Organic substances

Full Title

Accessory food factors for animal feeding-stuffs > Organic substances

Filing statistics

CPC A23K 20/10 belongs to the parent subclass A23K, which recorded 75,244 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,450 in 2013 to 5,806 in 2023 (+68%), peaking at 12,525 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

13 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A23K 20/105 Aliphatic or alicyclic compounds
A23K 20/111 Aromatic compounds
A23K 20/116 Heterocyclic compounds
A23K 20/142 Amino acids; Derivatives thereof
A23K 20/153 Nucleic acids; Hydrolysis products or derivatives thereof
A23K 20/158 Fatty acids; Fats; Products containing oils or fats
A23K 20/163 Sugars; Polysaccharides
A23K 20/168 Steroids
A23K 20/174 Vitamins
A23K 20/179 Colouring agents, e.g. pigmenting or dyeing agents
A23K 20/184 Hormones
A23K 20/189 Enzymes
A23K 20/195 Antibiotics

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