Agrium Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Agrium has a total of 87 patents globally, out of which 44 have been granted. Of these 87 patents, more than 24% patents are active. The USA is where Agrium has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Canada and European Countries. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Agrium.

Agrium was founded in the year 1931. The company is the top provider of speciality fertilisers in North America and a retail supplier of agricultural goods and services in North America, South America, and Australia. In 2018, Agrium merged with PotashCorp to form Nutrien.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Agrium which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Agrium patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Agrium patent portfolio.

How many patents does Agrium have?

Agrium has a total of 87 patents globally. These patents belong to 21 unique patent families. Out of 87 patents, 21 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Agrium File Every Year?

Agrium Patent Filing Trend

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.

Year of Patents Filing or GrantAgrium Applications FiledAgrium Patents Granted
2022
2021
202051
20193
20185
20173
20164
201513
20147
201313
20122
201164

How many Agrium patents are Alive/Dead?

Agrium Patent Portfolio

How Many Patents did Agrium File in Different Countries?

Agrium Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Agrium Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America16
Canada10
Europe7
Australia7
Germany6
Spain5
Japan5
Brazil2
China2
Egypt2
India2
Italy2
Mexico2
Costa Rica1
Portugal1
Malaysia1
Austria1
Denmark1
New Zealand1
Viet Nam1
Philippines1
Poland1
Indonesia1

Where are Research Centres of Agrium Patents Located?

R&D Centres of Agrium

10 Best Agrium Patents

US6663686B1 is the most popular patent in the Agrium portfolio. It has received 100 citations so far from companies like Sumitomo Chemical Company, BASF, and Kimberly-Clark Worldwide.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Agrium:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6663686B1100
US20040016276A165
US20060115586A138
US20040020254A135
US7682656B219
US20100186470A116
US20070137274A116
WO2007016788A115
WO2004011395A112
JP2007526939A12

What are Agrium key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Agrium?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Agrium in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Agrium thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Agrium search focus changed over the years?

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