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A23F 5/06

of roasting extracted coffee

Full Title

Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of coffee or coffee substitutes A23B90/00) > Methods of roasting coffee (machines therefor A23N12/00) > of roasting extracted coffee

Filing statistics

CPC A23F 5/06 belongs to the parent subclass A23F, which recorded 42,141 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,531 in 2013 to 2,265 in 2023 (+48%), peaking at 7,003 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