Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco (; devices for use by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of tobacco products A24F25/00)

Filing statistics

CPC A24B 9/00 belongs to the parent subclass A24B, which recorded 37,306 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,444 in 2013 to 2,973 in 2023 (+106%), peaking at 4,533 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class A24 are PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS (13,994 applications), NICOVENTURES TRADING (7,744 applications) and KT & G CORPORATION (4,857 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings