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AgriBase2026

Posted January 07, 2026 by Nigel Uttley

22 New Active Ingredients & CAS Numbers For 2,500 Intermediates New additions for 2026 include:  22 new active ingredients (over 1,297) CAS Numbers for 2,500 of the +3,200 intermediates EU Approval Expiry Date Over 1,500 manufacturers information 16 active ingredients lost their patent protection and are now classified as “off-patent/generic” - identifying new opportunities for the... [Details]


New Report: A Decade of New Off-Patent/Generic Agrochemicals 2025 - 2035

Posted October 07, 2025 by Nigel Uttley
Agrochemicals , Generic Agrochemicals , Report

This report identifies 43 with patents expiring between 2025 and 2035. In addition, this report includes 18 mixture products with extended patent protection to the individual active ingredient (a.i.) patents.

This report will help you to define new product development opportunities in the off-patent/generic agrochemical market over the next 10 years. Making better and more informed decisions.

The Next Decade of New Off-Patent/Generic Agrochemicals 2025 - 2035



Dublin Presentation

Posted January 28, 2022 by Nigel Uttley

Dr. Nigel Uttley presents: Patent Searching for Generic Agrochemical Companies. 


EMR’s latest report (published February 2021)

Posted January 20, 2021 by Nigel Uttley

A Decade of New Off-Patent/Generic Agrochemical Active Ingredients 2021 – 2030

A new report, the 11th in the series, on the market for off-patent/generic agrochemical active ingredients with patents expiring between 2021 and 2030.

This report will help you to define new product development opportunities in the off-patent/generic agrochemical market over the next 10 years.

In total 42, commercially important, active ingredients (a.is) are profiled in this report.



EMR’s multi-client report (published February 2019)

Posted February 16, 2019 by Nigel Uttley

“New Off Patent/Generic Active Ingredients AND Mixture Products - post 2019.”

Is the 10th in the series, analysing the market for off-patent/generic agrochemical active ingredients and mixture products with patents expiring between 2019 and 2026.

Over the last 20 years there has been a decline in the discovery of new active ingredients (a.is.) but, at the same time, there has been a substantial increase in the number of mixture products entering the market. This report, our tenth in the series, not only looks at a.is. but also mixture products which will lose patent protection between 2019 and 2026.

In total 19 a.is. and 70 mixture products are profiled in this report.


Article published in PJB's Agrow magazine

Posted February 16, 2019 by Nigel Uttley

"The importance of Supplementary Protection Certificates in protecting the EU agrochemical market from generic competition." Download this article. [Details]


Launch of AgSPC.db database which identifies SPCs for agrochemicals

Posted August 18, 2017 by Nigel Uttley

EMR is pleased to announce the launch of AgSPC.db, a unique database which identifies Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for agrochemicals. The database was first established in 1997 after the entry in force of the EEC Regulation 1610/96 and 1998 Swiss law. AgSPC.db has been updated on a monthly basis ever... [Details]


New Off–Patent/Generic Agrochemicals — Post 2017

Posted August 14, 2017 by Nigel Uttley

Our latest report focused at identifying opportunities in the agrochemical industry New Off–Patent/Generic Agrochemicals — Post 2017 is available for purchase. A new report, the 9th in the series, on the market for off-patent/generic agrochemicals with patents expiring between 2017 and 2022. The report includes blockbuster products such as chlorantraniliprole,... [Details]