ANALYSIS OF THE PATENTS GRANTED ON USES OF VARIOUS CROPS At UNITED STATES PATENTS

& TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) from 1999- 4th JULY, 2004.

CASE 1. PSYLLIUM

Prof. Anil K. Gupta

Search Key: “Pysllium or Plantago”Search Engine: www.uspto.gov

YEARWISE GRANT OF PATENTS AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ON VARIOUS USES OF PSYLLIUM

FROM 1999 TO 04th JULY, 2004

Sr. no. Year Patents granted

1 1999 49

2. 2000 55

3. 2001 85

4. 2002 97

5. 2003 93

6. Up to 04th JULY, 2004 39

TOTAL 418

NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED ON VARIOUS USES OF PSYLLIUM AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FROM 1999 TO 04TH JULY, 2004

PATENTS GRANTED TO INVENTOR FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON DIFFERENT USES OF PSYLLIUM FROM 1999- 04th JULY, 2004 AT

UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SR. NO. COUNTRY NO. OF PATENTS GRANTED

1 USA 321

2 Japan 28

3 Germany 19

4 UK 11

5 Israel 6

6 Canada 5

7 India 4

8 Australia 4

9 Netherlands 4

10 Italy 3

11 China 2

12 France 2

13 Korea 2

14 Romania 2

15 Switzerland 2

16 Austria 1

17 Ireland 1

18 Spain 1

TOTAL PATENTS 418

PATENTS TO ASSIGNEES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON DIFFERENT USES OF PSYLLIUM AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

FROM 1999- 04th JULY, 2004

SR. NO. COUNTRY NO. OF PATENTS GRANTED

1 USA 327

2 Japan 28

3 Germany 16

4 Israel 6

5 UK 4

6 India 4

7 Switzerland 4

8 Australia 4

9 Netherlands 3

10 Canada 3

11 Italy 3

12 Denmark 3

13 China 2

14 France 2

15 Korea 2

16 Romania 2

17 Austria 2

18 Ireland 1

19 Spain 1

20 Belgium 1

TOTAL PATENTS 418

TOP ASSIGNEE CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED PATENTS ON VARIOUS USES OF PSYLLIUM AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BETWEEN 1999- 04TH JULY, 2004

SR. ASSIGEE CORPORATIONSPATENTS GRANTED

1 The Procter & Gamble CoMPANY 18

2 Bayer Aktiengesellschaft & 12

3 General Mills, Inc 12

4 The Iams Company 11

5 Archer Daniels Midland Company 9

6 R.P.Scherer Technologies, Inc & 8

7 Sakura Color Products Corporation 8

8 Kellogg Company, Mederex, Inc. & 7

9 Revlon Consumer Products Corporation 7

10 Aeropharm Technology, Inc , 6

11 The General Hospital Corporation & 6

12 University of Iowa Research Foundation 6

Other Universities 13

INDIVIDUALS 74

Others 215

Total Patents 418

CASE 2. CORIANDER

Search Key: “Coriander or Coriandrum”Search Engine: www.uspto.gov

YEARWISE GRANT OF PATENTS AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ON VARIOUS USES OF CORIANDER FROM 1999 TO 04th JULY, 2004

Sr. no. Year Patents granted

1 1999 91

2. 2000 61

3. 2001 74

4. 2002 73

5. 2003 86

6. Up to 04th July, 2004 25

TOTAL 410

NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED ON VARIOUS USES OF CORIANDER AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FROM 1999 TO 04TH JULY, 2004

PATENTS GRANTED TO INVENTOR FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON DIFFERENT USES OF CORIANDER FROM 1999- 04th JULY, 2004 AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Sr. Inventor countryNo. of Patents

Granted

1 USA 170

2 Belgium 75

3 Germany 56

4 UK 32

5 Japan 29

6 Canada 14

7 France 14

8 Switzerland 5

9 Spain 4

10 Australia 2

11 China 2

12 Netherlands 2

13 Denmark 1

14 Finland 1

15 India 1

16 South Africa 1

17 Thailand 1

    410

PATENTS TO ASSIGNEES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON DIFFERENT USES OF CORIANDER FROM 1999- 04th JULY, 2004 AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Sr. ASSIGNEE COUNTRY

No. OF PATENTS GRANTED

1 USA 258

2 UK 15

3 Thailand 1

4 Switzerland 6

5 Spain 3

6 South Africa 1

7 Norway 4

8 Netherlands 2

9 Japan 29

10 India 1

11 Germany 56

12 France 14

13 Canada 15

14 Belgium 4

15 Australia 1

    410

TOP ASSIGNEE CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED PATENTS ON VARIOUS USES OF CORIANDER AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BETWEEN 1999- 04TH JULY, 2004

SR. ASSIGEE CORPORATIONSPATENTS GRANTED

1 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 94

2 The Procter & Gamble Company 59

3 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien 16

4 SemBiosys Genetics Inc. 11

5 Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc. 10

6 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc 9

7 Haarmann & Reimer GmbH 5

8 Ineos Flour Holdings Limited & 4

9 Drogoco, Inc. 4

Individuals 24

Other corporations 172

Universities 07

TOTAL PATENTS 410

CASE 3 . CUMIN

Search Key: “Cumin or Cuminum”Search engine: www.uspto.gov

YEAR WISE GRANT OF PATENTS AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ON VARIOUS USES OF CUMIN FROM 1999 TO 04th JULY, 2004

