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A23L 2/52

Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10)

Introduced: January 1995

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Adding ingredients

CPC: Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor; Preparation or treatment thereof > Adding ingredients

CPC:

Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor (soup concentrates A23L23/10); Preparation or treatment thereof (preparation of non-alcoholic beverages by removal of alcohol C12H3/00) > Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1995.

Child Classifications

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  • A23L 2/54 Mixing with gases since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23L 2/56 Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60) since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23L 2/58 Colouring agents since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23L 2/60 Sweeteners since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23L 2/62 Clouding agents; Agents to improve the cloud-stability since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23L 2/64 Re-adding volatile aromatic ingredients since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23L 2/66 Proteins since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23L 2/68 Acidifying substances since 1995 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