CPC Subgroup Additional Only
A23V 2250/542 Animal Protein
Full Title
Food ingredients > Proteins > Animal Protein
Filing statistics
CPC A23V 2250/542 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
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23V 2250/5422 Collagen
- A23V 2250/5424 Dairy protein
- A23V 2250/5428 Egg protein
- A23V 2250/543 Fish protein
- A23V 2250/5432 Gelatine
- A23V 2250/5434 Immunoglobulines
- A23V 2250/5436 Serum albumin [SAB]
- A23V 2250/5438 Sialic acid, glycomacroprotein
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