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DIFF Subgroup
A23J 1/20

from milk, e.g. casein (curds or cheese A23C); from whey

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: from milk, e.g. casein; from whey

CPC: from milk, e.g. casein (curds or cheese A23C); from whey

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs; Bulk opening of eggs and separation of yolks from whites > from milk, e.g. casein; from whey

CPC:

Obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs; Bulk opening of eggs and separation of yolks from whites > from milk, e.g. casein (curds or cheese A23C); from whey

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 3 additional codes.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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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