CPC Subgroup
C12Y 304/17 Metallocarboxypeptidases (3.4.17)
Full Title
Hydrolases acting on peptide bonds, i.e. peptidases (3.4) > Metallocarboxypeptidases (3.4.17)
Filing statistics
CPC C12Y 304/17 belongs to the parent subclass C12Y, which recorded 144,590 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 9,773 in 2013 to 11,938 in 2023 (+22%), peaking at 15,970 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class C12 are HARVARD UNIVERSITY (8,321 applications), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (7,486 applications) and UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (7,320 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
20 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C12Y 304/17001 Carboxypeptidase A (3.4.17.1)
- C12Y 304/17002 Carboxypeptidase B (3.4.17.2)
- C12Y 304/17003 Lysine carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.3)
- C12Y 304/17004 Gly-Xaa carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.4)
- C12Y 304/17006 Alanine carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.6)
- C12Y 304/17008 Muramoylpentapeptide carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.8)
- C12Y 304/1701 Carboxypeptidase E (3.4.17.10)
- C12Y 304/17011 Glutamate carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.11)
- C12Y 304/17012 Carboxypeptidase M (3.4.17.12)
- C12Y 304/17013 Muramoyltetrapeptide carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.13)
- C12Y 304/17014 Zinc D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.14)
- C12Y 304/17015 Carboxypeptidase A2 (3.4.17.15)
- C12Y 304/17016 Membrane Pro-Xaa carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.16)
- C12Y 304/17017 Tubulinyl-Tyr carboxypeptidase (3.4.17.17)
- C12Y 304/17018 Carboxypeptidase T (3.4.17.18)
- C12Y 304/17019 Carboxypeptidase Taq (3.4.17.19)
- C12Y 304/1702 Carboxypeptidase U (3.4.17.20)
- C12Y 304/17021 Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (3.4.17.21)
- C12Y 304/17022 Metallocarboxypeptidase D (3.4.17.22)
- C12Y 304/17023 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (3.4.17.23)
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