Sulfoxaflor Patent Landscape Analysis

Discovered and developed by Corteva and commercialised through the Transform® brand, sulfoxaflor is a sulfoximine insecticide classified in IRAC Group 4C. It is used against sucking pests such as aphids, plant bugs and whiteflies in fruit, vegetable and field crops.

The report retains 202 patent families across 94 consolidated owner groups. Combination development is the largest and most competitive layer, comprising 161 families and naming 177 partner actives. The upstream estate includes 18 families across sulfoximine compound claim, surrounding compound genus, solid form and stereoisomer ratio and manufacturing route and intermediates, with 10 single-active formulation families.

A total of 85 families have a grant or national pending reading, while 18 live families reach their nominal term within five years. One hundred and fifty-nine families are held by China-based applicants across 85 China-based owner groups.

This 69-page report provides a seven-part analysis covering ownership, active-ingredient manufacture, single-active formulation, fixed-dose mixtures, national market entry and owner profiles, followed by a complete directory of all 94 owner groups. Detailed claim charts, remaining-space notes and owner profiles are included throughout.

Not a freedom-to-operate opinion.