CPC Subgroup
C12Q 1/02 involving viable microorganisms
Full Title
Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms (measuring or testing apparatus with condition measuring or sensing means, e.g. colony counters, C12M1/34); Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions > involving viable microorganisms
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C12Q 1/04 Determining presence or kind of microorganism; Use of selective media for testing antibiotics or bacteriocides; Compositions containing a chemical indicator therefor
- C12Q 1/18 Testing for antimicrobial activity of a material
- C12Q 1/22 Testing for sterility conditions
- C12Q 1/24 Methods of sampling, or inoculating or spreading a sample; Methods of physically isolating an intact microorganisms
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C12, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 8,321
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 7,486
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 7,320
- REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 5,003
- INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE) FR 4,292
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA US 4,213
- CNRS (CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE) FR 4,113
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 3,961
- ROCHE CH 3,792
- ILLUMINA US 3,692