Plant extracts

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Food ingredients > Natural extracts > Plant extracts

Filing statistics

CPC A23V 2250/21 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 2250/2102 Aloe
A23V 2250/2104 Anthocyanins
A23V 2250/2106 Bilberries, blueberries
A23V 2250/2108 Caffeine, coffee extract
A23V 2250/211 Carotene, carotenoids
A23V 2250/2112 Curcumin, turmeric
A23V 2250/2114 Echinacea
A23V 2250/2116 Flavonoids, isoflavones
A23V 2250/2118 Garcinia cambogia, hydroxycitric acid
A23V 2250/212 Garlic
A23V 2250/2122 Gingko Biloba
A23V 2250/2124 Ginseng
A23V 2250/2126 Guarana
A23V 2250/2128 Kava
A23V 2250/213 Lycopene
A23V 2250/2131 Olive
A23V 2250/2132 Other phenolic compounds, polyphenols
A23V 2250/2134 Phytic acid, phytate, IP-6 (ACID)
A23V 2250/2136 Phytosterols, phytostanols
A23V 2250/2138 St Johns Wort

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