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A23C 2220/208

Fermentation of skim milk or milk and its addition in a small quantity to unfermented skim milk or milk, e.g. cheese milk; Addition of yoghurt to cheese milk

Full Title

Biochemical treatment > Treatment with microorganisms > Fermentation of skim milk or milk and its addition in a small quantity to unfermented skim milk or milk, e.g. cheese milk; Addition of yoghurt to cheese milk

Filing statistics

CPC A23C 2220/208 belongs to the parent subclass A23C, which recorded 39,557 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,200 in 2013 to 2,472 in 2023 (+12%), peaking at 5,484 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class A23 are NESTLE (5,075 applications), NESTEC (3,916 applications) and DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) (2,558 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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