A61K 38/17 from animals; from humans
Full Title
Medicinal preparations containing peptides (peptides containing beta-lactam rings A61K31/00; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, A61K31/00; ergot alkaloids of the cyclic peptide type A61K31/48; containing macromolecular compounds having statistically distributed amino acid units A61K31/74; medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies A61K39/00; medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients, e.g. peptides as drug carriers, A61K47/00) > Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof > from animals; from humans
Filing statistics
CPC A61K 38/17 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
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A61K 38/18 Growth factors; Growth regulators
- A61K 38/19 Cytokines; Lymphokines; Interferons
- A61K 38/22 Hormones (derived from pro-opiomelanocortin, pro-enkephalin or pro-dynorphin A61K38/33, e.g. corticotropin A61K38/35)
- A61K 38/33 derived from pro-opiomelanocortin, pro-enkephalin or pro-dynorphin
- A61K 38/36 Blood coagulation or fibrinolysis factors
- A61K 38/38 Albumins
- A61K 38/39 Connective tissue peptides, e.g. collagen, elastin, laminin, fibronectin, vitronectin, cold insoluble globulin [CIG]
- A61K 38/40 Transferrins, e.g. lactoferrins, ovotransferrins
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