Monsanto patented the herbicidal use of glyphosate and derivatives in 1971

As of 2009, sales of Roundup herbicides still represented about 10 percent of Monsanto's revenue despite competition from Chinese producers of other glyphosate-based herbicides.[2] The overall Roundup line of products represented about half of Monsanto's yearly revenue in 2009.[3] The product is marketed to consumers by Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.[4] In the late-2010s other non-glyphosate containing herbicides were also sold under the Roundup brand.[5][6]