Gums

Full Title

Food ingredients > Polysaccharides, gums > Gums

Filing statistics

CPC A23V 2250/502 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 2250/5022 Acacia
A23V 2250/5024 Agar
A23V 2250/5026 Alginate
A23V 2250/5028 Arabic
A23V 2250/503 Arabinogalactan
A23V 2250/5032 Bassorine
A23V 2250/5034 Beta-Glucan
A23V 2250/5036 Carrageenan
A23V 2250/5038 Cassia
A23V 2250/504 Curdlan
A23V 2250/5042 Dextran
A23V 2250/5044 Flax seed
A23V 2250/5046 Fructan
A23V 2250/5048 Furcellaran, estagar
A23V 2250/505 Galactomannan
A23V 2250/5054 Gellan
A23V 2250/5056 Ghatti, indian gum
A23V 2250/5058 Glucomannan
A23V 2250/506 Guar
A23V 2250/5062 Inulin

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