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26 agrochemical AIs will lose patent protection between 2017 and 2022

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New Off-Patent/Generic Agrochemicals 2017-2022

According to the report “New Off-Patent/Generic Agrochemicals 2017-2022”, there will be 26 agrochemical AIs lose their patent protection between 2017 and 2022, including 13 herbicides,4 insecticides, 8 fungicides and 1 safener. Some well known products, like Chlorantraniliprole, are in the list as well as some niche products such as the eco-friendly fungicide Isotianil used on rice.

Bayer holds the most 7 products with patents expiring in the coming 5 years, the same numbers as from Japanese companies. Amisulbrom from Nissan Chemical Industries, Pyrimsulfan from Ihara Chemical Industry, Pyroxasulfone from Kumiai Chemical Industry, Flubendiamide and Pyrifluquinazon from Nihon Nohyaku, Fenpyrazamine and Metofluthrin from Sumitomo Chemical will all lose their patents protection in the period.

The 26 AIs are:

Active Ingredient	Inventor Company	Category
Aminopyralid	Dow AgroSciences	herbicide
Amisulbrom	Nissan Chemical Industries	fungicide
Chlorantraniliprole	DuPont	insecticide
Cyprosulfamide	Bayer CropScience	safener
Fenpyrazamine	Sumitomo Chemical	fungicide
Flubendiamide	Nihon Nohyaku	insecticide
Flucetosulfuron	LG Chem Investment	herbicide
Fluopicolide	Bayer CropScience	fungicide
Isotianil	Bayer CropScience	fungicide
Mandipropamid	Syngenta	fungicide
Metamifop	Dongbu Hannong Chemicals	herbicide
Metofluthrin	Sumitomo Chemical	insecticide
Metrafenone	BASF	fungicide
Orthosulfamuron	Isagro	herbicide
Penflufen	Bayer CropScience	fungicide
Pinoxaden	Syngenta	herbicide
Pyrasulfotole	Bayer CropScience	herbicide
Pyrifluquinazon	Nihon Nohyaku	insecticide
Pyrimsulfan	Ihara Chemical Industry	herbicide
Pyroxasulfone	Kumiai Chemical Industry	herbicide
Pyroxsulam	Dow AgroSciences	herbicide
Saflufenacil	BASF	herbicide
Tembotrione	Bayer CropScience	herbicide
Thiencarbazone	Bayer CropScience	herbicide
Topramezone	BASF	herbicide
Valifenalate	Isagro	fungicide