Treating cheese curd after whey separation; Products obtained thereby

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Cheese; Cheese preparations; Making thereof > Treating cheese curd after whey separation; Products obtained thereby

CPC:

Cheese; Cheese preparations; Making thereof (cheese substitutes A23C20/00; preservation of cheese or cheese preparations A23B11/60) > Treating cheese curd after whey separation; Products obtained thereby

Of 6 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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A23C 19/061 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
A23C 19/063 CPC only CPC only
A23C 19/064 Salting since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23C 19/068 Particular types of cheese since 1980 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23C 19/086 Cheese powder; Dried cheese preparations since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23C 19/09 Other cheese preparations; Mixtures of cheese with other foodstuffs since 1980 +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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