A23L FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
Description
A23L covers foods, foodstuffs, and non-alcoholic beverages that do not fall within more specific IPC/CPC classes, along with their preparation and treatment methods. This subclass includes diverse products such as natural foodstuffs (nuts, seeds, spices, coffee, tea), composite food products, dietary supplements, food additives, and beverages like soft drinks and plant-based drinks. It encompasses processing techniques including grinding, mixing, texturizing, fortification, and flavor modification, as well as preservation methods not covered by specialized classes. A23L serves as a residual category for food and beverage inventions not classifiable under dedicated subclasses (A23B–A23K) that address specific product categories such as meat, fish, grain products, or fats and oils.
17 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23L 11/00 Pulses, i.e. fruits of leguminous plants, for production of food; Products from legumes; Preparation or treatment thereof (preservation thereof A23B75/00)
- A23L 13/00 Meat products; Meat meal; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 15/00 Egg products; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 17/00 Food-from-the-sea products; Fish products; Fish meal; Fish-egg substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 19/00 Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof (marmalades, jams, jellies or the like A23L21/10; treating harvested fruit or vegetables in bulk A23N)
- A23L 2/00 Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor (soup concentrates A23L23/10); Preparation or treatment thereof (preparation of non-alcoholic beverages by removal of alcohol C12H3/00)
- A23L 21/00 Marmalades, jams, jellies or the like; Products from apiculture; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 23/00 Soups; Sauces (soya sauce A23L27/50; salad dressings, mayonnaise or ketchup A23L27/60); Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 25/00 Food consisting mainly of nutmeat or seeds; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 27/00 Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 29/00 Foods or foodstuffs containing additives (containing additives for modifying the nutritive qualities A23L33/10; containing substantially indigestive additives, e.g. dietary fibres, A23L33/21; containing additives for preservation A23B); Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 31/00 Edible extracts or preparations of fungi; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 33/00 Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 35/00 Foods or foodstuffs not provided for in groups A23L5/00 - A23L33/00; Preparation or treatment thereof (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23L 5/00 Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor
- A23L 7/00 Cereal-derived products; Malt products; Preparation or treatment thereof (preparation of malt for brewing C12C)
- A23L 9/00 Puddings; Cream substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
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