using additives (addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21)

Introduced: January 2016

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: using additives

CPC: using additives (addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof > using additives

CPC:

Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof > using additives (addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21)

Of 10 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2016.

Child Classifications

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A23L 33/105 Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/115 Fatty acids or derivatives thereof; Fats or oils since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/125 containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols; containing starch hydrolysates (indigestible substances A23L33/21) since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/127 CPC only CPC only
A23L 33/13 Nucleic acids or derivatives thereof (A23L33/145 takes precedence) since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/135 Bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/14 Yeasts or derivatives thereof since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/15 Vitamins since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/16 Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A23L 33/17 Amino acids, peptides or proteins since 2016 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