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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)

NYSE: IFF · Industrial Organic Chemicals · New York, NY · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

2,290 patents granted to the 33 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
2,290
2,275 utility, 8 design, 7 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
60
Against 54 in 2024 and 22 in 2023
Applications published
1,255
101 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
33
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Biotechnology83
Organic fine chemistry40
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers28
Basic materials chemistry26
Food chemistry20
Textile and paper machines14
Pharmaceuticals3
Other special machines2
Furniture, games1
Environmental technology1
Chemical engineering1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name33 counted
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1,585 granted
106 published
DANISCO US INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in FI, printed in CA)
471 granted
386 published
DANISCO US INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
0 granted
365 published
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
151 published
Solae Company LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
48 granted
84 published
NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
69 granted
0 published
NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
64 published
Bush, Boake Allen Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
48 granted
1 published
INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DK
0 granted
44 published
Danisco Sweeteners Oy a subsidiary
FI, as the owner printed on each patent
22 granted
14 published
INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS a subsidiary
DK, as the owner printed on each patent
17 granted
2 published
Finnfeeds Finland Oy a subsidiary
FI, as the owner printed on each patent
8 granted
8 published
Columbia Phytotechnology. LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 granted
4 published
SOLAE LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
9 published
Agtech Products, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
2 published
Ag Tech Products, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
0 published
Nutralease Ltd. a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
2 published
FRUTAROM LIMITED a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
Genencor International B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL
0 granted
2 published
IFF US Holding, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
THE ADDITIVE ADVANTAGE, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
DANISCO (CHINA) HOLDING CO., LTD. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
1 published
DANISCO DEUTSCHLAND GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
1 published
DANISCO FRANCE SAS a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in FR
0 granted
1 published
DANISCO USA INC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Danisco Australia Pty Ltd a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Danisco France a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
FRUTAROM LIMITED a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IL
0 granted
1 published
Frutarom Netherlands B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Frutarom Switzerland Ltd. a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Genencor International B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Solae L.L.C. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
The Additive Advantage LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (2)
Genencor International BV
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in BE, FI, NL. 458 granted and 45 published under it are not counted.
Aroma S.A.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in GT. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,509,677Probiotic strains having increased storage stabilityBiotechnologyINTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
Dec 30, 202512,509,672Subtilisin variants having improved stabilityBasic materials chemistryDANISCO US INC.
Dec 30, 202512,509,670Glucoamylase and methods of use thereofBiotechnologyDANISCO US INC.
Dec 23, 202512,503,674Proteases for beer haze reductionBiotechnologyINTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
Dec 23, 202512,503,421Methods for recovering organic acids or salts or lactones thereof from aqueous solutions using water solvent crystallization and compositions thereofChemical engineeringDANISCO US INC.
Dec 16, 202512,497,315Methods and compositions for remediating cyanuric acid in aqueous liquidsEnvironmental technologyDANISCO US INC.
Dec 2, 202512,486,338Poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivatives and compositions comprising sameBasic materials chemistryNUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC.
Nov 25, 202512,480,110Alpha-amylase combinatorial variantsBiotechnologyDANISCO US INC.
Nov 4, 202512,460,191Cas9 variants and methods of useBiotechnologyDANISCO US INC.
Oct 28, 202512,454,791Surface modified microcapsulesMacromolecular chemistry, polymersInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0388933METHODS AND STRAINBiotechnologyINTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
Dec 25, 20252025/0388831GEL CANDLESBasic materials chemistryInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Dec 18, 20252025/0382651PROCESS FOR RECOVERING AND PURIFYING VANILLINOrganic fine chemistryInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0376670SERINE PROTEASESBiotechnologyDANISCO US INC.
Dec 11, 20252025/0376669SUBTILISIN VARIANTSBiotechnologyDANISCO US INC.
Dec 11, 20252025/0375490Food products and the like, supplements and pharmaceutical compositions including probiotic compositionsPharmaceuticalsINTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
Dec 11, 20252025/0375485COMPOSITIONS FOR METABOLIC HEALTHPharmaceuticalsINTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
Dec 4, 20252025/0368978SQUALENE HOPENE CYCLASE VARIANTS FOR PRODUCING SCLAREOLIDEBiotechnologyInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0366503NOVEL GLUCOPYRANOSIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR SWEETNESS ENHANCEMENTFood chemistryInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Nov 20, 20252025/0352588EFFECT OF A PROBIOTIC COMPOSITION ON VAGINAL LACTOBACILLUS SPECIESPharmaceuticalsINTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Biotechnology 77 · Food chemistry 24 · Basic materials chemistry 24 · Organic fine chemistry 17 · Pharmaceuticals 17 · Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 11.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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