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Firmenich S.A.

Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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376 patents currently held

3 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record

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Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Novel Flavors, Flavor Modifiers, Tastants, Taste Enhancers, Umami or Sweet Tastants, And/Or Enhancers and Use Thereof US 7,476,399
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 187 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Ends Nov 2027 · High confidence Also notable
Core-Composite Shell Microcapsules US 11,179,302
Cited by 15 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Ends Nov 2037 · High confidence Also notable
Methods of Identifying, Isolating and Using Odorant and Aroma Receptors US 9,914,760
Cited by 11 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Ends Jun 2034 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
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  • 5 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 322 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Encapsulated Plasmolysed Micro-Organism Particles10 in forceto Feb 2043
Fruity Odorant4 in forceto Aug 2032
Process for Making Flavor and Fragrant Compounds3 in forceto May 2036
Method for Producing Fragrant Alcohols3 in forceto Sep 2034
Method for Producing Beta-Santalene3 in forceto Apr 2030

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,378,383Perfuming Ingredients of the Woody Type
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,993,464Thiols as Flavoring Ingredient
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,073,966Inhibition of Sweat Malodor
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,592,492Patchouli Odorant
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,242,069Near Anhydrous Consumer Products Comprising Fragranced Aminoplast Capsules
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,088,403Method for Preparing Microcapsules by Coacervation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,222,199Perfuming Ingredients with Saffron Odor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,723,286Compounds for a Controlled Release of Active Molecules
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,476,399Novel Flavors, Flavor Modifiers, Tastants, Taste Enhancers, Umami or Sweet Tastants, And/Or Enhancers and Use Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,383,750Amphiphilic Co-Polymer Conjugates for a Controlled Release of Active Molecules
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 376: 3 patents in force now held by others · 153 patents ended · 296 applications pending · 166 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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