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C13B 10/025

Full Title

Production of sugar juices (tapping of tree-juices A01G23/10; tapping-spouts, receptacles for juices A01G23/14) > Expressing juice from sugar cane or similar material, e.g. sorghum saccharatum

Filing statistics

CPC C13B 10/025 belongs to the parent subclass C13B, which recorded 2,549 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 223 in 2013 to 103 in 2023 (-54%), peaking at 354 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class C13 are XYLECO (394 applications), TORAY INDUSTRIES (142 applications) and API INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS (128 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C13, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. XYLECO US 394
  2. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 142
  3. API INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS US 128
  4. XYLECO 126
  5. NOVOZYMES DK 119
  6. UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION FI 97
  7. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 87
  8. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 75
  9. GUANGXI UNIVERSITY 66
  10. VIRDIA US 63