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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 filing trajectory.

12,482
US patents granted
A01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+4%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

NEW Plants OR ranks #148 of 670 CPC technology areas - 12,482 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 4% over five years.

#148
of 670 CPC technology areas
12,482
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Monsanto Technology
leading assignee (3,234)
+4%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Monsanto Technology Llc (3,234 patents)

CPC subclass A01H - NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES - covers 12,482 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A01H is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Monsanto Technology Llc leads with 3,234 patents, followed by Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc. at 2,706 grants and Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. at 727.

Filing activity in A01H is up 4% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A01H innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A01H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 4% 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
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass A01H belongs to class A01.

12,482 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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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).

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 Inter…Seminis Vegetable See…M S L L CSyngenta Participatio…AgrigenicsRijk Zwaan Zaadteelt…Stine Seed FarmNunhems B VSyngenta Crop Protect…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).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01H?
CPC subclass A01H covers NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 12,482 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A01H?
12,482 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01H between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A01H?
Monsanto Technology Llc leads A01H with 3,234 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A01H collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., A01) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A01H provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

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