A23G COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
Description
A23G encompasses processing, formulation, and manufacturing technologies for chocolate, cocoa-based products, confectionery items, chewing gum, and ice-cream, including methods for preparation, treatment, and preservation of these products. The classification covers cocoa substitutes and functional additives integrated into sweet foodstuffs, as well as equipment and processes specific to their production. It excludes non-food applications of cocoa derivatives and addresses the technical aspects of formulation, texturing, and preservation rather than nutritional or therapeutic claims.
Filing statistics
CPC subclass A23G recorded 35,677 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,649 in 2013 to 2,044 in 2023 (-23%), peaking at 4,661 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
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23G 1/00 Cocoa; Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor (preservation thereof A23B80/00)
- A23G 2200/00 containing organic compounds, e.g. synthetic flavouring agents
- A23G 2210/00 containing inorganic compounds or water in high or low amount
- A23G 2220/00 Products with special structure
- A23G 3/00 Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products (chewing gum A23G4/00)
- A23G 4/00 Chewing gum
- A23G 7/00 Other apparatus specially adapted for the chocolate or confectionery industry
- A23G 9/00 Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor
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