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C08F 10/02

Ethene

Full Title

Homopolymers and copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond > Ethene

Filing statistics

CPC C08F 10/02 belongs to the parent subclass C08F, which recorded 237,976 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 14,700 in 2013 to 19,629 in 2023 (+34%), peaking at 25,260 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class C08 are LG CHEM (15,432 applications), DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (14,214 applications) and BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) (11,155 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 15,432
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 14,214
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 11,155
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,455
  5. FUJIFILM JP 6,178
  6. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,569
  7. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 5,506
  8. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,443
  9. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 4,635
  10. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 4,620