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A23C 11/10

containing or not lactose but no other milk components as source of fats, carbohydrates or proteins

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Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions (cheese substitutes A23C20/00; preservation of milk substitutes A23B11/20; butter substitutes A23D) > containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins (addition of non-milk fats or non-milk proteins in making cheese curd A23C19/055; whey or whey preparations containing non-milk components as source of fats or proteins A23C21/04) > containing or not lactose but no other milk components as source of fats, carbohydrates or proteins

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NESTLE CH 5,075
  2. NESTEC CH 3,916
  3. DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,558
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,196
  5. SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 2,133
  6. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,842
  7. CARGILL US 1,708
  8. REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,341
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,279
  10. MARS US 1,161