CPC Main Group
C08L 101/00 Compositions of unspecified macromolecular compounds
Filing statistics
CPC C08L 101/00 belongs to the parent subclass C08L, which recorded 510,876 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 31,968 in 2013 to 33,282 in 2023 (+4%), peaking at 65,944 applications in 2016. 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
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C08L 101/02 characterised by the presence of specified groups
- C08L 101/12 characterised by physical features, e.g. anisotropy, viscosity or electrical conductivity (liquid crystal materials or compositions C09K19/00)
- C08L 101/16 the macromolecular compounds being biodegradable
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG CHEM KR 15,432
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 14,214
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 11,155
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,455
- FUJIFILM JP 6,178
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,569
- SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 5,506
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,443
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 4,635
- NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 4,620