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A23C 9/18

Milk in dried and compressed or semi-solid form

Introduced: January 1980

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IPC:

Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations > Milk in dried and compressed or semi-solid form

CPC:

Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations (mixtures of whey with milk products or milk components A23C21/06; preservation of milk or milk preparations A23B11/10) > Milk in dried and compressed or semi-solid form

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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