May 2011
May 2011 Patent Watch
Insecticides took the lead in May with 35 published patent applications.
Fungicides followed with 30 applications and herbicides with 27. There were
15 additional patent applications of which 12 were related to
fungicide/insecticide active ingredients and three to fungicide/ herbicides.
Agrow Intelligence examined a selection of 107 patent applications published
during the month, from a total of 14 companies and organisations.
Bayer CropScience was in the lead again with 49 published patent applications, of which 12 were fungicidal, 16 insecticidal and ten herbicidal in nature, with an additional ten related to dual-targeted fungicidal/insecticidal action and one fungicide/herbicide patent application. BASF followed with five fungicide-related, five insecticide-related and eight herbicide-related patent applications along with two fungicide/insecticide and two fungicide/herbicide patent applications. Dow AgroSciences was third in line with a total of nine patent applications published, Syngenta had seven and Sumitomo Chemical had four.
Particular activity was noticed this month with five patent applications about a fungicide/ insecticide mixture of a dithiino-tetracarboximide derivative and an insecticide compound from Bayer. Another five patent applications from Bayer were published on a herbicidal combination with dimethoxy-triazinyl-substituted difluoromethane sulfonyl anilides. Four patent applications from BASF were published on a fungicide combination containing a Bacillus subtilis strain and a chemical compound from either the azole family or the strobilurin family.
For the list of patent applications published in May 2011, please click here .
For the list of patents granted in May 2011, please click here .
Bayer CropScience was in the lead again with 49 published patent applications, of which 12 were fungicidal, 16 insecticidal and ten herbicidal in nature, with an additional ten related to dual-targeted fungicidal/insecticidal action and one fungicide/herbicide patent application. BASF followed with five fungicide-related, five insecticide-related and eight herbicide-related patent applications along with two fungicide/insecticide and two fungicide/herbicide patent applications. Dow AgroSciences was third in line with a total of nine patent applications published, Syngenta had seven and Sumitomo Chemical had four.
Particular activity was noticed this month with five patent applications about a fungicide/ insecticide mixture of a dithiino-tetracarboximide derivative and an insecticide compound from Bayer. Another five patent applications from Bayer were published on a herbicidal combination with dimethoxy-triazinyl-substituted difluoromethane sulfonyl anilides. Four patent applications from BASF were published on a fungicide combination containing a Bacillus subtilis strain and a chemical compound from either the azole family or the strobilurin family.
For the list of patent applications published in May 2011, please click here .
Granted Patents May 2011
There were 32 granted patents published in May 2011. These patents were filed between 1994 and 2009, with the oldest concerning a herbicidal combination from BASF of dimethenamid and terbuthylazine and the most recent being Dow’s sulfoximine insecticide composition of matter.For the list of patents granted in May 2011, please click here .
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