Liliopsida (monocotyledons)

Full Title

Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines > Magnoliophyta (angiosperms) > Liliopsida (monocotyledons)

Filing statistics

CPC A61K 36/88 belongs to the parent subclass A61K, which recorded 1,717,491 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 114,681 in 2013 to 125,843 in 2023 (+10%), peaking at 182,901 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class A61 are PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (20,621 applications), NOVARTIS (15,792 applications) and ROCHE (14,303 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

14 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A61K 36/882 Acoraceae (Calamus family), e.g. sweetflag or Acorus calamus
A61K 36/884 Alismataceae (Water-plantain family)
A61K 36/886 Aloeaceae (Aloe family), e.g. aloe vera
A61K 36/888 Araceae (Arum family), e.g. caladium, calla lily or skunk cabbage
A61K 36/889 Arecaceae, Palmae or Palmaceae (Palm family), e.g. date or coconut palm or palmetto
A61K 36/89 Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
A61K 36/894 Dioscoreaceae (Yam family)
A61K 36/896 Liliaceae (Lily family), e.g. daylily, plantain lily, Hyacinth or narcissus
A61K 36/898 Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
A61K 36/899 Poaceae or Gramineae (Grass family), e.g. bamboo, corn or sugar cane
A61K 36/90 Smilacaceae (Catbrier family), e.g. greenbrier or sarsaparilla
A61K 36/902 Sparganiaceae (Bur-reed family)
A61K 36/904 Stemonaceae (Stemona family), e.g. croomia
A61K 36/906 Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)

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