CPC Subgroup
A61K 31/522 having oxo groups directly attached to the heterocyclic ring, e.g. hypoxanthine, guanine, acyclovir
Full Title
Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients > Heterocyclic compounds > having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins > having six-membered rings with two nitrogen atoms as the only ring heteroatoms, e.g. piperazine (A61K31/48 takes precedence ) > Pyrimidines; Hydrogenated pyrimidines, e.g. trimethoprim > ortho- or peri-condensed with heterocyclic rings > Purines, e.g. adenine > having oxo groups directly attached to the heterocyclic ring, e.g. hypoxanthine, guanine, acyclovir
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
- NOVARTIS CH 15,792
- ROCHE CH 14,303
- COVIDIEN US 13,862
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
- L'OREAL FR 11,800
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513