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CPC technology class · A01

A01P - Biocidal

Biocidal, pest repellant, pest attractant or plant growth regulatory activity of chemical compounds or preparations. 1,084 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

1,084
US patents granted
A01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+1691%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Biocidal ranks #445 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,084 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 1691% over five years.

#445
of 670 CPC technology areas
1,084
US patents granted, 2015–2025
King Faisal University
leading assignee (58)
+1691%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: KING Faisal University (58 patents)

CPC subclass A01P - BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS - covers 1,084 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 A01P is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. KING Faisal University leads with 58 patents, followed by UPL Ltd at 21 grants and Syngenta Crop Protection Ag at 18.

Filing activity in A01P is up 1691% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A01P innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A01P, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 1691% versus 2015–2019.

-1000100200300400 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 296

Who leads A01P?

The 12 most active assignees in BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows King Faisal University is the most active filer in A01P, holding 58 of the 1,084 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 A01P
Rank Company Patents in A01P
#1 KING Faisal University 58
#2 UPL Ltd 21
#3 Syngenta Crop Protection Ag 18
#4 Bayer Healthcare Llc 16
#5 Valent Biosciences Llc 12
#6 Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. 12
#7 Nippon SODA Co., Ltd. 10
#8 Valent U.s.a., Llc 9
#9 FMC Corporation 8
#10 Solasta Bio Limited 8
#11 Corteva Agriscience Llc 7
#12 Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. 7
#13 Mitsui Chemicals AGRO, Inc. 7
#14 Qingdao Kingagroot Chemical Compound Co., Ltd. 7
#15 Kop-coat, Inc. 7
#16 S. C. Johnson & SON, Inc. 6
#17 Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft 6
#18 Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 6
#19 Synexis Llc 6
#20 Stoller Enterprises, Inc. 6

About This Class

CPC subclass A01P belongs to class A01.

1,084 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 A01P 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 A01P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A01P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 020406080 Patents in A01P Avg claims / patent (company-wide) King Faisal UniversityUplSyngenta Crop Protect…Bayer HealthcareValent BiosciencesNihon NohyakuNippon SodaValent UFmcSolasta BioCorteva AgriscienceIshihara Sangyo KaishaMitsui Chemicals AgroQingdao Kingagroot Ch…
Top 14 A01P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01P?
CPC subclass A01P covers BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 1,084 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A01P?
1,084 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01P between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A01P?
KING Faisal University leads A01P with 58 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A01P 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 A01P 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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