CPC Main Group Additional Only
A23C 2240/00 Use or particular additives or ingredients
Filing statistics
CPC A23C 2240/00 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
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Child Classifications
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- A23C 2240/05 Milk products enriched with milk fat globule membrane
- A23C 2240/10 Dairy products containing sterols or sterol derivatives
- A23C 2240/15 Use of plant extracts, including purified and isolated derivatives thereof, as ingredient in dairy products
- A23C 2240/20 Inert gas treatment, using, e.g. noble gases or CO2, including CO2 liberated by chemical reaction; Carbonation of milk products
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NESTLE CH 5,075
- NESTEC CH 3,916
- DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,558
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,196
- SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 2,133
- CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,842
- CARGILL US 1,708
- REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,341
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,279
- MARS US 1,161