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C40B 60/00

Apparatus specially adapted for use in combinatorial chemistry or with libraries

Filing statistics

CPC C40B 60/00 belongs to the parent subclass C40B, which recorded 15,857 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 627 in 2013 to 1,284 in 2023 (+105%), peaking at 1,975 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class C40 are ILLUMINA (322 applications), HARVARD UNIVERSITY (254 applications) and UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (205 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • C40B 60/02 Integrated apparatus specially adapted for creating libraries, screening libraries and for identifying library members
  • C40B 60/04 Integrated apparatus specially adapted for both screening libraries and identifying library members
  • C40B 60/06 Integrated apparatus specially adapted for both creating libraries and identifying library members
  • C40B 60/08 Integrated apparatus specially adapted for both creating and screening libraries
  • C40B 60/10 for identifying library members
  • C40B 60/12 for screening libraries
  • C40B 60/14 for creating libraries

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C40, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ILLUMINA US 322
  2. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 254
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 205
  4. TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION US 187
  5. ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE GB 173
  6. CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL JP 144
  7. STANFORD UNIVERSITY US 133
  8. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 102
  9. MGI TECH COMPANY CN 95
  10. 10X GENOMICS US 94