CPC Main Group
A23F 3/00 Tea; Tea substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of tea, tea substitutes or herbal tea A23B85/00)
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23F 3/06 Treating tea before extraction (reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F3/36); Preparations produced thereby (tea extract preparations A23F3/16)
- A23F 3/16 Tea extraction; Tea extracts; Treating tea extract; Making instant tea
- A23F 3/34 Tea substitutes, e.g. matè; Extracts or infusions thereof
- A23F 3/36 Reducing or removing alkaloid content; Preparations produced thereby; Extracts or infusions thereof
- A23F 3/40 Tea flavour; Tea oil; Flavouring of tea or tea extract (synthetic tea flavours A23L27/20)
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