Sr. no. Year Patents granted

1 1999 11

2. 2000 13

3. 2001 14

4. 2002 24

5. 2003 28

6. Up to 04th July, 2004 11

TOTAL 101

NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED ON VARIOUS USES OF CUMIN AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FROM 1999 TO 04TH JULY, 2004

PATENTS TO ASSIGNEEs FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON VARIOUS USES OF CUMIN FROM 1999- 04th JULY, 2004 AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SR. ASSIGNEE COUNTRYPATENTS GRANTED

1 USA 42

2 Germany 17

3 Japan 13

4 Switzerland 10

5 UK 8

6 Canada 3

7 Holland 2

8 France 1

9 Hungary 1

10 India 1

11 Israel 1

12 South Africa 1

13 Taiwan 1

  TOTAL 101

PATENTS GRANTED TO INVENTORS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON VARIOUS USES OF CUMIN FROM 1999- 04th JULY, 2004 AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Sr.INVENTOR COUNTRY

PATENTS GRANTED

1 USA 43

2 Germany 18

3 Japan 13

4 UK 8

5 Switzerland 8

6 Kenya 3

7 France 2

8 Canada 1

9 Hungary 1

10 India 1

11 Israel 1

12 South Africa 1

13 Taiwan 1

  TOTAL 101

TOP ASSIGNEE CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED PATENTS ON VARIOUS USES OF CUMIN AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BETWEEN 1999- 04TH JULY, 2004

SR. ASSIGEE CORPORATIONSPATENTS GRANTED

1. Mars Incorporated & 5

2 McCormick & Company, Inc 5

3Givaudan SA, Haarmann & Reimer GmbH, 4

4 Ineos Fluor Holdings Limited & 4

5 Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc 4

6 Conros Corporation, Dragoco, Inc. & 3

3 Wacker Chemie GmbH 3

Individual 10

University of Iowa Research Foundation 2

Other corporations 61

TOTAL PATENTS 101

CASE 4. FENNEL

Search Key: “Fennel or Foeniculum”Search Engine: www.uspto.gov

YEARWISE GRANT OF PATENTS AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ON VARIOUS USES OF FENNEL FROM 1999 TO 4th JULY, 2004

Sr. no. Year Patents granted

1 1999 70

2. 2000 57

3. 2001 77

4. 2002 90

5. 2003 77

6. Up to 4th JULY, 2004 32

TOTAL 403

NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED ON VARIOUS USES OF FENNEL AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FROM 1999 TO 4th JULY, 2004

PATENTS GRANTED TO INVENTOR FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON DIFFERENT USES OF FENNEL FROM 1999- 4th JULY, 2004

AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SR. INVENTOR COUNTRY NO. OF PATENTS GRANTED

1 USA 225

2 Belgium 70

3 Japan 38

4 Germany 22

5 UK 16

6 Israel 6

7 India 5

8 Switzerland 3

9 Canada 3

10 Austria 3

11 Taiwan 2

12 France 2

13 Australia 2

14 Republic of Cape Verde 1

15 Netherlands 1

16 Kuwait 1

17 Italy 1

18 Denmark 1

19 China 1

TOTAL PATENTS 403

PATENTS TO ASSIGNEES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON DIFFERENT USES OF FENNEL FROM 1999- 4th JULY, 2004

AT UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SR. ASSIGNEE COUNTRY No. of PATENTS GRANTED

1 USA 294

2 Japan 39

3 Germany 22

4 UK 13

5 Israel 6

6 Switzerland 5

7 India 5

8 Canada 3

9 Austria 3

10 Taiwan 2

11 France 2

12 China 2

13 Republic of Cape Verde 1

14 Norway 1

15 Netherlands 1

16 Kuwait 1

17 Korea 1

18 Denmark 1

19 Australia 1

  TOTAL PATENTS 403

TOP ASSIGNEE CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED PATENTS ON VARIOUS USES OF FENNEL AT UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BETWEEN 1999- 4th JULY, 2004

SR. ASSIGEE CORPORATIONSPATENTS GRANTED

1 Colgate Palmolive Company 92

2 The Procter & Gamble Company 36

3 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 12

4 Monsanto Technology LLC 11

5 Henkel Kommanditgesllschaft auf Aktien 8

6 Warner-Lambert Company & 7

7 Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Concopco, Inc. 7

8 Kao Corporation 6

9 Yamanuchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 5

10 Netsec S. A. , 5

11 McCormick & Company, Inc., 5

12 Ineos Fluor Holdings Limited, 5

13 Haarmann & Reimer GmbH 5

14 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, India 5

Individual 32

Universities including Washington State University Research Foundation (4) 9

Other corporations 153

Total Patents 403

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PATENTS FILED BY VARIOUS COUNTRIES AT EPO & USPTO ON CASTOR ( Ricinus spp..) FROM 1996-2000

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