C07F ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM (metal-containing porphyrins C07D487/22)
Description
C07F covers organic compounds—whether acyclic, carbocyclic, or heterocyclic—that contain metallic or metalloid elements beyond the common organic constituents. This includes organometallic compounds, organophosphorus compounds (excluding those classified elsewhere), organosilicon compounds, and compounds containing boron, aluminum, or other main group metals. The class encompasses synthesis, structure, and properties of these compounds, which find applications in catalysis, materials science, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals. Compounds with elements already covered by dedicated subclasses (such as C07C for hydrocarbons or C07H for sugars and nucleosides) are excluded.
Filing statistics
CPC subclass C07F recorded 121,376 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,462 in 2013 to 10,520 in 2023 (+24%), peaking at 12,349 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class C07 are ROCHE (12,683 applications), NOVARTIS (10,775 applications) and CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (10,619 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C07F 1/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 1 or 11 of the Periodic Table
- C07F 11/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 6 or 16 of the Periodic Table
- C07F 13/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 7 or 17 of the Periodic Table
- C07F 15/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 8, 9, 10 or 18 of the Periodic Table
- C07F 17/00 Metallocenes
- C07F 19/00 Metal compounds according to more than one of main groups C07F1/00 - C07F17/00
- C07F 3/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 2 or 12 of the Periodic Table
- C07F 5/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 3 or 13 of the Periodic Table
- C07F 7/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 4 or 14 of the Periodic Table
- C07F 9/00 Compounds containing elements of Groups 5 or 15 of the Periodic Table
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROCHE CH 12,683
- NOVARTIS CH 10,775
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 10,619
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,511
- REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 8,426
- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY US 7,979
- LG CHEM KR 7,978
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 7,706
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 7,455
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,219