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C07H 11/02

Nitrates; Nitrites

Full Title

Compounds containing saccharide radicals esterified by inorganic acids; Metal salts thereof (halo-sugars C07H5/02; thio-, seleno-, or telluro-sugars C07H5/08) > Nitrates; Nitrites

Filing statistics

CPC C07H 11/02 belongs to the parent subclass C07H, which recorded 52,989 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 4,044 in 2013 to 3,646 in 2023 (-10%), peaking at 5,643 applications in 2018. 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

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROCHE CH 12,683
  2. NOVARTIS CH 10,775
  3. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 10,619
  4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,511
  5. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 8,426
  6. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY US 7,979
  7. LG CHEM KR 7,978
  8. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 7,706
  9. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 7,455
  10. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,219