Plant Genetic Transformation

Methods and compositions for introducing, modifying, or expressing foreign genetic material within plant cells to confer new traits, produce novel compounds, or enhance existing characteristics.

10,714 US filings from 1,831 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,664 · 2024: 3,021 · 2025: 3,530 · 2026 YTD: 1,499

New Plants / Plant Reproduction

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Monsanto Technology LLC	2,096	482	630	675	309	+7.1%
2	PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.	1,589	416	298	634	241	+112.8%
3	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.	840	228	193	294	125	+52.3%
4	Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.	355	117	105	109	24	+3.8%
5	SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG	307	49	75	113	70	+50.7%
6	Stine Seed Farm, Inc.	282	69	52	109	52	+109.6%
7	NUNHEMS B.V.	144	39	58	36	11	-37.9%
8	KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA	124	33	46	30	15	-34.8%
9	Mertec, LLC	96	25	19	37	15	+94.7%
10	The Regents of the University of California	91	27	24	23	17	-4.2%
11	Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.	83	19	30	24	10	-20.0%
12	INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC.	80	30	18	24	8	+33.3%
13	RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.	76	20	21	21	14	0.0%
14	Altria Client Services LLC	72	12	25	25	10	0.0%
15	CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC	67	18	23	18	8	-21.7%
16	HM.CLAUSE, INC.	63	15	18	21	9	+16.7%
17	CERES, INC.	58	22	19	14	3	-26.3%
18	Forage Genetics International, LLC	50	15	9	22	4	+144.4%
19	BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC	49	34	9	5	1	-44.4%
20	Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC	47	7	27	9	4	-66.7%
21	BASF SE	45	10	21	12	2	-42.9%
22	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	39	6	15	8	10	-46.7%
23	SAKATA SEED CORPORATION	38	11	4	12	11	+200.0%
24	Syngenta Participations AG	38	19	15	4	·	-73.3%
25	Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation	38	4	17	12	5	-29.4%