Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Filing statistics

CPC C40B 99/00 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