Patent Theme
Plant Molecular Marker Systems
Utilization of specific DNA sequences (markers) to identify, select, or characterize plant varieties or traits, enabling more efficient breeding, quality control, and intellectual property protection.
4,531 US filings from 689 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,186 · 2024: 1,100 · 2025: 1,587 · 2026 YTD: 658
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 | PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1,126 | 307 | 183 | 484 | 152 | +164.5% |
| 2 | Monsanto Technology LLC | 780 | 187 | 212 | 248 | 133 | +17.0% |
| 3 | M.S. Technologies, L.L.C. | 720 | 183 | 150 | 263 | 124 | +75.3% |
| 4 | Stine Seed Farm, Inc. | 239 | 53 | 42 | 93 | 51 | +121.4% |
| 5 | Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. | 167 | 58 | 48 | 49 | 12 | +2.1% |
| 6 | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG | 94 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 20 | +54.5% |
| 7 | Mertec, LLC | 90 | 25 | 19 | 32 | 14 | +68.4% |
| 8 | NUNHEMS B.V. | 86 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 9 | -34.5% |
| 9 | KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA | 69 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 7 | -28.0% |
| 10 | INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 55 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 11 | CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC | 46 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 6 | -27.8% |
| 12 | BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC | 30 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 13 | CERES, INC. | 29 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | +28.6% |
| 14 | HM.CLAUSE, INC. | 28 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 15 | Limagrain Europe S.A. | 27 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | -54.5% |
| 16 | AGRIGENETICS, INC. | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -25.0% |
| 17 | Altria Client Services LLC | 23 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | -11.1% |
| 18 | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | · | -55.6% |
| 19 | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH | 21 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | +14.3% |
| 20 | BASF SE | 21 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 21 | Confluence Genetics, LLC | 19 | · | · | 11 | 8 | — |
| 22 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | 17 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | +80.0% |
| 23 | CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +50.0% |
| 24 | RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. | 15 | · | 5 | 6 | 4 | +20.0% |
| 25 | The Regents of the University of California | 15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -50.0% |