Acid

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Food ingredients > Acid

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CPC A23V 2250/02 belongs to the parent subclass A23V, which recorded 256,778 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 16,112 in 2013 to 14,487 in 2023 (-10%), peaking at 34,993 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

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A23V 2250/022 Acetic acid
A23V 2250/026 Alpha lipoic acid, thioctic acid
A23V 2250/028 Chlorogenic acid
A23V 2250/03 Cholic acid
A23V 2250/032 Citric acid
A23V 2250/034 Formic acid
A23V 2250/036 Fumaric acid
A23V 2250/038 Gamma-amino butyric acid
A23V 2250/04 Gluconic acid
A23V 2250/042 Lactic acid
A23V 2250/044 Malic acid
A23V 2250/046 Phosphoric acid
A23V 2250/05 Propionic acid
A23V 2250/052 Pyruvic acid
A23V 2250/054 Sorbic acid
A23V 2250/056 Tartaric acid
A23V 2250/06 Amino acid

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