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C07J 69/00

Steroids in which the cyclopenta(a)hydrophenanthrene skeleton has been modified by contraction of only one ring by one atom and expansion of only one ring by one atom

Filing statistics

CPC C07J 69/00 belongs to the parent subclass C07J, which recorded 17,056 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,056 in 2013 to 1,229 in 2023 (+16%), peaking at 1,939 applications in 2016. 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