019 (1,299)

US utility-patent grants per year in A01H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 13% versus 2015–2019.

6008001,0001,2001,400 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 982

Who leads A01H?

The 12 most active assignees in NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Monsanto Technology is the most active filer in A01H, holding 3,234 of the 12,482 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass A01H
Rank Company Patents in A01H
#1 Monsanto Technology LLC 3,234
#2 Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc. 2,706
#3 Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. 727
#4 M.S. Technologies, L.L.C. 674
#5 Syngenta Participations AG 434
#6 Agrigenics Inc. 398
#7 Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt EN Zaadhandel B.V. 315
#8 Stine Seed Farm, Inc. 253
#9 Nunhems B.V. 209
#10 Syngenta Crop Protection AG 144
#11 MS Technologies 142
#12 HM.CLAUSE, Inc. 101
#13 Enza Zaden Beheer B.V. 99
#14 Mertec, LLC 94
#15 Forage Genetics International, LLC 69
#16 Sakata Seed Corporation 61
#17 University of Vienna 61
#18 KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA 60
#19 Phytogen Seed Company, LLC 57
#20 Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft 54

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A01H assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 A01H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 -100001000200030004000 Patents in A01H Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Monsanto TechnologyPioneer Hi-bred…Seminis Vegetable…M S L L CSyngenta Participation…AgrigenicsRijk Zwaan Zaadteelt…Stine Seed FarmNunhems B VSyngenta Crop…MsHm ClauseEnza Zaden Beheer B VMertec
Top 14 A01H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A01H's 12,482-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A01H (#148 of 670 by volume ; lead share 25.9%) - not the A01 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

Y04S 12,488 H01G 12,443 C01P 12,347 G09B 12,324

Nearest by lead-assignee share

D06F 25.6% F23R 26.3% G04R 25.0% A63G 25.0%

Questions about A01H

Which company holds the most patents in A01H?
Monsanto Technology LLC leads A01H with 3,234 patents (25.9% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 81% of class grants.
Which A01H assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A01H, Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (19x: 2 grants in 2019–2021 → 38 in 2022–2024) while holding 23 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does A01H compare inside parent class A01?
Inside A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01H ranks #2 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 19.7% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A01N (13,786 grants).

What to do with this data

A01H in context - here's where to go next.

  • Monsanto Technology LLC leads A01H with 3,234 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • A01H ranks #148 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class A01, the largest sibling subclass is A01N with 13,786 grants. Explore A01N

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - A01H figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (12,482 grants in the tracked window).

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