A23L 29/015 Full Title
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
Filing statistics
CPC A23L 29/015 belongs to the parent subclass A23L, which recorded 308,582 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 22,221 in 2013 to 22,730 in 2023 (+2%), peaking at 39,264 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
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