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A23C 2250/00

Particular aspects related to cheese

Filing statistics

CPC A23C 2250/00 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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  • A23C 2250/10 Cheese characterised by a specific form
  • A23C 2250/15 Shredded non-dried cheese
  • A23C 2250/20 Compacting shredded or ground cheese other than curd or small cheese pieces without melting
  • A23C 2250/25 Cheese with fat content lower than 0.5%, including cheese from skim milk, i.e. no addition of fats
  • A23C 2250/30 Blue veined cheeses, e.g. Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Stilton
  • A23C 2250/35 Smoking of cheese or curd; Smoked cheeses; Smoking of milk components before conversion to cheese
  • A23C 2250/40 Breaded cheese products, e.g. coating with a batter mix or other adhesive material followed by breading with crumbs or other particulate coating
  • A23C 2250/45 Cheese from buttermilk

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