With 1,922 patents published between 2002 and 2022, Unilever Plc holds the most number of patents in South Africa.
The second largest number of patents were published by BASF SE with 1,820 patents. The third largest number of patents were published by Bayer AG with 1,468 patents, of which 30.0% was contributed by its subsidiary Bayer CropScience AG. The fourth largest number of patents were published by Pfizer Inc with 1,457 patents, of which 27.8% was contributed by its subsidiary Pfizer Products Inc.. The fifth largest number of patents were published by Johnson & Johnson with 1,334 patents, of which 24.4% was contributed by its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica NV.
The top five patent holders, i.e., Unilever Plc, BASF SE, Bayer AG, Pfizer Inc, and Johnson & Johnson, together held 8,001 patents during the period.
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