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A23C 11/02

containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins (addition of non-milk fats or non-milk proteins in making cheese curd A23C19/055; whey or whey preparations containing non-milk components as source of fats or proteins A23C21/04)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins

CPC: containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins (addition of non-milk fats or non-milk proteins in making cheese curd A23C19/055; whey or whey preparations containing non-milk components as source of fats or proteins A23C21/04)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions > containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins

CPC:

Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions (cheese substitutes A23C20/00; preservation of milk substitutes A23B11/20; butter substitutes A23D) > containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins (addition of non-milk fats or non-milk proteins in making cheese curd A23C19/055; whey or whey preparations containing non-milk components as source of fats or proteins A23C21/04)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

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  • A23C 11/08 containing caseinates but no other milk proteins nor milk fats since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 6,158
  2. NESTLE CH 4,562
  3. NESTEC CH 3,354
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,699
  5. DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,320
  6. SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 1,926
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,804
  8. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,653
  9. CARGILL US 1,588
  10. REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,314

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NESTLE CH 5,075
  2. NESTEC CH 3,916
  3. DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,558
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,196
  5. SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 2,133
  6. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,842
  7. CARGILL US 1,708
  8. REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,341
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,279
  10. MARS US 1,161