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C08L 93/02

Shellac (French polish C09F)

Introduced: July 1974

Title

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IPC: Shellac

CPC: Shellac (French polish C09F)

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IPC:

Compositions of natural resins; Compositions of derivatives thereof > Shellac

CPC:

Compositions of natural resins; Compositions of derivatives thereof (of polysaccharides C08L1/00 - C08L5/00; of natural rubber C08L7/00) > Shellac (French polish C09F)

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French polish

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 14,262
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 12,486
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,858
  4. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,877
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,993
  6. FUJIFILM JP 5,049
  7. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 4,923
  8. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 4,517
  9. BOREALIS AT 4,213
  10. ARKEMA FR 4,098

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 15,432
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 14,214
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 11,155
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,455
  5. FUJIFILM JP 6,178
  6. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,569
  7. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 5,506
  8. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,443
  9. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 4,635
  10. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 4,620