ALBAUGH, LLC

ALBAUGH, LLC is a privately owned U.S. limited liability corporation, founded in 1979 by Dennis Albaugh. Headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, Albaugh operates globally with offices and manufacturing facilities across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company is a significant player in the agricultural sector, reporting annual sales exceeding $2 billion following its acquisition of Rotam in May 2022. Albaugh employs over 2,600 people worldwide.

ALBAUGH, LLC is a leading global supplier of post-patent (generic) crop protection products. Their extensive portfolio includes herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, seed treatments, plant growth regulators, and plant nutrition products. They serve commercial growers, turf and ornamental markets, and other segments of the green industry with products such as 2,4-D herbicides, TebuStar® fungicides, and various other crop protection solutions. The company also engages in manufacturing, formulation, packaging, research and development, sales, and distribution.

In terms of patent litigation, ALBAUGH, LLC appears to be an operating company that actively engages in protecting or challenging intellectual property related to its product lines. The company has been involved in one tracked case as a plaintiff and zero as a defendant in the provided data. [case data] This single plaintiff case, ALBAUGH, LLC v. BASF SE, was filed on February 20, 2026, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), indicating an initiation of an inter partes review (IPR) or post-grant review (PGR) proceeding. [case data, 24]

A notable context for ALBAUGH, LLC's litigation posture includes previous patent disputes where they were a defendant, such as a settlement reached with FMC Corporation in November 2024 regarding alleged patent infringement related to the manufacture of chlorantraniliprole, FMC's insecticide ingredient. This demonstrates that while the current data shows them as a plaintiff in a PTAB action, they have also previously defended against patent infringement claims. ALBAUGH, LLC was also listed as an amicus curiae in a 2019 case at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit involving Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, further highlighting its engagement in the broader patent landscape of agricultural chemicals.