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So it makes sense that, of all the patents found by the researchers, 47% belonged to Baden Aniline and Soda Factory (BASF), the largest chemical-producing company in the world. Collectively, Germany-based BASF owns 5,701 patents on sea life genes—more than any of the other 220 gene-patenting companies combined. Other major players include Dow Dupont, Bayer, Monsanto, Syngenta