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A23L 11/50

Fermented pulses or legumes; Fermentation of pulses or legumes based on the addition of microorganisms (removing undesirable substances A23L11/30; soy sauce A23L27/50)

Introduced: January 2021

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Fermented pulses or legumes; Fermentation of pulses or legumes based on the addition of microorganisms

CPC: Fermented pulses or legumes; Fermentation of pulses or legumes based on the addition of microorganisms (removing undesirable substances A23L11/30; soy sauce A23L27/50)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Pulses, i.e. fruits of leguminous plants, for production of food; Products from legumes; Preparation or treatment thereof > Fermented pulses or legumes; Fermentation of pulses or legumes based on the addition of microorganisms

CPC:

Pulses, i.e. fruits of leguminous plants, for production of food; Products from legumes; Preparation or treatment thereof (preservation thereof A23B75/00) > Fermented pulses or legumes; Fermentation of pulses or legumes based on the addition of microorganisms (removing undesirable substances A23L11/30; soy sauce A23L27/50)

Additional Content IPC

Removing undesirable substances Soy sauce

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both 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