CPC Subgroup Additional Only
A23V 2250/186 Fatty acids
Full Title
Food ingredients > Lipids > Fatty acids
Filing statistics
CPC A23V 2250/186 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
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23V 2250/1862 Arachidonic acid
- A23V 2250/1864 Behenic acid
- A23V 2250/1866 Conjugated Linoleic acid
- A23V 2250/1868 Docosahexaenoic acid
- A23V 2250/187 Eicosapentaenoic acid
- A23V 2250/1872 Linoleic acid
- A23V 2250/1874 Linolenic acid
- A23V 2250/1876 Long-chain fatty acids
- A23V 2250/1878 Medium-chain fatty acids
- A23V 2250/188 Oleic acid
- A23V 2250/1882 Polyunsaturated fatty acids
- A23V 2250/1884 Short-chain fatty acids
- A23V 2250/1886 Stearic 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