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DIFF Subgroup
C07C 309/53

the carbon skeleton containing carbon atoms of quinone rings

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Sulfonic acids; Halides, esters, or anhydrides thereof > Sulfonic acids > having sulfo groups bound to carbon atoms of six-membered aromatic rings of a carbon skeleton > containing nitrogen atoms, not being part of nitro or nitroso groups, bound to the carbon skeleton > the carbon skeleton being further substituted by doubly-bound oxygen atoms > the carbon skeleton containing carbon atoms of quinone rings

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C07,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 12,697
  2. ROCHE CH 11,347
  3. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 11,024
  4. NOVARTIS CH 9,356
  5. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 8,531
  6. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY US 7,320
  7. LG CHEM KR 7,245
  8. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 6,816
  9. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 6,190
  10. GENENTECH US 5,922

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C07,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROCHE CH 12,683
  2. NOVARTIS CH 10,775
  3. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 10,619
  4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,511
  5. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 8,426
  6. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY US 7,979
  7. LG CHEM KR 7,978
  8. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 7,706
  9. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 7,455
  10. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,219