A23D 7/02 characterised by the production or working-up
Full Title
Edible oil or fat compositions containing an aqueous phase, e.g. margarines (preservation of edible oil compositions containing aqueous phase A23B20/10) > characterised by the production or working-up
Filing statistics
CPC A23D 7/02 belongs to the parent subclass A23D, which recorded 17,436 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,359 in 2013 to 1,221 in 2023 (-10%), peaking at 1,993 applications in 2018. 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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- A23D 7/04 Working-up
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