Sugar products, e.g. powdered, lump or liquid sugar; Working-up of sugar (C13B40/00, C13B45/00 take precedence; confectionery A23G3/00)

Filing statistics

CPC C13B 50/00 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